Song Ning probably understood what Magistrate Wu meant, so he asked for a different room that night and moved out early the next morning.

After moving from the county government office to an inn, Magistrate Wu planned to send someone to serve her, but she righteously refused.

Magistrate Wu is not someone that ordinary people can subdue; she had to back down.

After settling in at the inn, Song Ning and his two companions, Shunzi and Li Xingwang, started working with their men, while Song Ning strolled around the streets to learn about the local customs and culture.

She still has a shop in Yongning County, so this is a good opportunity to go and take a look.

After walking through several streets, Song Ning noticed a problem: the commercial development of Yongning County was clearly inferior to that of Jiangning County.

With underdeveloped commerce, and in an era that focused solely on agriculture, living conditions naturally lagged behind.

Jiangning County has many wealthy families, most of whom made their fortunes in business. How many of them can truly live a good life by farming alone?

Song Ning strolled along the street, looking for her shop.

Finally, on a street with relatively more people, I saw her shop.

As Song Ning walked in, the shopkeeper immediately came to greet her: "What does the young lady need?"

The shop is a general store, filled with small items and daily necessities.

You can tell that no one has been here for a long time; the shelves are covered in dust.

Song Ning looked around the shop and asked with a smile, "Shopkeeper, are you the only one here right now?"

The shopkeeper replied with a smile, "Yes, this shop has been around for quite a few years. The previous owner sold it when he saw there was no business. I heard it was recently sold again, and all the employees were laid off, leaving only me."

"Since this shop has already been sold and there's hardly any business, why are you still keeping it?"

The shopkeeper gave a wry smile: "It's hard to find work these days. This shop was taken over by the county magistrate, so he told me to stay here for now. At least I'll have a place to stay and earn some wages until the new owner comes."

Seeing that Song Ning wasn't buying anything but was interested in the shop, the shopkeeper asked, "Miss, why are you asking these questions?"

Song Ning smiled and took out the land deed: "Shopkeeper, this shop is now mine. Here is the land deed, take a look."

The shopkeeper took the land deed, glanced at it, and immediately bowed to Song Ning: "So you're the new owner. Please come in."

Song Ning walked around the shop, and the shopkeeper introduced the history and current situation of the shop.

"This shop was built by the old owner back then. It was the first general store in Yongning County, and it's been there for decades now. But as you can see, there are hardly any people here now, and it just hangs there all day."

It must be said that Magistrate Wu is quite generous.

This shop is quite large, with a courtyard in the back and several rooms built there, which can be lived in. The location is considered to be close to the county center in Yongning County.

"Master, are you here to open the shop?"

Song Ning nodded: "That's the idea, but we need to see what suits this place first."

Doing business in Yongning County is not an easy thing.

The people are too poor and have little purchasing power, so even if this shop opens, it probably won't do much business.

Therefore, the most important thing right now is to develop Yongning County.

"Manager Hu, you are from Yongning County. Do you know what things Yongning County has that are unique to Yongning County?"

Shopkeeper Hu thought for a moment and shook his head: "I haven't heard of it in the county, but there are many towns and villages under our county, most of which are mainly engaged in farming. You can go there and ask."

We should ask Magistrate Wu about this.

Before leaving, Song Ning left a few bars of soap she had brought in the shop to see if anyone would buy them. She also gave a few bars to Manager Hu, who knew the shop well and she didn't plan to replace him, so she asked him to keep an eye on things for the time being.

After leaving the shop, Song Ning went to see Magistrate Wu.

Magistrate Wu was a good official who racked his brains for Yongning County. However, he was not there when she arrived, as he had gone to inspect other areas.

Song Ning waited until evening before he finally met Magistrate Wu.

Song Ning immediately said, "Lord Wu, there is something I would like to discuss with you."

"Miss Song, please speak freely."

After Song Ning shared her thoughts, Magistrate Wu slapped his thigh and exclaimed, "Miss Song, I knew you were a thoughtful person!"

Then he sighed and said, "To be honest, I've been thinking about this for many years, but I've never been able to figure it out. I've asked a lot of people for advice, but nothing has worked out."

Magistrate Wu, as if grasping at a straw, quickly asked, "Miss Song, do you have any ideas?"

"Does Lord Wu know what Yongning County has that is unique to Yongning County?"

Yongning County is adjacent to Tianxiang County. In theory, the climate and soil quality here are not much different from those in Tianxiang County, and the crops are basically the same.

Magistrate Wu thought for a moment, but there didn't seem to be anything special. Suddenly, he thought of something and said, "There doesn't seem to be anything else. There are just a few things that I don't think I've ever seen grown elsewhere, but they don't taste very good. People don't eat them; they're mostly used to feed livestock."

Song Ning became interested upon hearing this: "Can you take me to see it?"

Magistrate Wu had no choice but to agree. If it weren't for the people around him stopping him, he would have taken Song Ning to the village that very night.

However, before Song Ning went there, she discovered something that interested her even more: the cloth of Yongning County.

She discovered that the fabric here was printed, not embroidered; the patterns must have been dyed on during the dyeing process.

The cloth available in the Jin Dynasty was mostly solid color; Song Ning had never seen any cloth that could be printed with patterns.

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