I became a farmer in the apocalypse.

Jiang Li was halfway through planting vegetables when she couldn't resist going to find Ye Hongjun again.

She wanted to build a chicken coop for Da Mao and Er Mao, so that Jiang Yan wouldn't always have to sleep in the same room as the chickens and pigs.

"The chicken coop should be placed outside, and it needs to be made of sturdy wood, preferably something that can keep out some small mutated beasts."

After hearing Jiang Li's request, Ye Hongjun nodded and said, "No problem."

Jiang Li transferred 500 points to Ye Hongjun, asking him to build a small chicken coop that could hold six or seven chickens, which would then be placed next to the house. In addition, she also asked Ye Hongjun for some bamboo poles to use as stakes for the tomatoes.

When Jiang Li returned from Ye Hongjun's house, she saw Lin An wandering around her vegetable garden with a blade of grass in his mouth.

She also carried a long-handled spear on her back, which looked quite powerful.

"What are you doing?" Jiang Li asked.

"I came to see you planting vegetables."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Li said, "Let's plant tomatoes today."

She walked over, picked up a hoe, and began hoeing the ground.

Yesterday, she used a full 50 square meters of land to plant potatoes. After the plants have a high yield, they need more growing space and soil nutrients than before, so today, to plant tomatoes, she also needs to prepare a larger plot of land.

Jiang Li prepared a 40-square-meter plot of land, watered and fertilized it, and then sowed seeds.

Soon, tomatoes sprouted from the ground, and the soil cracked instantly as the tomatoes rose, all the moisture being absorbed.

Although Lin An had seen it before yesterday, he was still surprised when he saw it.

This is like playing a video game! Other farmers work hard for months to grow something, and you produce it in a second. Is that appropriate? Doesn't it make others look like clowns?

Looking at the cracked soil, Jiang Li thought that she would have to water the soil more in the future. If necessary, she might have to plant in wet fields to save more of her supernatural abilities.

Lin An walked over and admired the tomato plants that Jiang Li had grown. They had all grown to a height of forty or fifty centimeters, but had not yet produced fruit. She guessed that Jiang Li probably wanted to prop them up with stakes first before continuing to encourage growth.

"Your tomato seedlings look very robust," Lin An said.

Like yesterday's potato vines, the roots and stems look thicker than those of ordinary potato vines, which may be the reason for the high yield.

Jiang Li naturally saw this too, but no matter how strong the stem was, it would probably collapse under the weight of the tomatoes when they were full of fruit, so it was definitely necessary to use a pole.

She activated her first skill to scan and saw that half of the plants had mutated. She used a small shovel to remove them one by one in advance, so as not to leave them there to waste nutrients and energy.

Jiang Li watered and fertilized the remaining half of the plants, then inserted a bamboo pole more than a meter long next to each plant, and tied the plants and bamboo poles together with rope.

The rope should not be too tight; space must be left for growth. In short, provide them with a support to bear the weight of the fruit.

After doing all this, Jiang Li proceeded with the second round of assisted conception.

As Jiang Li unleashed her second skill again, the green stems of the tomato plant began to climb upwards along the bamboo pole, growing taller and thicker. Reaching a height of one meter, they stopped growing, and countless fuzzy green dots appeared on the plant. These dots swelled, producing small green tomatoes, which then grew larger and redder, one after another, crowding together in a string…

Completed!

On the tall and sturdy tomato plants, clusters of uniformly sized tomatoes, their green and red hues blending together, are translucent and plump.

Some of the poles that Jiang Li planted were almost bent under the weight.

Too much; it's a burden life can't bear.

Lin An excitedly ran over, looked at the plant laden with fruit, and exclaimed, "This one has so many!"

Jiang Li dug all the mutated plants out of the vegetable garden. After Jiang Yan left, Lin An took over Jiang Yan's job and pushed a wheelbarrow to bury them in the woods.

The mutant plants were cleaned, leaving 18 edible tomato plants.

Jiang Li brought over a large wooden basin and began picking tomatoes.

Each plant has an average of five or six clusters of fruit, with at least ten fruits per cluster. Each fruit weighs two or three ounces, and they look like small lanterns strung together.

When picking, simply cut the ripe fruit off along with the joint.

Lin An also helped with the picking, and soon the two of them had picked a whole basin full of tomatoes.

It weighs at least 70 or 80 pounds!

Many unripe green tomatoes are still hanging on the plant. We can only force them to ripen tomorrow, because there's nowhere to put them after picking them, and they won't be fresh if left for too long.

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Liu Qing and Wei Zhou carried potatoes to the market street in the safe zone.

The market street is a place where the survivors of the lower class often gather. There are shops of all sizes and many stalls along the roadside, where second-hand transactions, goods exchange, and some small vendors and artisans are present.

The mother and son searched for a long time before finding a small open space. They spread a clean cloth on the ground, took out the potatoes and arranged them carefully, moving very gently so as not to bump or knock them and affect their sale.

"How much are the potatoes?"

Soon a customer came to the door; it was a middle-aged woman.

Liu Qing quickly replied, "60 points per pound! That's the same price as at the market."

The middle-aged woman frowned upon hearing this, seemingly finding it a bit too expensive.

"Can you sell it to me for two points less?"

Liu Qing sighed helplessly, "No bargaining."

She bought 50 kilograms of goods today, intending to sell them at the market price so she could earn more.

The middle-aged woman was helpless; she had originally intended to go to the market to buy potatoes, but the market was a bit far away.

"Alright, I'll pick a few. These potatoes look just like the ones at the market, not much different."

The middle-aged woman picked out three large potatoes.

Liu Qing weighed it on the scale: "1.25 jin."

The middle-aged woman scanned 75 points, then left carrying potatoes.

More people arrived one after another.

"Can I pick two potatoes?"

"Pick whatever you like."

"These potatoes look good, I'll buy a pound."

"I'd like to buy a few too."

"..."

Although there are few wealthy people in the market street, it is always bustling with people. Some people will stop and buy one or two potatoes to improve their meals. After all, potatoes are only 10 points more expensive than coarse grains, so they can still afford to buy them if they grit their teeth.

The points arrived in my account in a flash.

Both Liu Qing and Wei Zhou had smiles on their faces.

These potatoes are definitely selling well!

"Mom, we're almost sold out!"

In less than four hours, the potatoes on the stall were sold out!

Wei Zhou's eyes sparkled as he enthusiastically promoted the product:

"Potatoes for sale! Potatoes for sale! 60 points per pound!"

Wei Zhou's shout instantly attracted many people, and some who hadn't originally planned to buy groceries couldn't help but come over and buy some after hearing his voice.

"Brother Chen, look! There are potatoes for sale over there!" Qiu Mei linked arms with Chen Jiqi as they passed the potato stall.

Chen Jiqi is off today, so I had time to go shopping with her.

Qiu Mei has been having a really tough time lately. She can't find a job and eats nothing but coarse rice every day. No, there's no rice for her to eat. She can only eat a small handful of coarse rice a day, just one meal. She often feels dizzy from hunger.

Now, when they see someone selling potatoes, their eyes practically light up with excitement.

"Brother Chen, I want to eat potatoes! Can you buy me two?"

She spoke in a sweet, coquettish voice.

Chen Jiqi readily agreed, "Let's go take a look."

The two walked hand in hand to the potato stall.

"Boss, how much are these potatoes per pound?"

"60 points per pound".

Qiu Mei: "Give me three jin."

Chen Jiqi frowned. "Qiu Mei, are you going to eat so many potatoes?"