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On the 9th in summer, the weather was very good, it was a cloudy day.
Today is a day that makes Annie happy, because her pasture has finally begun to harvest!
Those onions that she had sown indiscriminately and planted a large part of the fields in the field were harvested under the careful care of the dwarfs who worked hard and came to water and work on time every day. The baskets of onions were used by the dwarfs. The magic harvest was collected and transported to the receiving box, which made the residents of Ore Town who came to watch marveled.
They were very pleased with this situation, because after many years, the largest ranch in Ore Town finally began to produce crops again.
Of course, Anne was also very pleased! Because the semi-automatic hot spring watering system that came from her idea and was built by Uncle Gotts will be completed today. By then, her tomatoes that have not yet had time to harvest, Corn, pumpkins and pineapples will also have a good harvest!
By then, the workload of the dwarfs who have to come to the ranch every day to use magic to draw water from the hot springs to water the crops will definitely be reduced a lot. By then, they will only need to take care of the crops and weed. It's almost as good as the harvest.
However, no matter what changes there will be, one thing will definitely not change, and that is: the rancher of Ore Town, or a bad little girl named Annie, who is a 'slave owner', will have a certain amount of work. It won't increase even a little bit!
Before, now and in the future, there is no doubt that there are only a few things she needs to do, and that is: eat, drink, have fun, frolic and sleep in~!
"Uh-huh..."
(￣～￣)Chew!
Mountain grapes in summer are sour and sweet and delicious. In this hot summer weather, there is nothing better than lying on a beach chair under a sun canopy in your own ranch and eating a bunch of ore town back mountain products. It would be more comfortable to chill mountain grapes and watch the dwarfs working hard in the fields and harvesting.
"..."
(???????)
Staring at the onions harvested by the dwarfs, Anne had already decided: some of the good ones were stored in the refrigerator and cupboards, waiting to be used for cooking, to see if they were really as delicious as some people said? And the rest that can't be eaten are all shipped?
Of course, in addition to shipping, Annie will also give some to the people of Ore Town who, in the name of watching, have already wanted to eat for free, so that those who used to say bad things about her behind her back will You guys know that Queen Anne has grown hot spring crops with her own efforts, so she is not as miserable as they thought!
Look now, she does it better than anyone else, more easily than anyone else, and she will even be richer than any of them soon! Moreover, she also bought a lot of chickens, cows and sheep from the Purbury family and Old Man Mucci's pastoral farm. Soon, her family will be able to produce eggs, milk, wool and other messy things.
(??ω??)
Of course, the most important chicken, beef and mutton are probably indispensable.
(…)
_('?'_)⌒)_
(Tibbers was lying on the grass not far from Annie's beach chair, basking in the sun leisurely with his eyes closed. He had no intention of visiting the nursing home or preventing outsiders from entering the ranch to watch.)
"!!"
"Annie!"
At this time, just as Anne was comfortably monitoring the work of her dwarf tenants like a charterer, several familiar figures walked out of the onlookers' townspeople? That is, Lin, Kallen, Mary, Ellie and Purbury are five young ladies who have a good relationship with Anne.
Then? The leader, Popley, was the first to reach Annie's beach chair with his waist in his hands, and angrily yelled at her, a small rancher who was lying on the beach chair and watching others working under the awning:
"Annie! How could you do this?"
"Look? You little elf? Those dwarves are working so hard, but you still have the nerve to lie here and eat grapes? You, you disappoint us so much!!"
"Shouldn't you go to the fields and work with them? What's the difference between you and the capitalists in the city who exploit workers?!"
Purbury said that she definitely didn't say this to the other party because she felt sour or jealous because she saw him eating grapes? Because she, her sisters and other townspeople felt that the little girl in front of her was like this. You force the dwarfs to work, but you don’t do anything yourself. You just eat, drink and have fun all day long? And now you have harvested something and you can just lie back and watch with peace of mind. This is really a bit too much!
Therefore, they who thought they had a good relationship with each other spontaneously rushed over, intending to avenge the injustice and seek justice for those dwarfs.
"??"
∑(′△｀)? !
"Why can't it be like that? They are obviously voluntary! Hey! Nappi, do you think you are here to help voluntarily?"
?乛?乛?
Anne, who had been unreasonably accused, suddenly turned around and asked a certain dwarf Napi who was running past while using magic to carry two baskets of onions. Of course, she also glared at the other party with a look that contained a strong threat.
Anyway, her meaning is obvious. If one of those dwarfs dares to talk nonsense, something very, very bad will definitely happen, right?
'! ! '
'Yes Yes Yes! '
'We came to help voluntarily, and we were very happy to do so, without any reluctance! Bordeaux, Chocak, don’t you think so? '
'of course! '
'That is required! Everyone, we really came to help voluntarily, very voluntarily. If we don’t come for a day, we will feel uncomfortable! '
'Yes, we are very happy to work for the Honorable Lady Anne, it is our honor...'
'That's it! '
'...'
'Strange, she really didn't force you? We heard...'
'! ! '
'No! Absolutely not! '
'I dare not have it! ! '
The dwarfs passing by waved their hands to show that they were not forced in any way, even if Purbury asked again!
Moreover, since the majesty of a certain little girl was too powerful, they could not let anyone else ask, so they all ran away to the fields and continued to be busy harvesting crops.
"Do you see it?"
?乛?乛?
"They said they came here voluntarily, and they didn't ask anyone to help with the work. You still don't believe it. Now you know they didn't lie, right?"
(?￣?￣?) Hehe!
The dwarfs and whatnot, Anne said, it was really just an accident. At that time, she never thought that something like that would happen suddenly... What's more, she didn't expect that after accidentally blowing up their house, they suddenly Have they all become so obedient?
"Annie..."
"I think, since they work so hard to help you, I think you should give them some gifts?"
Nurse Ellie used to play with those dwarfs when she was a child, so now that she saw that they were driven to work by the little guy in front of her in some unknown way without daring to complain, she couldn't help but carefully persuade them. One sentence.
"Why?"
(???.???)????
Anne said that she has not received any demands from the dwarfs regarding wages and benefits, so she does not want to take the initiative to bring up such matters.
"actually……"
"We heard some very bad rumors, saying that you abused and bullied them, and forced them to work for you?"
This matter is not just what Ellie said. In fact, it is now being spread throughout the entire Ore Town.
After all, this Ore Town is so big, and everyone is not blind. Everyone must be able to tell what kind of expression the dwarfs have when they come to the ranch every day, and whether they are sincerely here to help!
"Nonsense!"
(￢д￢.)
"These guys can do magic. How can I beat them?"
(^～^;)ゞ
Anne dared to use the dog head of her little bear Tibbers to guarantee that she had indeed not beaten them. She just accidentally scared them and then they surrendered. It was really none of her business. She really No bullying or forcing them!
(…)
(lll￢?￢)
"this……"
"It seems so..."
"But Annie, look at how hard they work, don't you need to reward them?"
Ellie still wants to work hard to fight for the welfare of those dwarfs, at least not to make those dwarfs look sad when they come to the ranch through Ore Town every day, because that is not good for anyone, every time they meet They all feel that their mood has become worse.
"Repay..."
(°ー°〃)
"I told Kallen's father Jeff two days ago that he should send fifty bags of wheat flour to them every week. They guys like to play with things like wheat flour, and they will definitely learn how to do it by then. Very happy!"
?乛?乛?
Of course, Anne also knew that if someone secretly lit a fire while they were playing with flour, then they would probably be happier?
"!!"
"Karen, is that true? Did Annie ask your grocery store to help deliver wheat flour?"
"Ah! Of course! I heard my dad talk about it..."
"!!"
"Damn it! Then why didn't you tell us earlier?"
"Why do you say that?"
"Then what can't be said?"
"Because dad said to keep it a secret. This is a long-term order. You have to be careful and don't let others take away this big order!"
Facing the questions from Popley and Ellie, Kallen looked indifferent and took a step forward. When Annie wasn't paying attention, she picked an iced grape from her fruit plate and threw it into her mouth.
She didn't want to ask about her own grocery store. Anyway, she only knew that her father didn't want others to know that their family had received a long-term large order. If others knew about it, especially Zach or Huo An, they would probably They will definitely come to steal their business, right?
"Then you can continue to watch the fun here. If you want onions, you can get them yourself. They are going back!"
ヽ(⌒ω⌒)?
It didn’t seem like much fun to watch a group of dwarves harvest here, so Annie, who seemed to have nothing to do here, jumped up from her recliner, and then said to the group of young ladies watching the fun. After saying something, he took a basket of onions and walked towards his big ranch house.
Because now, she wants to go back and see if these onions watered by hot springs are really as delicious as those guys said?
An hour later...
boom! boom! boom!
When Annie was wondering what to have for lunch at her home, she found that someone knocked on the door at this time, and before she could respond, the person who knocked on the door opened the door of her house and left. Come in?
'Hi~! '
'Little Annie, we have been out for a long time, and now we are very hungry. You also need to have lunch, so why not cook us something delicious~?? '
'Um...Annie, I'm bothering you! '
'Without further ado! Little guy, hurry up and make me something to eat. We just helped you pick onions and ship them. You must treat us to a meal! '
'I, I want it too! '
'Annie, I have to go back to the hospital to go to work in the afternoon, so please! '
'Don't be polite to her, I'm almost hungry, and it's so hot outside? 3! ! '
Soon, Anne knew who was pushing the door in. It turned out to be the five guys from Purbury who had just been outside to accuse her of abusing the dwarfs? And now, they obviously came to her house to eat and drink, and they were the kind that she couldn't refuse?
"you……"
━(?Δ?∥)━ン
Anne said that she didn’t even know what to eat yet, but these guys actually wanted to entertain them by themselves. Is this possible?
However, before she could refuse or explain the situation, they interrupted her directly...
'Forget about us, we will wait for you at the table now. Come quickly and get everyone's order list~?! '
'Anyway! '
'Annie, you just need to order what we ordered and have it cooked in the kitchen and delivered to you! '
'If what comes is not what we want, that won't do! '
'That's right! Annie, you can make us all a perfect lunch, right? '
After saying that, the five young ladies who didn't mind at all made a fuss and came to the table one after another. Then, as if they were in a restaurant, they ordered food to little Annie who was still standing there blankly:
'Annie~?! I want to eat "Confinement dumplings"~! '
'Bring me a "pizza" with any toppings, remember to add some onions that were just harvested today! '
'I'm not very hungry, but I'm quite tired after working for a while, so why don't you give me a "relaxing tea" to refresh me? Otherwise, I'm worried that I'll doze off when I go back to the library in the afternoon. '
'Publi wants to eat "omelet rice"~! '
'I don't need to be so particular, little Annie, make me a cake and remember to add more honey! ! '
Soon, the five people who were cooking at the table, Kallen, Lin, Mary, Ellie and Popley, started ordering their meals and explained what they wanted... However, what surprised them was that The little girl Annie was still standing aside stupidly, with no intention of agreeing to them or wanting to go to the kitchen over there to work?
"What's the matter, Annie?"
"??"
Lin, who felt strange, couldn't help but asked a little strangely.
"!!"
"You're not so stingy that you won't even entertain us, are you? We just did the work for you!!"
Kallen also knocked on the table and asked some questions unhappily.
"..."
(lll￢▽￢)
"It's not that I'm stingy, it's just that what you guys just said is not available here!"
╮(╯▽╰)╭
Are you kidding? Anne said, except for pizza and cake, which she knew what they were and had eaten before, this was the first time she had heard anything else the five of them were talking about. Where could she get it for them?
If they don't mind, she still has a lot of snacks in her space pocket that she can take out and share with them. As for other things, such as the things they ordered, forget it, she really doesn't know how to cook them!
"??"
"But Annie, why is that?"
Purbury was a little puzzled, because none of the things they ordered were too complicated or difficult to make, and the ingredients were very simple. Why wasn't there any?
“Because people don’t know how to do those things!!”
o(′^｀)oHmph!
"But!"
"Annie, didn't I send you a recipe book two days ago?"
Mary was a little confused. Two days ago, she heard that Annie's family had basically bought all the kitchen utensils and prepared a lot of cooking materials. She also specially sent Anne a recipe book, which contained many kinds of recipes. Dishes.
"menu?"
=????('ヮ'=????)
"Sister Mary, the recipe book you gave me is different. Anyway, I didn't understand it!!"
(?????)
Anne did not lie, but she really couldn't understand the meaning of the recipe that Miss Mary gave to her, because in her opinion, it was much more difficult than that kind of magic book and advanced arcana!
Just like this:
Mayonnaise: Egg beater + vinegar + X eggs + oil
(???.???)????
Wild Wine: Pot + Grapes + Purple Grass + Wine
(??ω???‖)?
Castrated cucumber: salt + cucumber
(?Д?≡?д?)!?
Salad: knife + cucumber or tomato or carrot or cabbage
Σ(°△°|||)︴
Apple pie: knife+pot+stick+oven+sugar+eggs+apple+cream+wheat flour+honey
(′～`●)
Chocolate cookies: stick + oven + sugar + cookie + chocolate / stick + oven + sugar + cream + wheat flour + eggs + chocolate
?°(°ˉ??ˉ?°)°?
Anne said that for those inexplicable recipes that only give the ingredients but not the quantities, nor the cooking and preparation methods and preparation time, what is the difference between having them and without them? Anyway, now Annie no longer has much confidence that she can eat delicious food and cook hot spring dishes.
And if it weren't for the crops, animals and dwarves in the pasture to help take care of them, she would probably never plant crops or raise those animals again!
"!!"
"That means we have nothing to eat today?"
The nurse sister Ellie immediately exclaimed, because she had to go to work in the afternoon. If there was no food here, she would have to go back quickly, otherwise, she would have to go to work hungry!
"It's not like there aren't any. Do you want to eat raw onions?"
(*^▽^*)
"I just ate one raw. It was really delicious. It was sweet, crispy, and juicy. It was as delicious as mountain grapes, but it was a bit tearful..."
?°(°ˉ??ˉ?°)°?
Yes, Annie just finished eating a whole onion with tears in her eyes, and then she never wanted to eat a second one, even if they were really delicious!
"!!"
"We don't want it!"
Ellie was so frightened that she stood up from the table, because she knew that if she ate raw onions, there would be a taste in her mouth, and she would be rejected by Dr. Dot!
"I don't want it either~!"
"so what should I do now?"
"have no idea……"
"It's too late to go back now~! How about...Annie, we can do it ourselves at your house?"
"!!"
"Okay! Sister Lin, the chef has decided to be you?!"
"??"
"Wait! Why Lin and not me?"
At this time, after hearing that everyone had discussed a solution that was not a solution and decided to make enough food and clothing by themselves at Annie's house, Kallen hurriedly raised objections to the fact that others chose Lin as the chef instead of herself.
"Because Sister Kallen, you made a dark dish at the cooking festival last time..."
"yes!"
"Hee! I still remember that time when Karen's food was so delicious that the gourmet vomited on the spot~?!"
"you!"
"Huh! Annie, you won first place last time. I don't believe you can't cook!"
"yes!"
"Little guy, don't you want to be lazy?"
Seeing that Lin couldn't win the argument, Kallen, who didn't want to give in, rolled her eyes and suddenly changed the subject, drawing everyone's attention to a little girl who seemed to want to cheat.
"!!"
!(;?o?)o
"No!"
?(?`^′?)?
Anne really didn't know how to cook it. If she could, she had just cooked it for herself to eat. How could she be reduced to chewing raw onions?
"Don't you want to be lazy?"
"Then why don't you go cook for us?"
Kallen was a little angry because they had finally managed to come here together as guests and even helped with some farm work, but the other party was not even willing to entertain them a meal. This was really unreasonable!
"Because I really don't know how to do anything but barbecue. Unless, Miss Purbury, you are willing to bring your new champion chicken, will I roast another one?"
?(????)?
Annie said that she is really good at controlling the heat of barbecue. The only thing she lacks now is another champion chicken! Unfortunately, she had heard before that there seemed to be another champion chicken in Miss Purbury's chicken farm?
"!!"
"Don't think, my brother will definitely kill me!!"
After hearing what Annie said, Purbury quickly opened his eyes angrily and waved his hand to refuse.
You know, her champion chicken just won and was judged at the cockfighting festival two days ago. If she wants to turn it into the previous one, it will take at least one or two years to cultivate it properly. How could she dare to take it out and bake it for him to eat?
"Then there's nothing I can do. You'd better do it yourself..."
╮(╯▽╰)╭
Finally, after a lot of fun, they had no choice but to unanimously recommend Lin, who is currently the best (second?) cook, to take action.
"Wow!!"
"Annie, you have so many materials at home. I didn't expect you to buy so many things..."
Soon, Lin, who was about to cook lunch, immediately exclaimed after opening the cabinets and refrigerator in Annie's house.
"It's a pity that there aren't too many vegetables. It seems that these onions can only be made into some salad with apples and grapes..."
"ah?"
"There are even bamboo shoots and fish? That's great, I have an idea of what to do!"
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o(?ω?)o←Look at their little eyes...can you bear it?
