A post-apocalyptic female soul travels back to the War of Resistance against Japan

So Cheng Ying asked again, "Big brother, I have another question for you, and you have to answer me truthfully!"

Su Shaoheng hesitated for a moment, but still said, "Go ahead and ask. I'm in this situation now anyway, so there's nothing I can't say!"

"Big brother, I wanted to ask if your family's silk fabrics are produced in-house or purchased cheaply from elsewhere?"

Su Shaoheng was taken aback. So the question was about the origin of the goods. There was nothing to hide.

"Most of them are produced by ourselves. Sometimes when we can't meet the production schedule or there isn't enough, we will buy some from outside."

After listening, Cheng Ying nodded and asked, "Then, big brother, are those silks you make from silkworm silk, or from other materials?"

Su Shaoheng was even more surprised. This little girl was no ordinary person; she actually knew these things. This ignited a strange hope in Su Shaoheng's heart.

Su Shaoheng truthfully stated, "We raise silkworms on our own estate, hire people to weave them into silk, and the cloth is made from yarn spun by ourselves."

Cheng Ying nodded, and after thinking for a moment, she said, "Big brother, how much more stock do you need to meet the quota for all the merchants this time?"

Su Shaoheng thought for a moment and said, "Besides the remaining ones in our other warehouses, there are a total of 15 merchants who signed contracts with us this time. We are still short of silk. As for how many other fabrics we are short? Because they are classified differently, I need to go back and check the ledgers. But the approximate quantity is about 20,000 bolts."

When Cheng Ying heard these quantities, she had a strange feeling. She immediately realized that such a large quantity of goods couldn't be handled by a small place like this; the most likely explanation was...

"Big brother, does your family always ship this much every year?"

"No, that's not true. We've never shipped this much in previous years. This year is special because we signed several new large orders. I estimated that the quantity would be enough, but our largest warehouse was completely burned down overnight, which is why we are unable to deliver the goods this time."

Cheng Ying laughed upon hearing this. Sure enough, it seemed the Su family had been tricked by their rivals.

Upon careful consideration of Cheng Ying's question, Su Shaoheng, being no fool, immediately realized that his Su family had fallen into a trap set by someone else!

But even if we understand everything now, it's too late to change anything.

Cheng Ying's thought was that she could have the robots work non-stop overnight to produce the required quantity of goods, but although she had all kinds of machines in her space, she didn't have any raw materials, which was a problem!

Another point is that we must give those merchants a few more days' grace. Even if there is no shortage of raw materials, it will still take a few days to get things done.

Since Cheng Ying has decided to help the Su family, she will not give up because of a small setback!

"Big brother, if you trust me, give me all the silkworms from your village, and I'll figure out how to get this batch out for you!"

Su Shaoheng was so excited he could hardly believe it, but he also wanted to take a gamble, since this little girl was the only one willing to help their family since their misfortune.

Even though she was only five years old, he was inexplicably willing to believe her; perhaps she was the only straw he could grasp at!

Su Shaoheng forcefully suppressed his excitement and said, "Okay, I'm willing to believe you. I'll go and prepare in a bit and bring all the silkworms over to you, Miss."

Seeing how much Su Shaoheng trusted her, Cheng Ying smiled and continued, "Big brother, we still need to talk to those merchants and ask them to give us a few more days so we can have enough time to prepare the goods."

Su Shaoheng: "Okay! No problem. Once I've brought all the silkworms over, I'll go and negotiate with them."

At this moment, Lin Dafu couldn't help but tug at Cheng Ying's sleeve and whispered, "Miss Tong'er, we should go back now, or Madam will really be angry."

Cheng Ying was also helpless. She was too young and had no freedom at all. So she turned to Su Shaoheng and said, "Big brother, I have to go. My home is the third alley to the right after you leave this teahouse. You can take the silkworms to my house."

Su Shaoheng nodded. "Okay! I should be able to get the silkworms over in half an hour."

Cheng Ying said to Su Shaoheng, "Big brother, I'll head back now. See you later!"

After saying that, he followed Lin Dafu and left the teahouse.

As Su Shaoheng watched her departing figure, he felt a mix of emotions, wondering if this little girl could truly bring about a turning point.