I became a farmer in the apocalypse.

Jiang Yan handed the boxed lunch to Chen Ye.

When Chen Ye opened it, he found steamed buns, pumpkin pancakes, and stir-fried cabbage with meat.

good smell.

"This one is for you, and the other one is for your grandma." Jiang Yan handed him two portions.

"Thank you." Chen Ye looked at the two full lunch boxes and was so touched that he didn't know what to say.

While working in the safe zone, there were occasional generous bosses who would provide meals, but these were always perfunctory. In the eyes of those bosses, just one or two steamed buns would be enough to make them extremely grateful, and they would never put in such a thorough effort to provide meals.

"Don't worry, you'll be treated well if you help my sister with the chores."

Jiang Yan used to work on construction sites, doing all the hard and tiring work. Back then, he would have been so happy if someone had provided him with a lunch like this.

……

"Is that a farm tractor?" Qiao Wu asked, pointing to a red tractor on an open space not far away.

"Yes." Jiang Li nodded. "It's used for plowing."

Qiao Wu offered, "Let me drive the tractor for you."

"Can you?"

"Sure, what's there to not know?" Qiao Wu took the tractor key from Jiang Li, got in, shifted gears, stepped on the gas, and started driving the tractor.

"Which piece of land do you want to cultivate?" Qiao Wu asked Jiang Li.

Jiang Li pointed in the direction of the rice paddies.

"See that rectangular paddy field? It was just harvested; we need to go in and check it again."

Qiao Wu gestured to indicate that she understood. She then steered the tractor into the paddy field, manipulated the lifting lever, and slowly lowered the rotary tiller attached to the back. The heavy rotary blades began to till the soil at high speed.

Jiang Li was surprised that the employees started working so quickly. The employees selected by the system seemed to be quite capable.

Jiang Li also dragged her small tiller to plant lawn.

In the afternoon, a man and a woman from Tianqu came over carrying two bags of mutated green dates.

"Hello, land owner #121, I'm Cheng Gang, from land number 88, one kilometer south. I'm the one who asked you in the group if you buy mutated green jujubes."

Jiang Li remembered, glanced at their bags, and asked, "Are you here to sell mutated dates?"

Cheng Gang nodded. "How much do you think I'd pay for these mutated dates?"

Jiang Li told him to carry the bags in. "Come in first. We'll have to see how much there is before we know."

Cheng Gang poured both bags of mutated jujubes into the machine.

147 jin (73.5 catties) of mutated green jujubes

[Recycling Price: 235 points]

"1.6 points per pound".

As expected, jujubes are more valuable than bamboo shoots. Jujubes are fruits, and the buyback price of fruits is higher than that of vegetables.

Cheng Gang was happy to confirm that the jujubes in his field could indeed be exchanged for money!

He scratched his head and said, "Farmer Jiang, I still have many mutated jujube trees in my field. I'll bring them all over later. Will you buy them?"

Jiang Li nodded, "Okay, just bring it over and pour it into the machine, it will automatically make the payment."

"Alright! Let's go back and continue picking dates!"

The couple left in high spirits.

Jiang Li also received 47 points. Previously, this order would only earn 23.5 points, which would have been halved. Since activating the "Garbage Collector" side job, the profit has increased to 20%, and she can earn a lot of money by collecting garbage.

[Upgrade available once trash recycling machine #1 reaches 10000 recycling points!]

[Should I spend 10000 points to upgrade Trash Recycling Machine #1?]

Jiang Li remembered that when she checked yesterday, the recycling value was only over four thousand, but she didn't expect it to reach ten thousand so quickly.

This also shows that she has earned at least 10,000 points in the past two days just by collecting garbage.

Jiang Li's eyes lit up immediately!

There's so much potential in recycling trash!

【upgrade!】

After deducting 10,000 points, the garbage recycling machine changed its appearance, its color changed, and its shape also changed slightly.

[Trash Recycling Machine (Lv2): We've found a better value recycling provider for you, B-1787, offering higher prices! The recycling value has increased!]

[Current buyback price: 1.5-2 points/catties; Giant mutant crops now buyback price increased to 2 gold coins.]

With the increase in recycling prices, those who sell garbage can earn more money, which means Jiang Li herself can also earn more.

Very good, excellent.

After leveling up to level 2, you need 100000 recycling points to level up to level 3, which is probably not something that can be done in a day or two.

Jiang Li strolled over to the stall and glanced at its sales figures.

[Beverage Cart (lv1): Upgrade requires 10000 business points.]

Current turnover: 1575

It's not even close.

Jiang Li asked Jiang Tang, "How's the profit margin on selling soy milk?"

Jiang Tang took out a small ledger and calculated for her, "The profit is actually quite considerable. If you sell 10 catties of soybeans in the safe zone, it will only be worth 1500 points. But if you make 250 cups of soy milk at the current concentration, which is 15 points per cup, that's 3750 points. It's more than doubled."

Moreover, Jiang Tang discovered something very amazing.

She pulled open the compartment under the soy milk stall.

It was filled to the brim with disposable plastic cup lids and disposable plastic straws.

Jiang Li was stunned when she saw it.

"It's refreshed?"

They discovered the compartment of this food stall by chance yesterday. Inside were disposable cup lids, straws, and takeout bags. Jiang Li thought it was a free gift from the system that came with the food stall and would be gone once it was used up. She didn't expect that after using it for so long, it was still full.

Jiang Tang: "We used up quite a few disposable cup lids selling soy milk yesterday. I was just about to tell you about it after I finished packing the last one, but when I opened it, it was full again."

So they don't even have the cost of plastic cups and straws; the plastic cup lids inside are automatically refreshed when they run out.

Jiang Li: "Amazing."

It's truly a business stall cart given to you by the system.

Even before the upgrade, it can automatically refresh plastic cups and straws indefinitely. I really can't imagine what amazing functions it will have after the upgrade.

After a busy afternoon, Mr. Qiao got off the tractor.

Not far away, next to the previous rice paddies, are four newly cultivated acres of land, neatly rectangular, with one paddy field next to another.

"I didn't expect driving a tractor to be such a physically demanding job." Qiao Wu was covered in sweat from exhaustion.

The tractor was difficult to steer, and since it was Qiao Wu's first time using it, he wasn't very skilled. Every time he turned around, it took him a long time to maneuver.

"Thank you for your hard work." Jiang Tang handed over a cup of iced soy milk.

Qiao Wu took it. "Ice?"

"Yes, I made some ice in the freezer and added two ice cubes."

It's just what I needed to cool down Qiao Wu.

After finishing a glass of iced soy milk, Master Qiao was completely satisfied. Looking at the rice paddies, he felt a great sense of accomplishment.

"I love working on the farm; this job is just what I want!"

[Your employee's job satisfaction is 100%, and she maintains a consistently high level of happiness while working. It seems she really enjoys her job! Give her a new outfit as a reward!]

[Received 1 Employee Uniform, 1 Wood-type Ability Nutrient Solution.]

Jiang Li: "?"

What a wonderful thing!

No wonder Article 2 of the employee handbook says to keep employees in a good mood; apparently, this can be rewarded.

She wants her employees to be happy every day!

Jiang Li returned to her room, opened the reward box, and reached her hand inside.

[Farm worker uniform (spring set): Clothing worn while working, comfortable and safe.]

[Wood-based nutrient solution: Can fully replenish employees' energy; effective for only 24 hours after ingestion.]