The Female General Dominates All After Transmigration-Chapter 247 - 244: More to Come for the Clams

Ling Chengyan waved her hand and said, "Right now, what’s urgent is not hunting for revenge, but getting the two of them back quickly to treat their wounds..."

Feng Jianshe, rarely, mustered the courage to interrupt Ling Chengyan and shouted, "Captain, such a small wound is nothing, I don’t need to go back."

Li Ming echoed, "Our wounds are all bandaged, they won’t interfere with training, no need to go back."

Ling Chengyan raised her hand and patted their shoulders, saying, "Whether or not it’s a wolf, as long as it’s an animal bite, you need to get vaccinated within twenty-four hours. Otherwise, if you get rabies, there’s no cure."

Feng Jianshe and Li Ming didn’t know what rabies was, they both turned to look at their squad leader Geng Wei.

Geng Wei didn’t know about rabies either, but he trusted the captain.

Seeing the two looking over, Geng Wei waved his hand, saying, "If the captain says you need to go back, then you go back! Do you want to turn into mad dogs and die?"

Like mad dogs, go crazy and die?

Feng Jianshe and Li Ming shivered and shook their heads like rattles.

Feng Jianshe and Li Ming were sent away, along with two buckets of duoluos and two bags of large clams; fishing for them was too tedious, only a handful of large clams were casually caught.

On the first day of crossing the tidal flats, two non-combat personnel were reduced.

Three days later, when everyone completed the traverse and returned to Huicheng, unexpectedly, Xu Dong was waiting eagerly at the gate. As soon as the two vehicles approached, he hurriedly ran over, and the first thing he asked was, "Did you bring back seafood? Did you get those large clams and razor clams?"

Ling Chengyan glared at him, eyes full of coldness: We crossed tidal flats, endured hardships, and you only ask about food when we meet? I didn’t expect you to be like this, Xu Dong!

Xu Dong, belatedly realizing, shivered, blinked, and then quickly pulled out a flattering smile, saying, "Captain, you’ve worked hard. Get off the car, I’ve had the cafeteria prepare dumplings to welcome you all."

Ling Chengyan rolled her eyes at him sharply, said nothing, and instructed the driver to drive off, nearly causing Xu Dong to take a tumble while hugging the car door.

Watching the two vehicles drive past him towards the barracks, Xu Dong finally steadied himself and limped after them.

Just now, the car drove off too suddenly, he managed to dodge successfully, but accidentally twisted his foot. Ouch, this ankle hurts, it’s definitely going to swell up.

After freshening up and sitting down in the office with a cup of hot tea from Xu Dong, Ling Chengyan finally listened to his explanation of the situation: It turned out, the last time Li Ming and others brought back seafood, besides giving a little to some leaders to taste, they also sent a portion to the Ling Family. As luck would have it, Mr. Lian happened to be dining at the Ling Family that day, saw these things, liked them very much, and even proposed opening a seafood processing factory to bulk buy large clams and razor clams, process them, and then export.

Ling Chengyan was so engrossed she forgot to drink her tea. It took a while after Xu Dong finished speaking for her to respond, "There are indeed a lot of these things, but setting up a processing plant... Did he say how much can be processed in one day?"

Xu Dong shook his head, "That he didn’t say, just mentioned bulk acquisition, which could increase income for coastal residents and provide substantial employment for workers."

There was no smile left on Ling Chengyan’s face anymore.

She lowered her eyes, looking at the tea leaves gradually sinking to the bottom of the tea mug, remained silent for a long time, and finally said, "We don’t have a say in this matter."

Xu Dong paused, then said, "You’re always mentioning the lack of training funds and inadequate facilities, so I thought..."

As he spoke, he got stuck, then shook his head and smiled, "I was thinking too simplistically."

No matter whether Mr. Lian opens a processing plant or not, it won’t involve the military, and it won’t have any relationship with our Special Service Company.

Seeing him like this, Ling Chengyan instead smiled, "Alright, stop dawdling here. Go check in the kitchen. Distribute the good items to those who should receive them. Let the kitchen handle the leftovers. I heard you can make things like spiced crabs, crab sauce. Make some while they’re fresh so when Lixin and Guohui come back, they can enjoy them too."

Xu Dong smiled again, agreed, and got up to leave.

Ling Chengyan slowly finished a mug of tea in the office, then got up to leave, skipping the dumplings at the cafeteria and headed straight home.

Previously, when she was with the Automobile Company, she was often away driving and rarely home. The kids didn’t seem to mind. Since transferring to the Special Service Company, with less time away, just being gone for three days, the kids were unusually affectionate when they saw her, clinging to her like they had been apart for a long time, even during meals they squeezed next to her.

After the children were asleep and the couple returned to their room, Ling Chengyan asked about Mr. Lian’s seafood processing plant proposal.

Wang Liansheng said, "There is such a thing. The leaders have always hoped that Mr. Lian would set up a factory locally, but Mr. Lian hadn’t found a suitable project. It’s rare for Mr. Lian to propose a project himself, so the leaders are quite pleased and pay close attention to it."

Ling Chengyan remained silent for a long time before saying, "Speaking of seafood processing, foreign countries have coastlines and tidal flats too. Why must Mr. Lian invest and build a factory here with products exported for sale... Isn’t it possible to purchase seafood locally abroad for processing?"

Wang Liansheng saw her frowning, an unusually naive expression rarely seen, somewhat childlike, and couldn’t help but smile.

Her hand rested on the blanket, and Wang Liansheng gently took it, saying, "Foreign countries do have oceans and tidal flats, but the cost of setting up a factory abroad is high in terms of land, taxes, and other expenses, not to mention that labor costs are several or even ten times higher than in our country. A pound of clams, processed domestically and exported, could very well be cheaper than locally processed products abroad, even significantly cheaper."

Ling Chengyan listened intently, not noticing her hand was being held, only dazedly saying, "So, in the end, our country is just too poor!"

Wang Liansheng squeezed her hand slightly tighter, responding dully, "Yes, our country is too poor."

Because the country is impoverished and underdeveloped, there’s a pressing need for accelerated development and the introduction of advanced foreign technology and capital. However, to introduce advanced foreign equipment requires a lot of foreign exchange...

It all boils down to the issue of ’poverty’.

That night, Ling Chengyan didn’t know when she fell asleep. She only knew she tossed and turned for a long time before drifting off. As she hovered on the edge of slumber, Wang Liansheng tucked her arm into the blanket and adjusted the edges for her.

Neither of them slept well, so the next morning when they woke up, they both noticed the blue circles under each other’s eyes.

"Sleep a bit more, I’ll go out to buy breakfast." Ling Chengyan got up out of bed.

Her habits of rising early to practice martial arts, train, and now picking up breakfast remained unchanged across lifetimes.

In fact, two more snack shops have opened in the alley across from the compound, one selling fried buns and the other selling tandoori baked bread and tofu brain soup. They’re all quite tasty, providing more convenient options for breakfast purchasing.