After transmigrating into the body of a widow, I became the richest man in the capital.

Chapter 388 Staying at a Black Shop
What else is there to say? The God of Wealth has arrived, so of course we must give him a warm welcome.

Su Xiaoxiao knew that people should be frugal at home and extra money on the road. Even if you are poor and live frugally at home, you should bring extra money when you go out so that you won't be helpless if you encounter any trouble or hardship.

After all, if something happens to you while you're out there, and you have no money, and your relatives and friends aren't around, even if you want to ask them for help, they can't help you.

This is the same principle, and they actually understand this principle even better than others.

Su Xiaoxiao is very generous when she goes out. As a result, not only herself, but also others are very polite to her when they see her being so generous. For example, if you go to a place like an inn or restaurant, you should give the waiter a generous tip. There is never any mistake in doing this. It can only bring benefits and no harm.

Therefore, Su Xiaoxiao did a really good job in this regard. After receiving the tip, the waiter naturally took great care of Su Xiaoxiao and Su Ping'an.

It was already past nine o'clock at night, and dinner time had long passed, but the servants still came over and dragged the cook out of bed to cook for the two of them.

Su Xiaoxiao felt very embarrassed and said that they weren't very hungry and had eaten some dry food on the way. She asked if Su Xiaoxiao could just cook them two bowls of noodles.

The waiter agreed and went down to tell the kitchen.

Soon, two steaming bowls of hot noodle soup were served.

A few scallions, cilantro, and slices of beef floated on top. This hot noodle soup looked delicious and fragrant, definitely different from the dry rations they ate on the road.

The two of them cherished this bowl of beef noodles so much that they didn't even finish the soup.

After eating and drinking their fill, they went to rest in the rooms arranged by the staff. The inn wasn't very crowded and wasn't full.

After the two finished washing up, they were about to go to bed when they heard footsteps outside the door again, followed by the young waiter who had greeted them earlier, who was now attentively serving the guests.

That group of guests numbered at least a dozen, and they seemed to be quite arrogant. The waiter was running around taking care of them.

However, these guests didn't seem to be very polite. The one in the lead kept grumbling and complaining, dissatisfied with everything about the place, and even saying that they were so important that they had to sleep in this run-down inn, complaining that the arrangements were inadequate.

Su Xiaoxiao also enjoyed listening to gossip, so she put her ear close to the door to hear what the people outside were saying.

Su Pingan gently pulled her back, "Come back and go to sleep, why are you meddling in other people's business?"

Su Ping'an meant that Su Xiaoxiao should not go over to listen, since this was near the capital and there were many people coming and going. They didn't know who these people were, and they didn't want to cause any trouble.

Su Xiaoxiao didn't care about any of that. She had a gossipy heart. Not to mention in ancient times, even in modern times, she would be quite curious about these gossipy things.

The footsteps of those people faded into the distance, and it seemed that the waiter had arranged for them to stay in the rooms next to Su Xiaoxiao's group and a few rooms in front of them.

Judging from the footsteps, there were at least ten of them, and their speech had a strong江湖 (jianghu, a term referring to the world of martial arts and outlaws) feel, suggesting they weren't ordinary travelers. Su Xiaoxiao suspected they were mountain bandits, as they occasionally used slang or secret codes.

In slang, it means "the wind is strong, get out of here!" or "things are not right, retreat immediately."

Su Xiaoxiao seemed to have heard that sentence, but she didn't hear the rest clearly.

The inn wasn't very soundproof. People came into the room next door and it started making a lot of noise. But after a while, the noise from next door finally stopped.

Su Ping'an's advice regarding this group of people was to stay as far away as possible, regardless of who they were. As long as they weren't bandits coming to rob them, Su Ping'an wouldn't care about anything else.

Su Xiaoxiao's emotions began to fluctuate. She wondered if these people were bandits and would try to rob them. She was very worried that these bandits would get up in the middle of the night and rob them, leaving everyone in the inn empty-handed and then massacring the entire place.

In the end, she heard what sounded like a leader speaking from next door.

"Shut up, all of you! We have to get up early tomorrow to go to the capital. Don't you want to go rescue Third Brother? Get back to sleep!"

The people over there finally quieted down. It turned out they were also heading to the capital the next day, so they probably didn't intend to rob anyone.

Su Xiaoxiao peeked out through the crack in the door. One of the men passing by was a big, burly man. She couldn't see his face through the crack, only his round belly. He was dressed like a bandit and carried a convenient multi-shovel on his back.

The one who came in cursing and swearing was him. Behind him was a thin, short old man. The old man walked almost silently, which meant he must be a skilled martial artist. When he spoke, his voice was very loud, almost like a booming bell. He carried a knife on his back, which was probably a valuable weapon, but Su Xiaoxiao didn't recognize what kind of knife it was.

The others remained silent and passed by Su Xiaoxiao one after another. However, the old man carrying the knife suddenly glanced at the door of Su Xiaoxiao's room, which startled Su Xiaoxiao so much that she almost fell to the ground.

The old man's face was even more frightening; he had a stubble face, a goatee, and yellow eyes, about the size of soybeans, but very bright. He stared at the door of Su Xiaoxiao's room for a moment, then asked the waiter, "Who lives in this room?"

The waiter quickly chimed in, "They're just ordinary people on their way. A young couple, nothing special about them."

The waiter said this to reassure the bandits, meaning that although this was the room next to theirs, the people in the room were just ordinary folks, people who were coming to the city. No matter if they were staying at the inn or coming here to do something, the people in this room would definitely not bother them.

The old man with yellow eyes nodded and said, "Okay, we understand. We need to get to the city tomorrow, so please prepare breakfast for us as soon as possible."

The young waiter quickly agreed and led the group into their room to rest.

Su Xiaoxiao finally felt relieved and decided to go to sleep. Actually, Su Xiaoxiao wanted to check if there were any other guest rooms available. She wanted to change rooms because the feeling of being surrounded by bandits was a bit scary, and she was afraid she would have nightmares.

As expected, Su Xiaoxiao had a nightmare all night.