The peasant girl has a private space, and her husband is handsome.

Hu Pingfan was standing outside Gu's Teahouse, talking to a retired veteran who had come to visit him.

The old soldier's surname was Yuan, and he was over fifty years old. He was originally one of General Mu's men in Shacheng, just like Hu Pingfan.

In Shacheng, everyone calls him Brother Yuan.

Brother Yuan was wearing a slightly worn black robe, and his hair was adorned with ordinary wooden hairpins, clearly indicating that he was not living a good life.

He had a good relationship with Hu Pingfan, which is why he came to visit today to see how Hu Pingfan was doing. If he wasn't doing well, he planned to help him out.

Originally, he wasn't the only one who didn't approve of Hu Pingfan following Miss Su; all the soldiers in Shacheng didn't approve either.

They thought Hu Pingfan was too foolish and stubborn. He had risked his life to accumulate five hundred and two families' worth of wealth on the frontier, and then casually donated it to a little girl.

Wouldn't it be better to use that money for retirement? Or to start a small business?

However, Brother Yuan noticed that Hu Pingfan was dressed very well now.

The dark blue brocade robe was very novel in style, and a flawless piece of mutton fat jade was attached to the waist.

This outfit is just as good as those worn by the scions of prominent families in the capital.

He actually wanted to help Brother Hu out of his own pocket; he was really overestimating himself!

Brother Hu is doing quite well.

Moreover, Brother Yuan noticed that Brother Hu had gained some weight and looked ruddy, unlike when he was dark and thin in Shacheng.

"Brother Hu, your clothes look really good."

Hu Pingfan was also very satisfied with his clothes. "Now that I'm working for Miss Su, I naturally have to dress presentably so as not to embarrass her."

He bought these clothes for several dozen taels of silver. Anyway, ever since he came to Miss Su's side, he has never been short of money.

"Brother Yuan, look, I bought these clothes from Guose Tianxiang. Guose Tianxiang is also Miss Su's business. We insiders can get the lowest discount when we buy from them."

Brother Yuan is also a local of Beijing. Since he retired and returned home, his daughter has been nagging him to buy her a dress from the brand "Guosetianxiang" (国色天香), but the price is outrageously high, so Brother Yuan couldn't bring himself to buy it.

"Brother Yuan, if you want to buy clothes from Guose Tianxiang, I'll go with you. Miss Su said that our Gu Ji employees can enjoy the biggest discounts when they bring their friends to Guose Tianxiang."

Brother Yuan was overjoyed to hear this.

His daughter had been making a fuss for so long, and he had wanted to buy it for her for a while, but his means were limited. Since Hu Pingfan was taking him to buy it and they could get a discount, he was definitely going to go.

"That's perfect. I'll have to trouble you to come with me, Brother Hu. I want to buy one for my daughter."

The Guose Tianxiang clothing store was located on the street next to Gu's Teahouse, and the two of them arrived quickly on foot.

As soon as Hu Pingfan entered the shop, the shop assistants greeted him warmly as "Military Advisor Hu."

Brother Yuan said enviously, "Brother Hu, you really have a lot of face."

Earlier, his daughter had been clamoring for clothes from the Guose Tianxiang store. Brother Yuan stood at the entrance of Guose Tianxiang, glanced at the prices, and then ran away in a huff.

With Brother Hu here today, I don't feel embarrassed even if I can't afford it.

Brother Yuan looked at several pieces of clothing and found that everything in Guose Tianxiang was clearly priced, with fair prices for all ages, but the prices were really expensive.

He picked out the cheapest pink women's dress, but it still cost fifteen taels of silver.

Fortunately, thanks to Hu Pingfan's influence, he got a 40% discount and only had to pay nine taels of silver.

After paying, Brother Yuan went to look at men's clothing, not intending to buy anything, just wanting to browse.

It turned out that the dress Hu Pingfan was wearing actually cost one hundred taels of silver at the Guose Tianxiang store.

"Brother Hu, you're actually wearing such expensive clothes now."

Such expensive clothes would have seemed too expensive to Hu Pingfan when he worked in Shacheng, but now Hu Pingfan works for Miss Su, and Miss Su doesn't have any poor people around her.

Even a random clerk in Gu's shop has more money than the manager of other shops.

The silver that Hu Pingfan had previously donated to Miss Su was considered an investment by her, and she received more than two thousand taels in dividends alone.

Although he didn't get to follow Miss Su in conquering the world as he had hoped, he did become a wealthy man.

"Brother Yuan, Miss Su is still short of people. She likes retired soldiers from the border the most. You can also work for Miss Su."

Brother Yuan certainly wanted to, but he was already over fifty years old, and no shop in the entire capital would hire a useless man in his fifties.

They only recruit people under the age of thirty. People over fifty can only work as street vendors to make a living, so he had a very difficult time after retiring from the military.

He had no confidence at all, feeling that Miss Su definitely wouldn't want him.

"Brother Hu, it's been a long time since we last met, and I've saved a lot of money on clothes thanks to you. Let me treat you to lunch."

Hu Pingfan knew that Brother Yuan didn't have much money, otherwise he wouldn't have only bought his daughter cheap clothes for about ten taels of silver.

"No need, no need, don't waste your money, Brother Yuan. Come with me to Gu's Teahouse. I have some free delicacies that Miss Su gave out. Come on, I'll get them for you to try. I'm sure you'll like them."

Because they went to Guose Tianxiang to pick out clothes, the two successfully avoided the mealtime. When they returned to Gu Ji Teahouse, there were several empty tables in the lobby.

Hu Pingfan pulled Brother Yuan to sit in a corner, made two packets of instant noodles with mushroom and chicken flavor, and each of them had a bowl.

After tasting the noodles, Brother Yuan felt that he had wasted his life.

I never imagined that noodles could be made in such a variety of ways.

It tastes delicious and has a very chewy and refreshing texture.

Now, Brother Yuan finally sees clearly what a good life Brother Hu is living now.

When Brother Hu donated his life savings to Miss Su, he tried to dissuade him, but to no avail.

Fortunately, I didn't try to dissuade him, otherwise I would have blocked Brother Hu's bright future.

Look at the noodles that Brother Hu is eating. It's a delicacy he's never tasted in his fifty-plus years of life. Brother Hu said that he can eat it every day while he's with Miss Su.

The soldiers of Shacheng all thought Hu Pingfan was living a miserable life, but little did they know that he was living like a god, eating delicacies that only gods could enjoy.

Brother Hu is not stupid at all; it's them who are stupid.

Hu Pingfan took two bags of rice candy and placed them in front of Brother Yuan.

"Our Gu's Teahouse has great benefits. These two packets of rice candy were given to me for free by Miss Su. Please take them back and let your wife and children try them."

Brother Yuan looked at the long queue outside; all those people were queuing up to buy rice candy.

Brother Hu was really lucky; by choosing to follow Miss Su, he immediately achieved the freedom to make rice candy.

Brother Yuan had originally planned to queue up today to buy some rice candy to take back for his family to try, but now he has saved both money and the effort of queuing.

In retrospect, Brother Hu was incredibly wise.

Back in Shacheng, Brother Hu didn't even get to see Miss Su before he decided to follow her. He's got good taste; he deserves to be rich.