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

Chapter 197 Cotton Seeds

He was so tempted by the supplies provided by Miss Xue. Although she only provided supplies once, she truly helped him solve a major problem and saved tens of thousands of people.

He believed that in the near future, the national strength of the Chu and Qin states would surely increase significantly.

And all of this owes a debt to Miss Xue.

"That is enough. Your Highness cares deeply for the people and all your actions are acts of great kindness. I am willing to contribute my meager strength to benefit the people."

The 50,000 taels of silver was enough to ease her immediate crisis. Knowing that Murong Xun was also short of money, she did not intend to ask for any more.

Once the beauty salon is open, she will have a steady stream of money coming in every day. She can use this money to buy land to grow grain, medicine, and fruits. In short, she will never again let her family be forced to sell their assets due to poverty.

"On behalf of the people of Chu and Qin, I thank Miss Xue."

Murong Xun looked at Xue Ruanruan with admiration. This woman had a strong sense of righteousness and was different from the ordinary women he knew.

Whether they were daughters of officials or daughters of commoners, none of them had ever uttered the words "to seek the welfare of the people."

Based on this statement alone, he will be in charge of resolving any future issues concerning the General of the State's Mansion in the imperial court.

"Oh, right, there's one more thing I need to trouble Your Highness with."

"Miss Xue, please speak freely. As long as it is within my power, I will not hold back."

This statement is both a promise and a sign of trust in Xue Ruanruan.

"It's not a big deal, but I'm afraid this cellar won't be enough. There will only be more and more supplies in the future, and I'm afraid that the goods will overflow and be discovered by someone with ulterior motives."

The persecution she suffered in her past life made Xue Ruanruan as easily frightened as a bird, always preparing for the worst.

"Miss Xue, do you mean to change the location?"

Murong Xun was a little confused about Xue Ruanruan's meaning. Did she feel that this place was no longer safe, or did she want to dig a larger cellar?

"That's not what I meant. I just wanted Your Highness to send someone to expand the space in the cellar several times over, so that it would be easier to store supplies in the future, and it would also be easier to count them, so that we wouldn't have to take them outside to count them one by one."

“Miss Xue’s consideration is reasonable. It was my oversight. I will send people to dig the cellar tomorrow, and the matter will be completed in five days.”

Murong Xun waved his hand and readily agreed; this matter was insignificant to him.

"There's one more thing I need your help with, Your Highness."

"What's the matter?"

Murong Xun was surprised that Miss Xue really didn't treat him like an outsider, and couldn't help but laugh in exasperation.

"Could you help me find some cotton seeds?"

The crops planted in the space are mostly grains, fruit trees, and medicinal herbs. Now that the snow is raging, cold-weather supplies are especially important.

I've heard that there's a crop called cotton in the Western Regions that's incredibly effective at warding off the cold.

"Cotton? What would you need that for?"

He had indeed read about cotton in his notes, but wasn't it meant for ornamental purposes? Why would Miss Xue want cotton seeds from him?

"To be honest, Your Highness, besides being ornamental, cotton has another very important function that is unknown to the world."

"What's the use?"

When Murong Xun heard that cotton had other uses besides being ornamental, he immediately became interested and asked more questions with great enthusiasm.

"Keep warm"

"what?!"

"To keep warm?!"

Murong Xun and Uncle Zhang exclaimed in surprise at the same time; neither of them had expected it to be used in this way.

The things that people in the Central Plains need to keep warm are nothing more than reeds, silk, hemp cloth, and animal skins. Every winter, countless people die from the cold.