"Madam, young master, you've arrived. Please come in."

Despite his own worries, Fang Yong still tried his best to smile and welcome the people in, so that his master wouldn't be exposed to the wind outside.

Jiang Jiuniang could tell at a glance that he was preoccupied. After Fang Yong personally brought out the tea, she said, "Brother Fang, please speak frankly. Is something wrong?"

Seeing that Jiang Jiuniang had noticed, Fang Yong sighed and said, "I was originally planning to report to Madam tonight, but since Madam is here, I'll just say it directly."

“I went to buy wool from the people who used to collect wool early this morning, but I was told that someone had come and collected the wool during the Chinese New Year, and that the person was using our name.”

“During this period, we followed Madam’s wishes and had a peaceful New Year. We did not purchase any wool. I sent people to investigate, but they found nothing.”

As he spoke, Fang Yong knelt down before Jiang Jiuniang and continued, "I have failed in my duties and have let down Madam's expectations. Please punish me!"

He had done everything he could, but his lack of ability had led to this situation, and he felt very guilty, feeling sorry for Jiang Jiuniang.

After understanding the situation, Jiang Jiuniang asked, "Is there any wool left in the workshop?"

"Yes, we bought a lot of them and turned them into yarn. We estimate they can last for another four or five days."

Jiang Jiuniang nodded: "I understand. Then there's no need to rush. Just use it for now."

Fang Yong was a little stunned. Jiang Jiuniang didn't blame him?

You have to understand, the masters he served before would beat him up at the slightest disagreement, let alone mess things up like this time.

"lady……"

He opened his mouth, but was interrupted by Jiang Jiuniang: "Brother Fang, there's no need to say more. The other party came prepared, so it's not your fault. Just be more careful in the future. I will send someone to investigate other matters."

"Thank you, Madam!"

Fang Yong was quite excited, feeling that Jiang Jiuniang was a really good person, and that he would be willing to do anything for her in the future.

Jiang Jiuniang waved her hand, telling him to go about his business, then looked at Gou'er and asked, "Son, what do you think about this?"

The dog knew that its mother was testing it again. After thinking carefully, it said, "Mother, it must have been done by people from the capital. They think we've made a lot of money and want a piece of the pie too."

"My son is indeed smart!"

Jiang Jiuniang nodded approvingly, quite satisfied with Gou'er's answer.

"I had expected those people to get restless, but I didn't expect them to come so quickly and so impatiently."

She chuckled softly, took a sip of tea, and found the sweetness of the tea dispelling much of her unhappiness.

"What does Mother plan to do? They're impersonating us to buy wool. We can't let them do this, or it will ruin our reputation."

Although Gou'er doesn't know much about business, he does know that being impersonated is a serious matter.

If they can impersonate them to buy wool now, they can use that name to commit murder and arson later. When that happens, they'll be slapped with such a huge accusation that even if they had a thousand mouths, they would have no way to explain it.

Unlike him, Jiang Jiuniang was not in a hurry. She smiled and asked, "Son, let me ask you, before I started this business, were these wools useful?"

The dog shook its head. If it were useful, the people on the border wouldn't be living in such hardship.

"By the way, these wools are only useful if we get them. They're just waste in other people's hands. So, it's not us who should be worried, it's the other side."

As she spoke, she crossed her legs and shook them, feeling like a little genius.

The dog's eyes lit up instantly. His mother was indeed his mother; nothing could stump her!

"Then let's send someone to investigate their background. Knowing yourself and your enemy is the key to victory!"

The dog was already getting excited; it always learns a lot from its mother.

"No rush, let's go check on the workers. They just started work today, so we should go and offer our regards."

She put down her teacup, stood up gracefully, and went outside, with the dog following closely behind.

The female workers were already in place, sitting in their positions knitting sweaters. When they saw Jiang Jiuniang and Gou'er, they wanted to get up and greet them, but were stopped.

"No need for formalities, you all go about your business and don't mind me."

Jiang Jiuniang waved her hand, not really caring, and then walked around to check the situation.

Their wages were based on piecework; the more they wove, the more they earned. This inevitably led to situations where quality was neglected in pursuit of quantity. However, after looking around, Jiang Jiuniang found that this was not the case.

She happened to walk up to a female worker who wasn't knitting, but rather unraveling something.

"Why was it demolished?"

Hearing her voice, the female worker was a little scared and said awkwardly, "There was a section that wasn't woven well, so I took it apart and started weaving it again."

Jiang Jiuniang nodded: "That's good. If you do your work diligently, I won't treat you unfairly."

"Yes, yes! Madam is so good to us, she is like a second mother to us, so of course we can't let her be in a difficult position."

The female worker's face was full of gratitude, which warmed Jiang Jiuniang's heart.

When we ran the workshop in the village before, although the workers were all carefully selected from the village, there were still some omissions. So we had to have someone watch over it and check for any defective products. But here, there is only Fang Yong in charge, and there have never been any problems.

It's not that Fang Yong's methods were particularly good; it all depended on the self-discipline of these female workers.

In their view, without Jiang Jiuniang's help, they wouldn't have been able to find work now, let alone survive until after the New Year. Because of Jiang Jiuniang, they earned money and had a happy New Year. In order to continue living this good life, they dared not have any bad intentions.

Jiang Jiuniang sighed inwardly, thinking how simple and honest the working people were. Those in power should pay more attention to these working people at the bottom of society; they don't have many bad intentions and just want to live their lives well.

After leaving the workshop, the mother and son strolled around the streets. Today was the day to welcome the God of Wealth, and there were similar activities taking place on the streets, making it quite lively.

In just two or three months, the city was no longer as dilapidated as before, and everyone's life gradually improved, which made Jiang Jiuniang very satisfied.

She not only wants to do the wool business, but also the goat milk business. This place has abundant resources, and it would be a waste not to use them to make money.

It can be used to make milk powder and milk candy, and then sold all over the country, making a fortune.

However, the wool business is just starting out and it's not very stable yet. We need to solidify this business before moving on to the next one. You can't rush things.

The main objective now is to find out exactly who used her name to collect all the wool (referring to the money collected by the company), and this matter cannot be left unresolved.

Back at the military camp, Jiang Jiuniang sent people to investigate. Her subordinates were incredibly efficient and returned in no time.

They brought people instead of messages.

Because military camps are restricted areas and not just anyone can enter, they left the people outside the defense line and sent Jiang Jiuniang to check on them herself.

Jiang Jiuniang, who was lying in bed reading a novel while holding a hot water bottle: ...