I Become Farmer in My Anime World

"Excuse me, Uncle, can I change jobs now?" Jay asked his uncle.

"What happened to your previous jobs ?" Uncle Hendrick asked again.

"My father said yesterday that the weeding work in the rice fields was almost finished.

So my father suggested I move to another section to change jobs," Jay explained.

"Oh, about that, it's true that there isn't much more work to be done in the rice fields, especially weeding.

So, which section do you want to move to?" his uncle asked again.

There's no coercion in the allocation of jobs in the village; as long as someone feels capable of doing the job, they have the right to do it.

However, there's always a quota within a job section, which means that if we want to work in a certain job and feel capable, we don't necessarily get it.

Because the job might already be done by someone else and no additional people are needed.

So, in the end, they have to choose another job position.

"Is there still a job available in the animal feed collection section, Uncle?" Jay asked again.

"Why did you choose this job? Do your parents approve? Because, as we all know, the points for animal feed collection aren't that high," his uncle replied, considering the work points.

At the end of the harvest season, each individual and family's work points are tallied, and after calculating them, they receive a reward based on their work points.

For example, one work point in the village equals 0.1 cents, meaning every 10 work points can be exchanged for 1 cent.

Don't think 1 cent is not enough, because this is an era similar to the 1950s in another world, and for one cent, someone can buy:

1 kg of rice / 2 kg of corn / 5 kg of sweet potatoes / 4 kg of potatoes / 1 kg of wheat.

However, there are still quotas allocated to each individual and family, which means that not everyone can buy many of these staple foods.

Typically, when distributing food and food tickets, there's a mix of refined foods containing processed grains and coarse foods containing unprocessed grains.

This means each person can only obtain a limited amount. However, anyone experiencing food shortages certainly has other alternatives to meet their needs.

This involves exchanging their food ticket coupons with others. Bartering can be done openly and without restrictions, as long as the exchange rate and agreement are reached.

However, if it's done for money, it's a criminal offense, as only companies or state institutions are authorized to transact with money.

However, there are special places where normal exchange can be conducted, but these places are fraught with risks, known as black markets.

These exist in every city and district throughout the country.

"I know, Uncle. Even if I only get 5 work points, it's not a problem for now. Besides, the job can take a relatively long time.

As long as there's still a quota, I'd like that job," Jay answered his uncle's question.

After hearing what Jay had to say, his uncle naturally agreed, as this was a decision made by his younger brother and nephew's family.

"You're lucky there are still three vacancies for this job on our team, and you can do them over the next few weeks," the uncle replied, then began making changes to Jay's worksheet.

"Okay, then you can get to work, and report the results to Uncle Rio for review when the time comes." Agreeing to Jay's change in work allocation, the uncle then added a few more instructions to Jay.

After hearing these additional instructions, Jay thanked his uncle and began heading east of the village, where there was plenty of open space filled with grass and crops for livestock feed.

"Okay, Uncle, thank you. Jay's going now," Jay said, saying goodbye.

"Be careful, and come back when you're done," the uncle replied.

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If the back of the village where Jay lived was the west, then the east of the village was the front of their village.

And the front area of the village is the most crowded area where residents live.

At least half the village's population lives in the front area, and houses are closer together there than in the rear area.

At the rear of the village, villagers' yards are at least hundreds of meters away, here at the front of the village.

The average house yard only has a few dozen square meters. Passing the front of the village, Jay then saw a large village sign that served as the gateway to his village.

The village sign resembled a large fence with an open door, made of tall red bricks. Jay estimated the village sign to be between 5 and 7 meters tall.

This village sign was the tallest building in the village.

Passing the village sign, there was a leveled dirt road large enough to accommodate a large ox cart.

This road connected their village to other villages and towns.

However, the road had not been properly maintained, making it difficult to navigate during the rainy and cold seasons.

Fortunately, it was still summer, so the road was relatively good and easy to navigate.

About 50 meters from the village boundary, the Anak Adam River flowed on the left side, its clear water flowing far downstream.

According to Jay's parents, this river flows to their nation's capital and empties into the large sea there.

Unfortunately, his parents had never been there, and he hadn't had the opportunity either, due to the conditions and transportation difficulties.

He had only heard this story from his grandfather, who had visited their nation's capital with his great-grandfather as a child.

Crossing a small bridge made of bamboo and wood, Jay then needed another five minutes of walking before he could see a vast expanse of grassland and bushes.

Jay was amazed and confused. How could there be such a vast grassland in the middle of this forest? As far as he knew, no other village had an environment similar to theirs.

Most villages only had limited cultivated land along riverbanks and large, manually cleared plains.

In contrast, their village had ample land for farming, which had been converted into rice paddies.

However, the grassland in front of him could only be harvested during the dry season, as during the rainy season, the area became a deep swamp.

In the grassland area, Jay saw dozens of village livestock grazing there, and several villagers were tasked with guarding and tending them.

He also saw several foragers like Jay, most of whom were elderly men and women. As for young people like Jay, he hadn't seen anyone like him.

So, after seeing this, Jay decided to venture a little farther away to avoid the gossip and gossip in his village.

"As far as I can remember, there are several plants suitable for livestock feed, including elephant grass, a favorite food of the livestock in the village.

It's just that finding it isn't easy, and it's located quite deep in the forest.

However, one harvest of elephant grass is equivalent to two or three harvests of regular grass. Given this comparison, elephant grass is clearly more economical." Jay decided to forage for elephant grass to feed the village's livestock.