I became a farmer in the apocalypse.

[Ninth Base Agricultural Station: The No. 7 anti-dissimilar rice seed from the Agricultural Research Station has arrived. Each agricultural station is limited to 1000 jin (500 catties) on ​​a first-come, first-served basis! Interested farmers can purchase it from their nearest agricultural station.]

Jiang Li glanced at the message, called Jiang Yan, and pushed the cart to the agricultural station.

When we arrived, the agricultural station was bustling with activity; many people had come, apparently having received news of the arrival of their rice seeds.

A few lines of text were written on the small blackboard at the entrance of the farming station:

"The rice seeds have arrived!"

"1. Nongyan No. 7 anti-parasitic rice: 10 jin per mu, 200 points/jin, yield up to 180 jin per mu!"

"Second: Ordinary rice variety, 10 jin per mu, 40 points/jin, yield 100 jin per mu."

What farmers care about most is crop yield, which determines the year's harvest and whether they can have enough to eat after working in the fields.

Jiang Li's gaze fell on the next line. The ordinary rice variety should refer to the rice variety before the apocalypse. Before the apocalypse, the rice yield was generally around 1000 jin. However, considering the factors of mutation, the yield has been directly reduced to 100 jin per mu. This 100 jin refers to the yield of edible rice.

As for the Nongyan No. 7 rice variety mentioned earlier, it should be an anti-dissimilation rice developed by the agricultural research station. Its dissimilation probability is lower than that of ordinary rice varieties, so the yield has also increased to 180 jin/mu.

The crowd gathered around the blackboard, discussing animatedly:

"What's going on? Why is there a five-fold price difference between the same rice varieties?!"

"These rice seeds cost 200 points per kilogram! That's way too expensive! It's almost as expensive as meat!"

"Exactly, why are they so expensive! Rice seeds are just rice, right? When we used to farm, we could save our own seeds, so why did we need to buy rice seeds? It's one thing for vegetable seeds to be so expensive, but why are rice seeds so expensive too?"

Staff:

"Please calm down."

"The reason for such a large price difference is that the first type of rice is a varietal-resistant variety developed by the agricultural research station, which is absolutely different from the second type of ordinary rice! It can not only greatly reduce the varietal rate of crops, but also has strong resistance to diseases and lodging. The lower the seed varietal rate, the higher the yield of the edible rice we grow!"

"Furthermore, you only see the difference in seed prices, but why don't you see the difference in yield per acre? The yield of the first type of resistant rice variety is 1.8 times that of ordinary rice!"

What does this mean? It means that even if the planting process is exactly the same, the yield of the same acre of land can differ by 80 jin (40 catties) because of different seeds!

However, if you choose anti-alienation rice varieties, you need to use 10 jin of rice seeds per mu, and the seed cost will be 2000 points per mu.

Choosing ordinary rice varieties, the seed cost is 400 points per acre.

"So which one should we choose?" someone asked.

"We do not recommend choosing ordinary rice varieties! We strongly suggest that everyone choose the first-category resistant rice varieties!"

The staff member stated directly, "Unless you are facing genuine financial difficulties, we strongly recommend choosing resistant rice varieties. Even the base's official rice varieties have been the first-class resistant rice for many years! Ordinary rice varieties are no longer suitable for the current planting environment. If you encounter extreme weather, the first-class resistant rice varieties can withstand it better."

"But this is too expensive."

Some people gritted their teeth in anger.

"It takes 2000 points to grow rice seeds per acre, and that's just the cost of the seeds. There's also the cost of fertilizer and pesticides later on..."

"How should we cultivate this field?"

"We risk our lives to farm, and now we can't even afford seeds. How are we supposed to survive in this world?"

"Sister, which type of seeds should we buy?" Jiang Yan asked Jiang Li.

"Naturally, we should follow the official lead," Jiang Li said without hesitation. "The official fields are planted with high-cost, mutation-resistant rice varieties, and there's a reason for that. We can't go against the trend."

The official choice is definitely correct. For so many years, the base with a population of two million has been provided with nearly one billion catties of food every year. If they were not careful, they would have made a mistake and countless people would have starved to death. The seemingly simple conclusions and data released by the authorities are actually the result of countless trials and tribulations.

Someone has already explored the route ahead and given you the correct answer, so why don't you listen?

Jiang Li calculated the points she had left, and realized that she could only buy enough rice seeds for four mu of land, which would amount to 40 jin.

The remaining 5,000 points must be used for temporary purposes; they cannot be spent all at once.

"I'll buy 40 jin of anti-abnormal rice seeds," Jiang Li said as she stepped forward.

8000 points.

It is indeed expensive.

But considering that four acres of land can produce 720 catties of rice, it's worth it.

720 jin of rice, with a rice-to-milling conversion rate of 65%, means that barring any unforeseen circumstances, these four mu of land can yield about 470 jin of rice in four months.

Refined rice costs 80 yuan per jin (500g), which translates to 37600 points!

value!

Sure enough, farming was the right choice; in the past, she wouldn't have earned this many points in a year.

Jiang Li paid the points and received 40 jin of rice seeds.

Everyone looked at Jiang Li.

"You really bought such expensive rice seeds? You actually bought 40 jin (20 catties) at once."

"..."

"idiot!"

Wang Guihua gave Jiang Li a look as if she were an idiot, then stepped forward. "I'll buy 80 jin of ordinary rice seeds!"

80 jin of ordinary rice seeds only cost 3200 points, and can be planted on 8 mu of land. The total yield is higher than that of 4 mu of anti-mutation rice seeds!

Taking the rice seeds, Wang Guihua looked at Jiang Li with a mocking expression:

"It's just a difference of 80 jin per mu, right? I can make up for it by doubling my yield, can't I?"

It just means we need more manpower, since she has plenty of people at home!

Besides, it's only 8 mu (approximately 0.33 acres), not 800 mu (approximately 133 acres). How could her family of eight not be able to manage to cultivate it?

Wang Guihua's words opened up new avenues of thought for everyone.

"Aunt Wang is right. Although ordinary rice varieties yield less per mu, we have plenty of land. We can just plant one more mu. Anyway, we're farmers, we're not afraid of hard work!"

A crowd surged forward to buy ordinary seeds.

"I need 20 jin of ordinary rice seeds."

"My family is large, I need to buy 100 jin (50 catties), and I'm going to plant 10 mu (6.7 hectares) of rice this year!"

"Give me 50 jin."

"..."

Everyone was making plans to use their points. Those with more savings would buy more, while those without savings would buy less, just enough to feed their families for a year.

Su Xiao watched as Jiang Li put 40 jin of high-quality rice seeds into the cart, then turned to ask her mother:

"Mom, which one should we buy?"

Without hesitation, Su's mother said, "Naturally, we'll buy ordinary rice seeds, just like Wang Guihua and the others."

A five-fold price difference? She's not stupid! Why would she waste her money like that?

Su Xiao pursed her lips. "Expensive rice varieties might have their advantages. How about we buy mutated rice varieties like Jiang Li did?"

Su's mother rolled her eyes. "Idiot, why are you copying her? She's an idiot, and you're going to act like one too?"

"Besides, where would our family get the money to buy resistant rice seeds?"

Su's mother has 5,000 points, which is all her savings. If she uses them to buy anti-mutation rice seeds, at a seed cost of 2000 points per mu, she can only plant a maximum of two mu this year!

Two mu of land only yields 360 jin, which is only a little over 200 jin of rice! My son, Su Wenhu, is a level four strength and level two speed evolver. He needs to eat 360 jin of rice a year! It's simply not enough.

But planting 10 mu of ordinary rice is a different story. It can yield 1,000 jin of rice a year, which can be milled into 700 to 800 jin of brown rice! The whole family will not have to go hungry!

Su Wenhu: "Let's buy ordinary rice! This ordinary rice variety looks pretty good, not bad at all! Let's not waste money on that!"

Su's mother bought 100 jin of ordinary rice seeds in one go.

After finishing the purchase, she glanced in Jiang Li's direction and couldn't help but mutter, "What a spendthrift woman."

Spending five times the points of others to buy rice seeds is such a waste! If there were any elders in the family to keep an eye on things, this wouldn't have happened. It's true that young people just don't know how to manage a household! They squander any money they have.