One Piece Black Emperor

The orange trees are growing well, and the fruits, which have turned from green to yellow-orange, are hidden among the green leaves and are densely packed, making everyone watching this scene feel happy.

This is the taste of harvest.

In the orange orchard of Cocosia Village, two young girls are helping a young woman pick fruits.

"Nami! Don't be too busy stealing! Work quickly!" Nuo Qigao, who had short blue hair, stared at the girl with short orange hair who was stuffing orange slices into her mouth. Although she was only ten years old, Nuo Qi Gao stared at her. Qigao already looked like a little adult, and he was not polite when he scolded Nami for being lazy.

"Hey!" Eight-year-old Nami, with some orange juice dripping from the corner of her mouth, kept promising, picked up a pile of oranges piled on the ground, and ran staggeringly towards the big frame containing the oranges.

Although it is cloudy and it may rain at any time, picking oranges does not require paying attention to the weather like crops such as wheat. Once they are ripe, you must seize the time to pick them and exchange them for money.

Bellemare, wearing a plaid shirt and beige apron, was busy while looking at the two young girls.

Just listen to Nokigao start talking about Nami again:

"Nami, how many times have I told you! It's best to bring a few leaves with you when picking oranges. This will not only ensure the freshness of the oranges, but also add a little weight. Look at what you picked. Even the skin was taken off! How can I sell it at a good price like this!"

"Huh! Who said that! I don't believe it!" Nami curled her lips and put all the oranges in her arms into the wooden basket, turned around and ran to the other side.

Nuo Qigao chased after him:

"Hooray! Stop! Nami!"

Bellemere just smiled and watched them fight. She didn't particularly expect her two daughters to help with this kind of work. No matter how hard they tried, they couldn't help reduce her workload too much.

As children, it is common for them to fight and make noise.

As she skillfully picked oranges one by one and put one or two green leaves into the basket, she heard someone calling her:

"Bellemere!"

Bellemeier smoothed her pink hair around her ears and turned to look.

It's the village policeman Kensuke.

This guy has a thick black beard above his lips, and a windmill model on top of his head to make Nami laugh. The whole combination is very weird.

"what's up?"

Bellmere asked a little strangely.

After Kensuke stood firm and breathed a sigh of relief, he said:

"A new merchant ship has arrived, and the price they offer is 20% higher than the previous merchants! Your oranges are in such good condition, you can sell them at a better price!"

Hearing this, Bellemere couldn't help but look happy:

"really?"

But the next moment he showed a worried look:

"Aren't they afraid of being ostracized by their peers?"

Bellemare is not a village girl who doesn't know anything. She has been in the navy and has participated in battles. She has rich experience and knows the temperament of a businessman very well.

No matter how good the oranges in the orange orchard are, the merchants will not give them a high price. Some of those merchants have boats and backgrounds. No matter how low the price is to the villagers, the villagers have no choice but to sell them to them, otherwise they will wait for the big harvest. Are all the oranges in the pile rotten? That would be a huge loss.

For the sake of profit, businessmen can do all kinds of things, including killing their colleagues.

Bellemere didn't know if the people in this caravan who were willing to pay a high price were kind-hearted, or if they just didn't care about squeezing profits from ordinary people, but she knew that the original businessmen who bought orange fruits at low prices from Cocosia Village would definitely not do it. Watch.

"Hehe! Bellemere, don't worry, you didn't see that when those profiteers came to cause trouble, the people from this caravan didn't say anything and just shot them all down with guns!"

These words made Bellemeier frown unconsciously:

"They are all dead?"

"That's not true," Kensuke replied, "I just had my limbs injured, and the leading profiteers were beaten into pig heads."

"Let's not talk about this anymore. How many more can you finish picking? Do you want me to find some people to help?"

After Kensuke finished speaking, he looked around at the lush orange trees in the orange orchard and asked again.

"It's already half done. There's no need for help. It'll be almost done in two days." Bellemere wiped his hands with his apron and shouted to the two girls:

"Go back and eat first!"

"Ah! Got it!" Nokigao ran back with Nami holding a bunch of oranges: "Uncle Kensuke is here?"

Nami was one step ahead, throwing the few oranges in her arms into the basket, and then jumped on Kensuke:

"Uncle Kensuke, do you have a gift for me?"

Aaron will not be released for more than a year, and then he will come to Cocosia Village. Nami, who has not experienced cruel attacks, is just a normal little girl at this time, not greedy for money, and has skills unique to girls of this age.

behave in a spoiled manner.

Kensuke's face, which was not yet covered with scars, turned into a chrysanthemum smile. He touched Nami's little head, who kept shaking his arms, and said regardless of Bellemeier's reproachful eyes:

"Nami, as long as you be good, I will help you get whatever you want."

"real!"

Nami exclaimed in surprise: "Then I want Navigator to explain this book in detail. I have already read the introductory book, and I have also read all the books on ocean currents, weather, and the like!"

"Okay, okay, Nami." Bellemere grabbed Nami and said, "Let's go back to eat first. I'll go see the new caravan later and ask about the price."

"By the way, what's the name of the new caravan?"

Bellemere suddenly remembered that he still didn't know the name of the caravan.

"It seems to be called the Black Flag Chamber of Commerce, right?"

Kensuke recalled for a moment, and then confirmed: "Yes, it's the Black Flag Chamber of Commerce!"

"Black Flag Chamber of Commerce"

……

After dinner, Bellemere and Kensuke carried a basket of oranges just picked from the orange orchard to the small port on the seaside of the village.

A merchant ship flying a flag with a black silhouette of two guns was docked here.

The name of the Black Flag Pirates has not spread to the ears of ordinary people, and Bellemere has not had much contact with the Navy. Otherwise, she would know the reputation of the Black Flag Pirates that just appeared recently. . After Casillas made the choice with a slap on his head, this word that Lucien came up with on the spur of the moment became a common name for his pirate group and chamber of commerce.

Originally, there were several other merchant ships here, some selling daily necessities and some buying oranges, but now only this one remains.

After being beaten half to death and all of his men suffering gunshot wounds, these people naturally couldn't stay any longer.

Whether they were moving reinforcements or escaping, they were gone.

At the small pier, many people were gathering together. Some wanted to sell things, while others wanted to buy things.

After greeting a few villagers with whom he was close, Kensuke, who had become a familiar face, went to find the leader of the caravan.

After a while, Apali, dressed in the same butler's attire, came to Bellemere.

He picked up a yellow-orange orange, looked at it carefully, peeled off the skin, broke off a section and put it into his mouth, then nodded repeatedly:

"good"

"Haha, Mr. Apari, what I said is right! The oranges from the Bellmere Orangery are the best in our Cocosia Village! No one is better at this than her!"

Apari was in a happy mood, thinking that these oranges should satisfy Mr. Casillas, so he showed a polite and aristocratic smile:

"Is that so, Ms. Bellemare? We can give you twice the price of the original caravans, but we have to ensure that all products have this level of quality, and we can even sign a long-term supply agreement, how about that? ?”

Bellemare was naturally satisfied with the price, smiled and stretched out his hand:

"Okay, thank you. Let's talk about the agreement later. It's not appropriate at the beginning."

Apali shook hands with her:

"How many goods are there?"

"It will take another two days. We won't know until the picking is completed and the weight is weighed."