"What?"


    "Poor, too poor! But they are not barbaric. They are actually very genuine and kind, and they have pride. I wanted to donate money to them, but they wouldn''t ept it no matter what."


    "The vige chief told me that if I really cared, I should teach the children in the vige. The chief does have some insight, knowing that, no matter what, people need education."


    "Naturally, I agreed to this request, so I built arger felt tent with the vigers to serve as a school."


    Lin Ruoxue pointed to one of the felt tents and said:


    "At that time, I stayed here for six months and taught them until I had to go back and take over the Belle Corporation. For this, I even specifically learned the localnguage. You were quite surprised by the words you heard me speaking today, weren''t you?"


    Lin Ruoxue smiled proudly.


    "My wife is certainly the best."


    "After taking over the corporation, I got busy. Normally I have no time, and I can only manage to carve out two weeks each year to visit and teach them a bit."


    Speaking of this, Lin Ruoxue started to feel guilty:


    "Normally, it''s only the somewhat educated vige chief who teaches them Chinese characters and simple math."


    "Wife, you''ve done your best. I believe they can understand that. But why didn''t you bring those kids to study in Jianghai?"


    Su Chenforted her by stroking her hair, noting that, with Lin Ruoxue''s capabilities, this was just a minor issue.


    "I mentioned it, but you don''t understand the situation here. The children are too young for their families to feel safe letting them go, and if they''re older, they are already consideredbor resources for their families."


    Lin Ruoxue exined:


    "These kids are not like those in the cities. They spend at least half their time herding or helping out at home."


    "Perhaps they don''t want to trouble you too much."


    "Possibly so, but it''ll get better in a couple of years. Our country''s transport infrastructure will soon reach here, and then I can donate to build a school and hire some teachers toe here."


    Lin Ruoxue suddenly said excitedly:


    "You don''t know, because the roads here are so rough, no teacher is willing toe here to teach."


    "That''s good. As long as the transportation improves, I believe their lives will get better and better."


    "Yes!"


    "By the way, wife, what did you ask Mrs. Wang to prepare earlier?"


    "Nothing much, just some daily necessities. Since they are reluctant to ept money, I can only prepare some household supplies to send them every year. I''ve already arranged for shipping the day before yesterday, and it should arrive in a couple of days."


    The couple sat and talked for a long time, until Lin Ruoxue fell asleep in Su Chen''s arms, and then he carried her into the house.


    The next morning, after having a simple breakfast at the vige chief''s house, Lin Ruoxue went to the felt tent that serves as a school for the vige children.


    The little guys in the vige had already neatly sat on small stools, waiting for Lin Ruoxue.


    During the times Lin Ruoxue visited over the past few years, the vigers had tactfully not assigned any chores to the children, allowing them to focus entirely on their studies.


    The children were so eager to learn that Lin Ruoxue naturally did not ck off. She lectured from morning till night, with breaks scattered throughout.


    Meanwhile, Su Chen wandered around. Such beautiful scenery was nowhere to be found in the concrete jungle of the big cities. He even spent a few hours cultivating on a mountaintop, bringing himself to full readiness.


    When thenterns were hung, Su Chen was surprised to find on his return that his reputation as the Ghost Doctor had spread through the vige, all thanks to Tai Wei''s grandfather.


    One by one, the vigers wanted him to treat their ailments, as life in such a harsh ce meant everyone had some chronic health issues.


    Su Chen quickly promised that he would treat each person the next day, and only then did the crowd let him go.


    Afterward, Su Chen went to Tai Wei''s house to treat the olddy for another hour before returning to the vige head''s home to rest.


    Some timeter, Lin Ruoxue also returned from the makeshift school, and the vige head invited them both for a supper before they went off to rest separately.


    For the next two days, Lin Ruoxue continued to leave early and returnte from teaching the rambunctious children.


    Su Chen, on the other hand, set up a long table on a spacious meadow and began holding free clinics!


    Almost every viger treated by him felt some improvement in their health, so it wasn''t long before even those without any ailments came for a consultation as well.


    You couldn''t say they were being meddlesome. Su Chen actually discovered several individuals with hidden illnesses that could have led to severe problems if not detected early.


    After another two days, even more people came for consultations, not because of how many vigers there were, but because people from neighboring and even more distant viges had heard about the Ghost Doctor in Baixing Vige who offered free treatment, and they too came to seek his advice.


    Some even traveled from viges tens of kilometers away. Su Chen, weing everyone, examined each person carefully.


    Lin Ruoxue, busy preparing lessons and teaching the kids, didn''t pay much attention to this matter, but she felt happy that Su Chen could help these struggling people.


    However, what both of them didn''t know was that Su Chen''s reputation as the Ghost Doctor had caught the attention of someone with intentions.


    ......


    In another part of Tianshan, at the foot of a mountain, there was a thatched cottage with a small vegetable garden in front.


    At the moment, an old woman with grizzled hair was holding a brokendle, stooping over to water the vegetables.


    "Grandma, I''m back," said a voice.


    At that moment, a ten-year-old girl pushed open the gate and entered.


    The girl seemed very special, as her soft, long hair was purple.


    "Grandma, let me help," the girl said sweetly as she approached the old woman.


    "No need, grandma will be done soon. Go rest inside for a while; dinner will be ready soon."


    "I''m not tired; I want to stay with grandma."


    "Xun is such a good girl!" the old woman said with a smile, tossing herdle casually back into the nearby bucket:


    "Let''s go eat now, we can finish watering after dinner."


    Following that, the little girl held the old woman''s hand as they went inside the thatched cottage, where the grandmother quickly reheated a few dishes and served them.


    The meal was simple, consisting only of lightly vored vegetables they had grown themselves, but both enjoyed their dinner thoroughly.


    "Xun, tomorrow you should go alone to Baixing Gully vige. There is someone there who might be able to cure your illness," the old woman suddenly put down her chopsticks and spoke.