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On the 9th of summer, the weather was very good, it was a good cloudy day.

Today is a day for Anne to be happy about, because her family's ranch has finally begun to harvest!

The onions that she had planted in the fields were harvested by the dwarfs, who had done their best to water and work on time every day, and the baskets of onions were magically harvested by the dwarfs and carried to the receiving box, to the amazement of the residents of Ore Town who came to watch.

They were relieved to see that after many years, the largest pasture in Ore Town was finally producing crops again.

Of course, Anne was very pleased! Because the lazy semi-automatic hot spring irrigation system that Uncle Gotts had built with his own hands from her idea will be completed today, and her tomatoes, corn, pumpkins, and pineapples that have not yet had time to be harvested will surely have a good harvest!

By then, the dwarfs who come to the ranch every day to water their crops by drawing water from the hot springs with magic will be much less burdened, and they will probably only have to take care of the crops, hoe the weeds, and harvest.

However, no matter what changes happen, one thing will definitely not change, and that is that the rancher of Ore Town, or a certain wretched little girl of the 'slave owner', Anne, will certainly not increase her workload that little!

Before, now, and in the future, there are undoubtedly only a few things she needs to do, and that is: eating, drinking, playing, and sleeping~!

"Uh-huh......"

( ̄~ ̄) Chew!

In this hot summer weather, there is nothing more pleasant than lying on a beach chair in your own pasture and eating a bunch of chilled mountain grapes from the back of the mineral town and watching the dwarfs toiling and harvesting in the fields.

“……”

(???????)

Staring at the onions that had been harvested by the dwarfs, Anne had decided: some of them were in the refrigerator and cupboards waiting to be cooked, to see if they were really as delicious as some people said. And the others that can't be eaten will all be taken and shipped?

Of course, in addition to the shipments, Anne will also give some to the group of Ore Town townspeople who have wanted to eat for nothing in the name of onlookers, so that those guys who have spoken ill of her behind her back before will know that she, Queen Anne, has also grown hot spring crops with her own efforts, so that she is not as unbearable as their fellows imagined!

Now look at it, she does it better than anyone else, she is easier than anyone else, and she will soon be richer than any of them! Moreover, she bought a lot of chickens, cows, and sheep from the Purbley family and the madrigal farm of the old man Murkey, and it would not be long before her family could produce eggs, milk, and wool and all that mess of things.

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Of course, the most important ones are chicken, beef, and lamb.

（…… ）

_('?' _)⌒)_

(Tibbs was lying on the grass not far from Anne's beach chair, basking in the sun and closing his eyes, not at all thinking of visiting the home or preventing outsiders from entering the ranch to watch.) ）

“！！”

"Annie!"

At this moment, just as Anne was pleasantly watching the dwarf tenants of her house like a charter wife, several familiar figures came out of the onlookers. That is, Lynn, Karen, Mary, Ellie, and Perbley, the five young ladies who have a very good relationship with Anne.

And then ah? The leader of the company, Pobley, was the first to walk up to Anne's beach chair, facing her who was lying on the beach chair? The little rancher who watched others work under the awning angrily denounced this:

"Annie! How can you do that? ”

"You see? Other elves? Those dwarfs are working so hard, and you still have the face to lie here and eat grapes? You—You've let us down so much!! ”

"Shouldn't you go and work with them in the fields? What is the difference between you and the capitalists in the city who exploit the workers?! ”

Perbly said that she definitely didn't come to say this to the other party because she felt sour and jealous because she saw the other party eating grapes? Because she and her sisters, as well as the rest of the townspeople, think? The little girl in front of her drives the dwarf to work like this, but she doesn't do anything herself, and knows how to eat, drink and be merry all day long? And now that you can still lie down and watch with peace of mind, it's really a little too much!

Therefore, they think that they have a good relationship with each other? And spontaneously rushed over, intending to give those dwarfs grievances and justice?

“？？”

∑(′△｀)？！

"Why can't they be like that, they are obviously voluntary! Feed! Nappy, did you say you volunteered to help? ”

? Huh?

Anne, who had been accused of being unjustifiable, suddenly turned her head and asked Nappy, a dwarf who was running past with two baskets of onions using magic. Of course, she also glared at the other party fiercely with that kind of intensely threatening gaze.

Anyway, her meaning is obvious, if one of those dwarfs dares to talk nonsense, surely something very, very bad will happen, right?

‘！！ ’

'Yes, yes, yes! ’

We volunteered to help, and we were very happy to do so, without any reluctance! Bordeaux, Zocak, don't you say? ’

'Of course! ’

'That's a must!' Ladies and gentlemen, we really volunteered to help, and we felt uncomfortable if we didn't come for a day! ’

'Yes, it is our pleasure to work for Her Excellency Anne Anne'......

That's it! ’

‘……’

'Strange, she really didn't force you?' We've heard ......'

‘！！ ’

'Nope! Absolutely nothing! ’

'Don't dare to have it!!' ’

The dwarfs who passed by waved their hands to show that they were not forced in any way, even if Perbli asked again!

And, given that the majesty of a little girl was too great for anyone else to ask, they fled to the fields and went on to harvest their crops.

"Look?"

? Huh?

"People said that they came voluntarily, and they didn't let people help with the work, you still don't believe it, now you know that people are not lying, right?"

(?￣?￣?) Hey!

The dwarfs or something, Anne said, was really just an accident, and she didn't expect it to happen all of a sudden...... And what I didn't expect was that after accidentally blowing up their house, they suddenly became so obedient?

"Anne ......"

"I think they're working so hard for you, I think you should give them some gifts?"

Nurse Ellie had played with the dwarfs when she was a child, so now that they were being driven by the little creature in front of her to work in an unknown way and not daring to complain, she couldn't help but be careful to persuade them.

"Why?"

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Anne said that she has not received any complaints from the dwarfs about wages and benefits, so she does not want to take the initiative to bring up that kind of thing.

"Actually......"

"We've heard some very bad rumors that you've abused and bullied them and forced them to come and work for you?"

It's not Elle's nonsense, it's actually spreading throughout Ore Town right now.

After all, this ore town is so big, and everyone is not blind, what kind of expressions those dwarfs have when they come to the ranch every day, whether they are really here to help, must be able to see it!

"Nonsense!"

(￢д￢。 )

"They're magical, where can they beat them?"

(^～^; )ゞ

Anne dared to use the head of her own bear Tiebs to assure that she really didn't hit them, she just accidentally scared them at that time, and then they surrendered, it was really none of her business, she really didn't bully or force them!

（…… ）

(lll￢?￢)

"This ......"

"It seems to be the same.....

"But Annie, you see how hard they work, don't you even need to repay them?"

Ellie still wants to try to fight for the welfare of the dwarves, at least not to make the dwarfs frown every day when they walk through Ore Town to the ranch, because that is not good for anyone, and every time she touches them, she feels that her mood has become worse.

"Reward......"

(°ー°〃)

"I told my dad Jeff two days ago that he should send fifty bags of wheat flour to them every week, and they will like to play with wheat flour, and they will be very happy!"

? Huh?

Of course, Anne also knew that if someone secretly lit a fire while they were playing with flour, they would probably be a little happier?

“！！”

"Karen, is that so? Did Anne ask your grocery store to help deliver wheat flour? ”

"Ahh Of course! I've heard my dad talk about ......."

“！！”

"Damn! Then why didn't you tell us about it sooner? ”

"Why do you say that?"

"So what can't you say?"

"Because Dad said to keep it secret, this is a long-term order, be cautious, don't let others snatch this big order!"

In the face of Perbley and Elle's questioning, Karen looked indifferent, stepped forward, and took advantage of Anne's inattention to pick a chilled grape from her fruit bowl 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 big order, and if anyone else knew, especially Zach or Joan or something like that, he would definitely come to steal their business, right?

"Then you can continue to watch the excitement here, if you want onions, you can get them yourself, people have to go back!"

ヽ(⌒ω⌒)?

It didn't seem too much fun to watch a group of dwarfs harvest here, so Anne, who didn't seem to have anything to do here, jumped up from her chaise longchair, and then said to the group of young ladies who were watching the excitement before carrying a basket of onions and strolling to her big ranch house.

Because now, she wants to go back and see if these onions poured in the hot springs are really as delicious as the guys say?

An hour later......

Bang! Bang! Bang!

When Anne was struggling with what to eat for lunch at her house, she noticed that someone had knocked on the door at this time, and before she could respond, someone who knocked on the door pushed open the door of her house and walked in directly?

'Hi~! ’

"Little Annie, we've been out for a long time, and now we're very hungry, and you also have to have lunch, why don't you make us something delicious~??" ’

'That'...... Excuse me, Annie! ’

'No more nonsense! Hurry up and make me something to eat, little one, we just helped you pick and ship the onions, you must treat us to a meal! ’

'I, I want it too!' ’

'Anne, I've got to go back to work in the afternoon, so please!' ’

'Don't be polite to her, I'm going hungry and it's so hot outside?3!!!' ’

Soon, Anne knew who had pushed the door in, and it turned out that it was the five fellows who had just come out to denounce her for 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, and that it was possible that these guys would want to entertain them herself?

However, without waiting for her to refuse and explain the situation, they interrupted her directly......

"Don't let you guys and ours go, we'll wait for you at the table now, you hurry up and get everyone's order list~?! ’

'Anyway! ’

'Anne, all you have to do is follow our order and send it to you in the kitchen!' ’

'If it's not what we want, that's not going to work!' ’

That's right! Annie, you can make a perfect lunch for all of us, right? ’

After speaking, the five young ladies who didn't mind at all made a noise to the table, and then didn't mind at all as if they had arrived at the restaurant, and ordered to the little Anne who was still standing on the side:

'Annie~?! I want to eat "Tsuki dumplings"~! ’

'Bring me a pizza, you can fill it with any filling, and remember to add some onions that you just harvested today!' ’

I'm not very hungry, but I'm quite tired after 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. ’

'Pebli 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, Caren, Lynn, Mary, Elle, and Perbley, who were at the table, finished their orders and explained what they wanted...... However, to their surprise, Anne's little fellow was still standing by stupidly, and had no intention of acknowledging them or wanting to go to the kitchen over there.

"What's wrong, Annie?"

“？？”

Lynn, who felt strange, couldn't help but ask a little strangely.

“！！”

"You're not going to be petty and won't even entertain us, will you? We've just done the work for you!! ”

Karene knocked on the table as well, and asked a little unhappily.

“……”

(lll￢▽￢)

"It's not that you're stingy, it's just that what you guys just said doesn't have here!"

╮(╯▽╰)╭

What are you kidding, Anne said that the five of them said something other than pizza and cake that she knew what it was and had eaten it, but it was the first time she had heard it, and where did she get it for them?

If they don't mind, there are still plenty of snacks in her space pocket that she can take out and share with them, and as for the rest, such as the things they ordered, forget it, she really won't do it!

“？？”

"But Annie, why is that?"

Perbli was a little puzzled, because the things they ordered were not too complicated and difficult to make, and the materials were very simple, so why didn't they have them?

"Because people can't do those things!!"

o(′^')o hum!

"But!"

"Anne, didn't I bring you a cookbook two days ago?"

Mary was a little puzzled, two days ago, after she heard that Anne's kitchen utensils were basically complete and a lot of cooking materials were prepared, she also sent a recipe book to the other party, which contained many kinds of dishes.

"Recipes?"

=???? ('ヮ'=????)

"Sister Mary, the recipe you gave to people is not the same, anyway, people don't understand it!!"

（????? ）

Anne wasn't lying, but she really couldn't understand what Miss Mary's recipe meant, because it seemed to her that it was much harder than a magic book and a high arcane or something!

Here's something like this:

Mayonnaise: whisk + vinegar + X egg + oil

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Wild wine: pot + grape + purple grass + wine

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Emasculated cucumber: salt + cucumber

(?Д?≡?д?)!?

Salad: knife + cucumber or tomato or carrot or cabbage

Σ(°△°|||) ︴

Apple Pie: Knife + Pot + Rod + Oven + Sugar + Egg + Apple + Cream + Wheat Flour + Honey

(′～`●)

Chocolate Chip Cookies: Rod + Oven + Sugar + Cookies + Chocolate / Rod + Oven + Sugar + Cream + Wheat Flour + Egg + Chocolate

?°(°ˉ?? ˉ?°)°?

Anne said that what is the difference between a recipe that is inexplicable and only gives ingredients but not the amount, and does not give the cooking and preparation method and production time? Anyway, now Anne doesn't have much confidence in the hot spring food she can eat and make her own hot spring dishes.

And if it weren't for the crops and small animals in the pasture and the dwarfs to help take care of them, she would probably no longer grow crops and raise those small animals!

“！！”

"So we don't have anything to eat today?"

The nurse sister Ellie exclaimed directly, because she still has to go to work in the afternoon, if she can't eat here, then she must go back quickly, otherwise, she will have to go to work hungry!

"No, no, do you want to eat raw onions?"

(*^▽^*)

"People just ate one raw, it's really delicious, it's very sweet and crispy, and there is a lot of juice, it's as delicious as mountain grapes, but it's a bit of a tear......"

?°(°ˉ?? ˉ?°)°?

Yes, Anne had just eaten a whole onion with tears in her eyes, and then she never wanted to eat a second one, even if it was really delicious and delicious!

“！！”

"We don't want it!"

Elle stood up from the table in fright, because she knew that if she ate raw onions, her mouth would taste, and then she would have to be disgusted by Dr. Dort!

"I don't want it either~!"

"So what to do?"

"I don't know ......"

"It's too late to go back now~! Or...... Annie, we do it ourselves here in your house? ”

“！！”

"Yes! Sister Lin, Chef decided that it was you?! ”

“？？”

"Wait! Why is it Lynn and not me? ”

At this time, after hearing that everyone had come up with a solution that was not a solution, and decided to do it themselves at Anne's house, they hurriedly objected to the other people's choice of Lin as chef instead of their own Karen.

"Because Sister Karen, you made a dark dish at the Cooking Festival last time......"

"That's right!"

"Hey! I still remember that at that time, the gourmand vomited on the spot when Kalian's food was eaten~?! ”

"You guys!"

"Humph! Anne, you won first place last time, you don't know how to cook, I don't believe it! ”

"That's right!"

"Little one, you don't want to be lazy?"

Seeing that the dispute did not win Lin, Karen, who didn't want to admit defeat, rolled her eyes, and suddenly changed the topic, drawing everyone's attention to a little girl who was suspected of wanting to steal and play tricks.

“！！”

! (;?o?) o

"Not really!"

? (?`^′?)?

Anne really doesn't know how to do it, and if she does, she just made it herself and ate it for herself, where would she be reduced to gnawing on raw onions?

"Don't you want to be lazy?"

"Then why don't you go and cook for us?"

Karen was a little angry, because it was not easy for them to come here together as guests, and they also helped with some farm work, and the other party was not willing to entertain even a meal, which is really unreasonable!

"Because people really can't do anything other than barbecue, unless Miss Perbley is willing to bring your new champion chicken, and they will roast another one?"

? (????)?

Anne said that she is really very, very good at mastering the heat of barbecue, and now the only thing she lacks is another champion chicken! Unfortunately, she heard about it before, it seems that there is a champion chicken in Miss Pebley's chicken farm?

“！！”

"Don't think about it, my brother will definitely kill me!!"

When Perbli heard Anne's words, he hurriedly opened his eyes angrily and waved his hand in refusal.

You know, her champion chicken was just won and evaluated at the cockfighting festival two days ago, and if she wants to raise it to the previous one, it will take at least a year or two to cultivate it well, where does she dare to take it out and roast it for the other party to eat?

"Then there's no way to do it, you better do it yourself......"

╮(╯▽╰)╭

In the end, after a bit of frolic, there was no choice, and everyone had to unanimously recommend that cooking is currently the best (second?). Lynn out of the horse.

"Wow!!"

"Annie, you have so many materials, I didn't expect you to really have to buy so many things......"

Soon, after opening the cupboard and refrigerator in Annie's house, Lyn, who was about to cook lunch, exclaimed directly.

"It's a pity that there aren't too many vegetables, and this little onion seems to only make some salad with apples and grapes......

"Huh?"

"There are bamboo shoots and fish? Great, I thought about what to do! ”

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o(?ω?) o ← look at the little eyes of others...... Can you bear with it?