After twenty days of meticulous care and encouragement from Lei Siming, the farm's first batch of fruits and vegetables finally yielded a bumper harvest.

On the day of the harvest, everyone changed into sportswear and put on aprons. Even Xiao Jingchen was pulled over by the enthusiastic Ye Ning.

"The first harvest has begun!" Ye Ning dug up a gong from somewhere, picked up the drumstick, and struck it hard to announce the official start of the harvest.

Ye Ning carefully used scissors to cut off large, bright red tomatoes and then put them into a small basket.

The tomatoes are only the size of a palm, like little red elves, bright red and glistening with dewdrops, making them look incredibly tempting.

But Wang Ma wasn't huffing and puffing as she pulled up cabbages and greens.

Wang Ma's son and daughter-in-law were harvesting corn. The couple usually worked quietly and quietly, so their presence was not very noticeable, but all the daily chores in the shelter depended on them.

Brother Longfei drove a small excavator to dig up potatoes, turning them over from the ground, and then picked them out of the ground with a basket.

These potatoes, after undergoing mutation, not only adapted to the frigid environment, but also increased in yield by almost five or six times.

Under a single potato plant grew seven or eight large potatoes, each weighing over a pound.

"Wow, I've never seen such a big potato before!" Even Uncle Liu, who has been doing farm work since he was a child, couldn't help but exclaim.

The final collection results filled a 200-square-meter room.

Boxes upon boxes of fresh tomatoes, cucumbers covered in white frost, over twenty baskets of potatoes, and neatly arranged bundles of green vegetables—enough to open a small farmers' market.

Ye Ning stored all the abundant agricultural products into her spatial storage.

She plans to exchange the harvested fruits and vegetables, except for a small portion that she keeps for herself, for some valuable items at the market.

After this harvest, cucumbers, tomatoes, and eggplants can be harvested a second time, while cabbage and rapeseed need to be replanted.

Fortunately, Lei Siming had left quite a few seeds beforehand. After the harvest, he immediately planted new seeds, and after more than 20 days, he could harvest again.

The former city center of City A is now a place where several forces meet. Although everyone wants to annex this territory, no one has the ability to take it all at once, so a small vacuum zone has been formed here where they do not interfere with each other.

The nearby residents spontaneously formed a free market called Anjia Market to exchange some of their more important goods.

Ye Ning and Xiao Jingchen lived in this area in their previous lives, and the place where Ye Ning ultimately died was not far from here.

"Miss, please be careful!" Aunt Wang waved her hand with a worried expression.

After resting for a day, Ye Ning and Xiao Jingchen decided to set off for Anjia Market as soon as possible, before the zombies arrived, to exchange for some useful items.

Especially the energy pills. I heard that Xinyuan Group is now able to mass-produce them, but the cost is very high. Other forces have also gradually developed machines that can purify energy, but unfortunately the purity extracted is far lower than that extracted by Xinyuan Group.

Xiao Jingchen and Ye Ning drove a slightly worn, ordinary Jeep, and as soon as they started the engine, they headed in that direction.

To prevent a sudden attack from Xinyuan Group, Xiao Jingchen left Uncle Yun at the shelter, while the two of them took Da Huang and Er Huang with them.

"Jingchen, do you remember when we lived here for more than half a year?" Familiar buildings flashed by in Ye Ning's eyes.

"Of course I remember!" The time Xiao Jingchen spent living with Ye Ning was one of the happiest times in his previous life.

After turning a corner, there is an open square, which is Anjia Square. Because of its open location, it is used by nearby residents as a place for daily transactions.

Ye Ning and her friends arrived at just the right time; it was the big market that happens every five days.

The car slowly came to a stop. Ye Ning took out several burlap sacks from her spatial storage, and then took out a small tricycle. She put the sacks of fruits and vegetables on the tricycle, and Xiao Jingchen pushed it towards the center of the square.

Before they could even reach the center of the square, several young men carrying spiked clubs and looking rather thuggish approached.

"Hey! Are you two here to trade at the market? The entrance fee is two packs of instant noodles." He said arrogantly, stretching out his hand.

Anjia Square is located at the intersection of three forces, with each of the three families controlling the area.

Xiao Jingchen frowned but did not refute. Instead, he took out two packets of instant noodles from his pocket and handed them to him.

Even a powerful dragon can't suppress a local snake. Although these people are really deserving of a beating, there's no need to waste time on them. If something can be solved with two packs of instant noodles, there's no need to resort to knives and guns.

"You're smart enough to know your place!" The young man gave Xiao Jingchen a cold glance, then turned his gaze to the bag. "What's inside?"

"According to the agreement here, I've already paid the entrance fee. It shouldn't be your problem, right?" Xiao Jingchen said coldly, a cold glint flashing in his eyes. Although he was too lazy to cause trouble, he would never tolerate provocation from others.

"You're pretty arrogant, kid. Looking for death?" He raised his spiked club to poke Xiao Jingchen's forehead.

The next second, a dark gun barrel was pressed against his forehead. "I told you, this has nothing to do with you!"

"I...I understand! Please, sir, forgive me!" The once arrogant young man suddenly trembled as he spoke. He used to bully the people in the neighborhood for fun, but he never expected to run into such a tough nut to crack today.

"Get lost!" Xiao Jingchen coldly put away his gun.

Those people scrambled away as fast as they could. These are the kind of people who bully the weak and fear the strong. If you are strong, they are weak; if you are weak, they are strong.

Xiao Jingchen pushed the cart to the most crowded part of the market, then opened the bag, revealing the fruits and vegetables still covered in dew.

The moment these fresh fruits and vegetables appeared, they immediately attracted the attention of those around them.

Normally, these dishes wouldn't be anything special.

But now it's the apocalypse, the whole world is frozen, and fruits and vegetables simply can't be grown, which makes them all the more precious.

After finding a suitable location, Ye Ning hung a barter sign on her cart, and her stall officially began.