After returning to the capital, the eldest daughter saved her entire clan with her medical skills.

“My daughter, when you come to the capital, we, the entire Xue clan, will offer him a toast.”

The only way the old clan chief could think of to repay the divine doctor was this; they had searched for so long before, but the doctor hadn't even paid them any attention.

We have to thank the Xue family's lucky star for personally inviting him here.

"Yes, once the Xue family's affairs are settled, Ruanruan plans to bring her master to the capital to care for him in his old age and see him off in his final days."

Xue Ruanruan naturally had no reason to refuse. Her master had been so good to her, and she had already planned to bring him over even without the clan's permission.

“The Xue family are not heartless people. A teacher for a day is a father for life. It is only right to take care of the divine doctor in his old age and see him off in his final days.”

"Yes, if the divine doctor is willing, our entire clan can support him until he is old."

"Don't say that. The divine doctor can easily get anyone to take him with him. In fact, we're the ones who benefited from our daughter's good fortune."

After a lively discussion among the clan elders, the matter was officially settled.

"The border region is facing a severe food shortage, which is a very serious matter. It would have been fine if we hadn't known before, but now that we know the situation is so critical, every household has to prepare some food and supplies to transport to the border region."

When the clan elder spoke, none of the other families' sons failed to obey.

The old lady and Princess Lingjun were so moved by the efforts the clan elders had made for the General's Mansion that tears welled up in their eyes.

The clansmen were completely devoted to the General's Mansion. Although the clansmen also benefited from the reputation the General's Mansion earned through military merit, each family had a son who joined the army, and the military merit was partly due to each family's contribution.

Over the years, whenever the clan has something good, they always think of sending a portion to the General's Mansion.

Now that the clan knows about this, she no longer has to shamelessly wait for her daughters-in-law and granddaughters-in-law to sell their dowries, and the burden on her shoulders is much lighter.

"My dear girl, how much grain and winter clothing did your master ask you to bring back to the capital?"

The clan elder needs to have a general idea of ​​how much grain and supplies have been collected before he can estimate how much money each household should contribute.

Ninety percent of the Xue family members went to the battlefield, while a few remained in the capital to handle family affairs.

Several young men also followed the Third Son of the General's Mansion to do business and earn money.

The Xue family's army of 100,000 men requires a considerable amount of money for food, clothing, and other necessities on a daily basis, especially in winter. Not only is the food consumption high, but the cost of warm clothing is also enormous.

Both of these require silver.

The most expensive items were not food and clothing, but weapons and compensation for fallen soldiers.

These expenses should not have been borne by the General's Mansion, but the Emperor was wary of the Xue family and was unwilling to allocate grain and fodder, and the funds for weapons were severely restricted.

They were on guard at every turn.

Even though the Xue family members harbored resentment, they dared not voice it and could only find ways to support their 100,000-strong army.

Relying solely on selling ancestral property to supplement the army's income was not a long-term solution, which forced Xue Qing, the third son who was quite talented in martial arts, to abandon martial arts and go into business, taking several of his ancestors' descendants with him to do business elsewhere.

Fortunately, the child was also talented in business and had earned a lot of money in the past two years, which alleviated the financial pressure on each family.

Who would have thought that since the beginning of winter this year, there have been several blizzards, causing cattle and sheep on the grasslands where the Turks live to freeze to death and food to become scarce. Every winter, they would lead their troops south to invade the border, burning, killing, looting, and committing all sorts of atrocities.

This year is particularly severe.

"Reporting to Third Great-Grandfather, Master instructed Ruan Ruan to bring nearly a thousand dan of rice and several thousand pieces of warm clothing. Other miscellaneous items were not counted."

Xue Ruanruan estimated that the rice and wheat that had been harvested earlier, as well as the grains that had just ripened but had not yet been harvested, in the space, there were nearly a thousand dan of grain that could be transported to the border this time.

She could have gotten more; she had already distributed quite a few on her way back to Beijing in order to exchange them for winter supplies.

The only difficulty now is that she has to harvest all the rice herself, and she has to work day and night for three days and three nights.

Thinking of this, Xue Ruanruan's little face couldn't help but be filled with worry. If only there were strong laborers to help her.

"So much! To be able to prepare so much food in this year's harvest is truly remarkable, Dr. Divine Physician."

The old clan chief felt nothing but admiration for the divine doctor and had no doubt about the origin of the grain.

Even a paradise like Medicine King Valley, where the weather is warm and spring-like all year round, must not have found it difficult to prepare so much food.

"In that case, the pressure on the other families will be less. Let's go back and discuss it before deciding how much money each family needs to contribute."

"The price of grain has been rising for more than a month now, changing every day. Unscrupulous merchants are colluding with the government to raise prices arbitrarily, completely disregarding the lives of ordinary people."

"Who can argue with that? If only the Regent were here."

Speaking of the regent, the old patriarch couldn't help but sigh.

In the imperial court, only the regent had the courage and audacity to openly speak a few words of justice for the Xue family in front of the emperor.

Since the regent began to participate in politics a few years ago, many wrongful convictions and miscarriages of justice have been brought to light, and those who were wrongfully killed have been exonerated.

Even though the world's evaluation of him is mostly negative, such as ruthless, cold-blooded, and vicious, the Xue clan members are grateful to him.

Currently, only Regent Murong Xun has the power to oppose the emperor and allocate provisions to the Xue family army guarding the frontier.

The emperor was incompetent and made a mess of the government, making it impossible to judge.

However, the regent has not appeared in court for more than half a year now, and it is rumored that he was secretly murdered by the Imperial Guards sent by the emperor.

The old patriarch looked at the endless snowfall outside the courtyard with a sorrowful expression, wondering if the Xue family could survive this cold winter.

Upon hearing the name of Regent Murong Xun again after her rebirth, Xue Ruanruan's heart skipped a beat, a dull ache throbbing within her.

On her deathbed, she discovered that his embrace was so warm, unlike the cold-blooded and heartless person the world perceived her to be.

People slander him, insult him, destroy him, and envy him, but they can do nothing about him.

No matter how cruel he was in the eyes of the world, he treated her a thousand times better than anyone else.

That man was extremely good to her; she still remembered the words he said to her before he died.

'If there is an afterlife, I will repay your kindness with my life, even if it means repaying you with my life.'

How is she supposed to repay such a huge favor?

Previously, I was misled by Shen Yuanxiang and rumors, and thought that Murong Xun was a cold-blooded and ruthless demon who could eat human flesh.

But it was that very person, whom the world spoke of as so despicable, who pulled her out of hell and brought her back to the light.

Xue Ruanruan was filled with remorse when she thought about how she was stupid and foolish in her previous life, mistaking a fish eye for a pearl and letting down all the people who were genuinely good to her.

Fortunately, even God couldn't stand what those people were doing, and gave her a second chance at life.

This time, she will cherish and protect her loved ones, safeguard their lives, and ensure their well-being.