Seeing the soil in Liu Ergou's hand, Hu Jing, who was already puzzled, became even more confused. Weren't we supposed to be looking for the problem? Why is he handing me a handful of dirt?

Seeing her puzzled face, Liu Ergou said irritably, "What are you looking at me for? Take it, look for yourself, and then taste a bit. You'll understand then!"

After speaking, Liu Ergou stuffed the soil into Hu Jing's hands and then walked away to stand by himself. Hu Jing was taken aback for a moment, then began to seriously examine the soil in her hands. After observing it for a while, she didn't find anything unusual. To her, the soil seemed the same as always, with no anomalies.

She was about to retort and tell Liu Ergou there was nothing wrong with the soil, but just as she opened her mouth, she suddenly remembered what he had told her: taste it!

At that thought, her brow furrowed. After a moment's hesitation, she stuck out her tongue and licked a tiny bit of the soil.

The moment the soil touched her tongue, her expression turned extremely unpleasant. Normally, soil didn't have any particular taste. But the soil in her hand was very astringent, and she detected a strange flavor—the very same fertilizer she had recently applied to the field.

Standing off to the side, Liu Ergou spoke up. "Hu Jing, I trust you see the problem now! You've used way too much fertilizer! Even if you brought over a thousand-year-old tree, it would've been burned to death too! You're unbelievable!"

Hearing Liu Ergou say this, Hu Jing was quite embarrassed. "This… this was just a mistake on my part, I…"

Hu Jing hadn't finished speaking when Liu Ergou cut her off.

"A mistake my ass! Both you and Liu Yunxi majored in agriculture. How can an agriculture major not know how to fertilize a field? You're a laughingstock! What have you been studying all these years?!"

Hearing Liu Ergou's reprimand, Hu Jing's expression turned sour.

"It's not all my fault! This land is so vast, and I'm just one girl. I can't handle it all myself. Feng Chunling was helping me!"

"If it weren't for them…"

She was unable to finish her sentence as Liu Ergou interrupted her again.

"Alright, that's enough. I see what's happened. If Feng Chunling hadn't helped you, I reckon this entire plot of land would have been a total loss, with nothing left at all!"

At this, Liu Ergou let out a sigh. "Sigh… It looks like you haven't listened to a single word I told you. Didn't I say that if you really couldn't handle it, you should hire someone from the village to help? Although there aren't many young laborers in the village, do you think the old folks who stayed behind are useless? If you dragged Liu Jingming over here, he could get these few acres of yours in perfect order all by himself! But you!"

Saying so, Liu Ergou shook his head helplessly.

Scolded by Liu Ergou, Hu Jing hung her head in embarrassment. After a long moment, she finally looked up and asked, "Er Gou, so… what should I do now? This land can't just go to waste, can it?"

Liu Ergou rolled his eyes. "It won't go to waste, but fixing it is going to be a huge hassle. So much of a hassle I don't even want to deal with it!"

As soon as Hu Jing heard that Liu Ergou didn't want to help, she immediately panicked. "Er Gou, you can't just leave me to deal with it! If you don't help me, what am I going to do?"

Looking at her panicked state, Liu Ergou suddenly gave her a wicked smile. "So, you want my help, huh! Sure. But isn't someone supposed to fulfill their earlier promise? If you don't keep your word, I can't help you!"

However, to Liu Ergou's surprise, Hu Jing began to play dumb.

"Huh? What did I promise you, Er Gou? I don't remember promising you anything just now. Don't go making things up!"

Watching Hu Jing play dumb, Liu Ergou didn't get angry but instead laughed out loud. He then took a step forward and scooped her up in a princess carry.

This terrified Hu Jing, who started screaming and flailing, her hands pounding forcefully against Liu Ergou. "Liu Ergou, what are you doing?! Put me down! It's broad daylight! If you try anything funny, I'll scream for help!"

Hearing this, Liu Ergou, far from scared, laughed even more joyfully. "Hahaha, Hu Jing, you're really not that bright! Look around you, do you see anyone? Don't forget, this is our village's wasteland! Go on, scream. Scream your lungs out. No one will come to save you!"

As he spoke, Liu Ergou carried Hu Jing into a temporary office near the wasteland. Hu Jing struggled desperately on the way, but with her strength, she had no hope of breaking free. Instead, Liu Ergou simply pinned her hands and hurried to the office.

He kicked the door open. Seeing an office desk and a small bed inside, Liu Ergou didn't hesitate to toss Hu Jing onto the bed.

He then grinned at her and said, "Hu Jing, still trying to go back on our deal? No one gets to renege on a deal with me! I remember it crystal clear. You said that if I could find the problem, you'd do anything I wanted!"

Upon hearing this, Hu Jing immediately covered her chest with her hands. With a wary look, she said, "I said I'd do anything, but don't think you can have me! If you dare to force yourself on me, I will call the police!"

Hearing her words, Liu Ergou didn't get angry. Instead, he unhesitatingly pulled her over his lap, lifted his palm, and slapped it down hard on her bottom.

He gave her seven or eight smacks in a row. Only then, feeling slightly unsatisfied, did Liu Ergou stop.

As for Hu Jing, she was so stunned by the sudden spanking that she didn't know what to do. She could only lie there numbly on Liu Ergou's lap.

Seeing her reaction, Liu Ergou chuckled slyly. Then he said, "Hu Jing, I advise you to be a good girl today. Otherwise, I don't mind making your butt 'blossom'! I'm a man of my word! Oh, and I almost forgot to mention, next time I spank you, it won't be over your pants!"

Still in a daze, Hu Jing finally snapped to her senses after hearing Liu Ergou's words. The first thing she did was lunge at him.

As she pounced, she shrieked, "Liu Ergou, how dare you spank me, and so many times! I'm going to kill you!"

Looking at the wild and furious Hu Jing, Liu Ergou was not at all flustered.

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