☁☀

It was a fine day, the weather was clear, and the occasional cloud hung on the horizon, but it was just enough to block out the still glare of the setting sun that shone on Anne's ranch, allowing a bad little girl to continue to wander in her large yard.

Anyway, little Anne wouldn't tell anyone that the cloud in the sky that was so good that it didn't die just to block the sunlight from her ranch was the one she got it!

"Uh-huh-hmm......"

♪٩(´ᵕ｀๑)۶⁾⁾

Yes, Anne was in her ranch, swinging under the apple tree, patiently waiting for some Uncle Zack, who had recovered from his wounds, to come and take stock of the catch she had been out to sea the day before, and to get her share of the money as soon as possible, for she would have to use that large sum of money to-morrow.

Buzzing......

~“~“~“

Buzz Buzz......

“~“~“~“~

Next to Anne's swing, the large, conspicuous hive still hung from the trunk of the tree, and the industrious little bees were 'buzzing' in and out, but they had no intention of attacking her, the culprit who had robbed them of their honey.

“……”

o(*¯︶¯*)o

Anne was not at all afraid of them, for she knew that as long as she did not dig their nests, they would certainly not come to trouble her, nor would they come to sting her, and she was very experienced in this.

And ah, it doesn't matter if she does dig out their nests, as long as she runs fast enough, she will definitely not be unlucky, she will not be like some stupid big man, who knows that there is danger and runs under the tree to swing!

‘！！ ’

'Hey! Bub! ’

‘？？ ’

'Anne, what's the matter, don't you have to work today?' It's the first few days of spring...... Looks like the tenth, right? But look at you, why is your family's ranch still like this, can't you just work a little harder? ’

"We thought we would be able to eat fresh vegetables from your farm this season......

At this moment, while Anne was swinging comfortably under her apple tree, a fellow in uniform and tie waved at her from afar, and as he walked towards her, he pointed to the large field of the pasture that was still deserted, and where the weeds were taller than a man, and complained to her in disgust.

"Huh?"

ヽ(゜Q。 )ノ？

Obviously, the guy who was walking over was the only police officer in this ore town, Mr. Harris.

“……”

₍₍(̨̡‾ᗣ‾)̧̢₎₎

After hearing the other party's words, Anne was angry, so she didn't pay attention to the other party, still reverberating on her swing, just swaying and watching the other party walk towards her step by step, and stopped in front of herself, and then looked up at the other party suspiciously, and said:

"But ......"

（๑´•.̫•`๑）

"Harris, if you want to eat vegetables, you can come here and grow them yourself, and you are welcome to do it yourself! Moreover, the tools are placed in the cattle pen over there, you can get what you need to use, you can plant as much as you want, and you can sell it for money if you plant more! ”

(*≧▽≦)ﾉｼ))

Yes, this is Anne's true words!

She really doesn't mind if someone comes to help her farm, even if she occupies all her family's fields, anyway, she definitely won't mind.

"Uh......"

"I don't know how to grow ......"

It's true that Harris doesn't know how to farm, because he graduated from a police academy, not an agricultural university!

Besides, if he wanted to plant, with his relationship with Mayor Thomas, he would have asked the mayor to transfer the farm to his Harris name long ago, so why would he have to wait for this little guy in front of him to take such a big advantage for nothing?

In fact, no one in the whole of Ore Town would have that kind of thought, because the inhabitants of Ore Town have their own way of life and rhythm, and no one would take advantage of such a ranch for themselves, otherwise it would not have been abandoned for so many years.

“……”

(lll￢▽￢)

"Then do you think that people are still so young, they will grow them?!"

~(´•︵•`)~

Anne has her own plan, before she finishes renovating the house, it is useless for anyone to let her farm, she wants to let them continue to be abandoned here like this, whoever is not happy will plant it, she will definitely not stop it.

"Ah......h

"Well, I'm sorry Annie, I shouldn't have been in such a hurry to push you, it's really unreasonable to let such a little guy do that kind of thing now......"

After a pause, Harris, who thought about it and felt that it was indeed that reason, had no choice but to smile wryly, and touched the back of his head awkwardly, feeling that he was indeed a little unreasonable just now, and really shouldn't be so anxious or too harsh on such a little guy.

After all, the people in their ore town all knew, and the little guy in front of him was indeed just an eight-year-old girl, and he blamed Mayor Thomas for being too anxious, thinking that the other party was coming with his family, so he hurriedly gave the ranch to the other party, but the result was ...... Now, since the other party can support themselves and make a lot of money, it is really remarkable, and their requirements really shouldn't be too high.

"People don't pay attention to it, the police officer who likes to patrol the hot springs is ......"

("ಡωಡ")

“！！”

"Annie! I have to correct you: my patrol of the hot springs is routine, it's normal, and it's not what you think! ”

Officer Harris, who had planned to leave after a few pleasantries, was frightened when he heard little Anne say this, and hurriedly turned his head again, staring solemnly into the eyes of a little guy who was still dangling on the swing and said with a scowl on his face.

That's not a trivial matter, but it's related to his reputation as Officer Harris, he must correct the other party in time, and he can't let the other party form that kind of concept, and then spread it in the town, otherwise, once the other party intentionally or unintentionally publicizes it, once that kind of thing happens and is listened to by others, then he is really finished!!

"What do people think it is?"

(๑•̌.•̑๑)ˀ̣ˀ̣

Anne blinked, looking innocent.

Because she just said it casually, she didn't think about anything, how did the other party know what she was thinking?

"That's it!"

Secretly gritted his teeth, but Harris, who was not easy to explain too clearly to such a little girl, had to glare hatefully, he knew, this cunning little guy knew what he meant.

"Oh! You mean, you went to spy on Miss Perbley and their hot springs, right? ”

|ू•ૅω•́)ᵎᵎᵎ

"Don't worry, Harris, people will definitely not tell others about the kind of bad things you have done!"

٩(•̤̀ᵕ•̤́๑)ᵒᵏᵎᵎᵎᵎ

Blinking again, Anne slowly stopped the swing before nodding in recognition and waving her small fist at the other party in a loud acknowledgment.

“？？”

"No!"

"That's not right! You don't have to tell me anything, I haven't done that at all! I don't need that kind of guarantee from you!! ”

"Damn, you!!"

Harris was a little angry, but when he saw Zack's figure appear at the gate of the ranch in the distance, he was worried that the other party would accidentally hear a few words and cause more misunderstandings, so he could only glare at a little girl again angrily before hurriedly stopping the topic and striding towards the gate of the ranch to the north.

He decided: when he returned from the patrol, he would never pass through the other man's farm and return to the town, but would continue to go back from the road in front of Gotz's hut and the lumberyard from the east junction! Although it may be a little farther away, he may be more willing to take that long detour than to meet such a difficult little guy every day?

'Ahh ’

'Hello, Harris! ’

'Hello, Zach...... Is your hand back up and working properly? ’

'Yes! Dott said that now I can work. ’

"That's good, don't get hurt anymore, otherwise our town will really be messed up, you may not know, Uncle Muqi and Aunt Manna have complained to me many times, saying that the logistics of our town have recently had big problems, and we often find that the goods are not shipped in time?" ’

'Ahh Harris, I'm sorry, but I really didn't mean to......'

You don't have to apologize to me, I'm not in charge of that, I'm just giving you a heads-up...... But as long as you work hard, there should be no problem, I quite understand you, because that little guy is indeed a bit difficult? ’

'Ahh Thank you, Harris......'

'No, in this case, let's go back and have a drink at Dart's?' ’

'Good! ’

Then it's decided. ’

The two met at the gate of the ranch and exchanged pleasantries for a while and then quickly separated, after all, they both had their own jobs, and they were not like some little girl, who could eat, drink, and have fun every day, or sleep until the afternoon, and then wake up and play on the swing in the ranch.

"Hi~!"

ꉂ(๑¯͒ꇴ¯͒)✧

"Hello, big Uncle Zack! You're finally here, and they've been waiting for you all day!! ”

(๑✪ω✪ฅ)

Yes, Anne waited in her dreams......

But anyway, seeing that Uncle Zack, a certain shipper she had been waiting for for a long time, finally showed up on time at 17:00 this afternoon, Anne hurriedly jumped off the swing and greeted the other party.

"Hello you, Anne......"

"By the way, your bees...... They didn't riot today, did they? ”

However, instead of rushing to the shipping box and starting to count the shipments, Zach stood still and hesitantly aimed at the apple tree where Anne had just swung on the swing, lest there be a dark shadow of some horrible group of small things that would 'buzz'.

"Of course not! People didn't eat honey today~! ”

٩(ˊ▽ˋ*)و

Anne is not stupid, how can she play that boring game of bee stinging with each other every day? Because she knows, the same method of rectifying a person, it will definitely not work if it comes again.

（…… ）

(￢㉨￢。 )

"Hmm......"

"Then there are no things in your shipping box, such as that dangerous poisonous snake, right?"

To be honest, now Zack is a little scared when he sees the shipping box, especially the shipping box in the ranch of the little guy in front of him, he is afraid that he will catch something terrible, and then hit his wrist hard?

Therefore, there are some things that he must ask clearly, otherwise, he really doesn't dare to touch them casually.

"Of course not!"

(′～`●)

"No one went digging for mountain goods today, only a big pile of fish that I got back late last night!!"

☆⌒(*＾-゜)vTHX!!

Anne dared to use the head of her Tiebs to assure her that the contents of her shipping box today were all animals that lived in the water, so there was no such snake that could bite people!

"Ahh I remember! ”

"It's only fish, that's good, that's good......"

Anne rented a boat to go fishing yesterday at noon, and Zack and Joan both knew about it, and they also knew that the other party was very busy (pronounced wán) until midnight and did not come back until midnight, so frightened that they were worried for a long time, so they almost didn't directly ask Harris to call the police or ask Mayor Thomas for help.

However, since there was only the catch caught by the other party from the sea in the shipping box, Zach had nothing to worry about, so he was finally relieved and walked quickly to the other party's shipping box.

"It's really only fish ......"

After quietly glancing into the shipping box and finding that there were only fish inside, Zach began to reach in and start today's work: counting and shipping.

“！！”

"Annie, how did you get so many fish, and most of them are medium and large fish, that's a lot of money!!"

"Did you use a trawl?!"

Zack, who originally thought that there were only dozens or hundreds of fish at most, exclaimed directly after digging for a while.

Because he found that the fish caught here, except for a small number of small fish, were all medium, large or extra-large fish, and the number was likely to be thousands or even thousands.

Therefore, he was afraid that he would not be able to remember, so he was busy counting and recording in his notebook.

“？？”

"This is the bonito ......"

"Ahh These are sailfish, and they're pretty big fish in length......"

“！！”

"And these black stone fish and boiling water fish ......"

"Oh my God!"

"There are dolphins and painted fish? That's right, Annie, you must have used a trawl! ”

"It's ......"

"Toothfish and fillet fish? Well, that's right, that's them, I recognize them! ”

"What?"

"There are so many ...... cod"

"Ugh! This is the sea pufferfish...... I'll have to classify this thing separately, or it's going to be a big problem! ”

"Not bad, not bad!"

"There are even sickles and octopus......"

"Ahh This tuna is incredible! Here's the toothfish and sardines......"

"It's too much, it looks like you little guy really used a trawl...... But was there a trawl on that boat? It doesn't seem to be able to drag it either, right? ”

In this way, Zack, who was startled by the surprise, shouted and exclaimed, and was busy recording the number, name, and length of the fish in his ledger, so that he could settle the account after the count.

Of course, the doubts in his heart are also indispensable.

"That's got thousands, didn't it?"

"Oh my God, Anne...... What kind of method did you use, how did you get so many large and small sea fish in one day?! ”

As the inventory came to an end, Zach exclaimed again before he asked a little girl in surprise.

He knew that the other party had rented their boat to go out to sea to fish, but he absolutely didn't believe that the other party had gotten so many fish by fishing, and the other party must have used some other methods or tricks, otherwise, it would be absolutely impossible to get such a large number of fish in one day and one night!

"That's a secret!"

(｡ •̀ꌂ-)✧

Anyway, if she used a fireball, or a shattered fire, to fry fish or something, Anne would definitely not tell the other party, and even if she did, they wouldn't be able to figure it out, so she wouldn't say it at all!

"Okay......"

Zack, who didn't plan to continue inquiring, had to continue shipping, because there were not many fish in the box now, and he had to move faster.

"Huh?"

"This is...... Annie, you even got a hairtail?! ”

After counting all the fish and registering them, Zach suddenly found that there was a ribbon of fish at the bottom of the box, which made him a little curious, and he reached out and touched it directly.

"Ribbon fish?"

∑(´△｀)？！

"Ahh Uncle Zack, wait a minute......"

(“▔□▔)

Anne suddenly remembered something important, and was about to run up to stop the other party.

“！！”

"It's ......"

However, Annie was a little late in speaking, because Zach had already reached out and grabbed the slimy, long thing out of the shipping box.

～＞°）mニニニニ＝～

"Not a hairtail?"

"It's a snake...... Wrong! Is this an eel? However, there doesn't seem to be such an eel in the sea, right? ”

“！！”

"Wow!! Electric eel~!! ”

☇☇

Soon, when something was wrong in his hand, Zach finally realized what he had last grabbed from the shipping box, so, in an instant, when the burst of ☇ electricity passed, he collapsed to the ground with convulsions.

"Ahh

(O^~^O)

"That...... Uncle Zack, people just forgot to say that it is not a hairtail fish, nor is it a snake...... It was a freshwater eel that I caught at the mouth of the river when I came back yesterday!! ”

((｡ •̀ꌂ-)✧

However, that kind of thing doesn't seem to mean much to Zack, the shipper who has been foaming at the mouth with electricity ☇ and falling to the ground and convulsing?

"Okay......"

ε=( ́ο'*)))) Alas

"I'd better help you call Dr. Dott and Miss Ellie......

╮(╯▽╰)╭

Seeing that the other party was already lying down and looked like there was no danger to her life for the time being, Anne had no choice but to kick away the electric eel in the palm of the other party's hand that was still writhing her body, and then sighed helplessly, and prepared to hurry to the hospital to find a doctor and nurse who saved lives.

After all, she's just a 'normal' little girl now, but she can't move such a big guy, and she doesn't want to do it.

（…… ）

(●￣㉨￣●)

(Poor Zach, this is already the third time of bad luck, right?) But fortunately, this time it wasn't too serious, at least he was still alive...... And what Tibbs knows, this is just the beginning, this is the ninth or tenth day, and in the future, there will definitely continue to be their people in Ore Town! ）

"Hmm......"

(´◔‸◔`)

"I don't know if Uncle Dart will make an eel......"

(ˊ〇ˋ*)

Anne stumbled to the hospital north of Ore Town, quickly forgetting about a large man who had been stunned by the electricity, and instead remembered something else that was more important to her.

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