I became a farmer in the apocalypse.

"Little Tree, how many bamboo shoots did you dig up?"

Xiao Mu came to the small tree, peeked into the bag with her little head, and found that it was filled with many large and thick mutant bamboo shoots.

Xiao Shu winked at Xiao Mu, "Can these really be sold for points?"

Xiao Mu: "Sure, didn't I take you to see that machine this morning? That machine can eat mutated bamboo shoots and it even gives us money."

Xiao Shu was skeptical, but since everyone else was digging, he followed suit and kept digging.

"Let's go find Aunt Hong and sell these first, otherwise there are too many and we won't be able to finish them all."

The little tree nodded. "Okay."

It wasn't even noon yet, and a group of people, carrying, lifting, and pulling large bags and small packages, slowly made their way to Jiang Li's farm with a bunch of bamboo shoots.

Fortunately, it hasn't rained much during the day recently. The rainwater that accumulates at night makes the ground a bit damp, but it doesn't affect walking.

Upon arriving at the farm, everyone instinctively went straight to the machines.

"125 points credited to your account."

"110 points credited to your account."

"220 points credited to your account!"

"What?"

"Over 200 points? How did you get so many?"

The man was middle-aged. He laughed and said, "I'm lucky! I found two big bamboo shoots that weigh several dozen pounds each!"

The two large bamboo shoots weighed over 60 jin (approximately 30 kg), and he dug up another 80 or 90 jin (approximately 40 or 45 kg) himself, so he earned 200 points.

Luckily, he brought a small cart, otherwise he really wouldn't have been able to move so many bamboo shoots.

When Chen Ye saw the group return, he rushed over and saw that they had indeed received real money. His respect for the farm deepened.

Some people earned over 200 points directly, more than they could earn digging potatoes.

I never thought you could actually make money by collecting trash!

"Chen Ye, what's that in your hand?" Someone with a keen nose smelled the aroma of food.

Chen Ye opened the lunchbox. "This is my lunch from Farm Owner Jiang. She said that lunch is provided for working here, so she packed some food for me."

A group of people curiously gathered around, "Let's see what's inside."

Chen Ye opened the lid.

Rice, braised eggplant, two large pieces of fish, shredded potatoes, and Chinese cabbage, plus a boiled egg.

A whole big box.

Everyone's eyes widened in disbelief!

Wow! You're getting such great treatment!

"This boxed lunch, if placed in the safe zone, would probably cost forty or fifty points!"

"That's not all! Didn't you see? There's fish in it!"

"And eggs!"

"Chinese cabbage is an imported vegetable, and it's very expensive!"

"My God, a meal like this would probably cost over a hundred points! Farm Owner Jiang is so generous! How rich does she have to be to be so generous?"

"Nonsense! She not only runs a farm, but also collects recyclables. How could she not be rich? She even paid for all the points we earned selling recyclables. She's built such a big recyclables business; she must be rolling in money!"

Many people still believe that the machine is hollow underneath, that all the mutated bamboo shoots thrown in fell to the bottom, and that the machine was designed by Jiang Li herself, with the points deducted from her account.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to explain why they received points, and... why the bamboo shoots disappeared.

Chen Ye couldn't bear to eat this highly nutritious boxed meal.

He smelled the aroma, swallowed hard, and carefully put the lunchbox away.

Jiang Li walked over with a bowl of rice and saw this scene. "Why aren't you eating? Is it not to your liking?"

Chen Ye quickly shook his head, "No! The food smells delicious! It's just... I want to take it back to eat."

Ji Hong chimed in, "Chen Ye was raised by his grandmother. When he works outside, he always brings back the boxed lunches his boss sends him to eat with his grandmother."

Besides, the food in this boxed lunch was so good that Chen Ye couldn't bear to eat it all by himself.

Many people don't even get to eat fish once a year.

Jiang Li thought it was a big deal, but it was just a boxed lunch.

As she shoveled rice into her mouth, she said, "Don't be stingy. You need to eat well to have the energy to work. If you finish this portion, I'll pack another one for you to take back to your grandma."

Before he could say anything, he saw Jiang Li pick up her rice bowl, turn around, and leave.

Someone's eyes widened. "Wow, Farm Owner Jiang eats from a basin! She's so rich!"

Ji Hong patted Chen Ye on the shoulder, "Hurry up and eat, or you'll be too hungry to work properly and make things worse."

"Um!"

Chen Ye nodded, opened the lunchbox, and began to wolf down his food.

The aroma of the fish made everyone around drool.

"I really want to work for Boss Jiang, the benefits are too good."

"I'm not bad either. Although I didn't manage to get Boss Jiang to take a liking to me and work for her, I still earned a lot of points by picking up trash. Maybe I can have a good meal when I get back today."

Ji Hong distributed some of the dry rations she brought to everyone; they weren't enough to fill them up, but they could at least satisfy their hunger.

"How many kilograms of potatoes did you dig for Boss Jiang this morning?" Ji Hong asked Chen Ye.

Chen Ye: "Over 600 jin (300 kg)."

Ji Hong: "That's alright. Farmer Jiang gives you 300 points a day and such good boxed lunches. Your work has to be worth the price."

Even without Ji Hong saying anything, Chen Ye knew he wouldn't try to cheat! He'd try to clear out as many potatoes as possible this afternoon!

I've never had such a good meal before. It has both meat and vegetables, and the taste is amazing!

Whether it's eggplant, potatoes, fish, or even rice, it's all incredibly delicious!

So this is what a healthy lunch tastes like? He hadn't eaten this much in a long time.

After finishing his meal, Chen Ye felt very satisfied with the food in his stomach! He even felt that it was a waste to give him such good food, and he was afraid that his value would not be worthy of this boxed meal. He didn't dare to delay for a moment, so he took his tools and went to the field to clean up the mutated potatoes.

The potatoes and sweet potatoes in the one-acre field were growing tall and lush. It would probably take several days to clean them up completely.

Jiang Yan and Lin An put the potatoes that Chen Ye had cleaned out into the recycling bin.

[Mutant potato: 612 catties.]

Total buyback value: 734 points.

Payment has been made!

Jiang Li received 734 points from Jiang Yan, and at the same time, she received 73.4 points as a share from the system.

They made money from two batches of garbage.

"..."

"Grandma! They're making money selling mutant bamboo shoots!"

Chen Man, Chen Pi, and Chen Hei ran back, panting, and told him what they had learned from following the group.

"What?"

When Chen Xiue came out of the house and heard Chen Man's words, her eyes widened immediately!

She saw the group of poisoners enter the bamboo forest yesterday, and only today did she send her three grandsons to see what was going on.

"They're digging up mutated bamboo shoots in that forest to earn points? Who would buy their mutated bamboo shoots? Who did they sell them to?"

Chen Man: "I saw them bring all the mutated bamboo shoots into Jiang Li's farm. When they came out, their hands were empty, and they were all smiles, saying how much money they made..."

Upon hearing this, Chen Xiu'e's eyes widened. "Jiang Li is collecting mutated bamboo shoots? They're making money by selling bamboo shoots to Jiang Li?"

Chen Man nodded, "Yes, they dug up a lot of bamboo shoots and sold them all to Jiang Li, earning a lot of points!"

"You son of a bitch! Why did it take you so long to find out about this?!"

Chen Xiu'e stomped her feet!

If that's the case, those people can make money by digging bamboo shoots, then can't she also make money by selling mutated bamboo shoots to Jiang Li?

Without wasting a moment, Chen Xiu'e grabbed her basket and ran into the woods. "Quick! You three come with me to dig bamboo shoots!"