At this time, the door sounded, and it turned out that He Xin, a companion from the same dormitory, was here.

The treatment and conditions of the navy are higher than those of the army. Due to their living conditions, the soldiers on the ship live in double rooms after they get ashore, which is also a compensation for their hard life on the ship. Zhao Ping's roommate happens to be He Xin.

He Xin is an old soldier of the Navy. Since the Time Traveler landed, he has followed the Time Traveler with his younger brother. The People's Army had not yet been established at that time. Since their brothers were all fishermen, they were assigned to the Navy and were also the first group of soldiers of the People's Army Navy. They have long been promoted to the rank of lieutenant.

After the time traveler entered Qingdao, He Xin and his younger brother He Ming moved their family to Qingdao to settle down. His mother also found a job to clean the government agency. However, because He Ming was too young, his military status was suspended and he was assigned to the Hope School to systematically learn cultural knowledge. Of course, the tuition fee was completely exempted. He Xin still stayed in the Navy to serve.

Although He Xin was a fisherman who was not good at reading or literacy, and his experience in fishermen did not have much effect on the modern navy, the navy opened special literacy education and professional knowledge education. After all, He Xin was still very young and was very diligent and studious. Therefore, by this time he had mastered basic cultural knowledge and basic professional knowledge. Now he served as a lookout in the naval team on the Navy's flagship Kaihai.

Originally, He Xin and Zhao Ping did not belong to the same warship, nor did they belong to the same squadron, and would not be in the same dormitory. However, He Xin was one of the members selected from the Kaihai to receive the warships in Germany, so he was assigned to live in the same room with Zhao Ping.

Seeing Zhao Ping packing his luggage, He Xin said, "What? Are you going to go back to Tianjin?"

Zhao Ping nodded and said, "Yes, I haven't been back for almost a year. I'll go back to say goodbye to my family while I have a few days off now. I won't go to you, my family has moved to Qingdao and can meet you at any time. When are you planning to go back?"

After hearing Zhao Ping's words, He Xin said with a bitter face: "I really don't want to go back."

Zhao Ping couldn't help but be surprised and said, "Why don't you want to go back? It will take at least 4 months to go to Germany this time. You have to go back and say goodbye to your mother."

He Xin sighed, sat on the bed and said, "Just the day before yesterday, my brother came to find me. It turned out that my mother knew from where I had a few days off, so she found me a marriage. She hurried home and went home to go on a blind date with the woman after I had a holiday."

Zhao Ping smiled and said, "This is a good thing. You are not young anymore, so you should marry a wife and get married."

He Xin rolled his eyes and said, "Is it a good thing? Are you 4 years older than me? Why haven't you got married yet?"

Zhao Ping put down his work, sat on the edge of the bed, and said, "I am different from you. My parents have long died. They are alone and have no support. But you still have an old lady. Now you are in the army, and you can't go home for one or two months. Although your brother can go home now, he will have to return to the army in at most two years. At that time, your mother will be alone at home. If you marry a wife, there will be someone to take care of her at home in the future."

After hearing Zhao Ping's words, He Xin couldn't help but remain silent. Since He Xin joined the army, his income has been quite rich and I have something to do, so my family has gradually improved. In this era, with the conditions of their family, they are definitely popular and they may have been married long ago. He Xin's mother is even more anxious than him and has already started to arrange He Xin's marriage. This year, he arranged two blind dates for He Xin, which made He Xin untied.

In fact, He Xin is now a young man who is almost 19 years old. In fact, when he is very interested in the relationship between the opposite sex and the relationship between men and women, he is full of beautiful fantasies about marriage. He is not opposed to arranging marriages for him at home. However, He Xin has been a soldier for more than two years and has learned some culture and has improved his horizons a lot. In addition, he is the rank of a second lieutenant, and it is just around the corner. Even if he is promoted to a lieutenant and captain, it is not impossible to be promoted to the school level. He naturally has his own requirements for his partner. In He Xin's heart, he has set several standards for his partner, preferably a heroic female soldier, or a gentle female student who has received education and can read and read, but cannot accept the local girl from the countryside. But the two blind dates arranged by my mother for him are both types that He Xin despised, so He Xin felt resistant.

But Zhao Ping's words were not wrong. Although I am still healthy now, when my younger brother returns to the army, it is really hard to worry that I am left alone at home. If I had married a wife earlier, I would have a companion in the future, but I was not willing to find someone I looked down upon for a lifetime. Therefore, He Xin was indeed very confused, but he couldn't tell Zhao Ping in detail these things, so he had to nod and said, "You are right, I'll go back and discuss with me."

Zhao Ping also nodded and said, "That's right." As he said that, he put the remaining few pieces of clothes in the crate and said, "I'm going to buy a boat ticket, so I'll leave first. You can go and check out later."

He Xin said: "Go, I'll do these things."

Zhao Ping left the barracks with a rattan box and a cross-back bag.

Because there are frequent personnel and materials between Qingdao and Tianjin, there are 3 direct ships every day, one in the morning, noon and evening. Because the East China government has built an instructional lighthouse along the coast of Shandong, it can also set sail at night. In addition, there are at least 3 ships passing through Qingdao to Tianjin every day, but the passing ships may not be guaranteed to have cabins, and they will only be determined after the ship arrives on the shore. The single voyage time takes about 8-10 hours. Zhao Ping chose a direct shift at 8 pm, preparing to buy a single ticket and sleep on the boat for a night. He can go to Dagukou at 5 or 6 am tomorrow, and then take a train or carriage back to Tianjin.

It was only 4 o'clock when the train was getting off the bus. It was still very early. Zhao Ping came to the passenger terminal, bought a boat ticket, and placed the rattan box in the luggage room of the terminal. Then he left the terminal and prepared to buy some gifts for Zhao Weizhong's family. After finally going back, the gift was not small. Moreover, the Navy's salary was relatively high. Zhao Ping's basic salary, allowances, subsidies, bonuses and other incomes combined, the average monthly income could exceed 6 yuan, and after being promoted to a lieutenant-level officer, it could reach 8 yuan, which was quite considerable in this era.

Moreover, in the military camp, all the living expenses on the warships are supplied by the troops, and they can't spend much money on them. Now Zhao Ping has saved more than 60 yuan, which is a considerable amount of money and can be used as a small business. Therefore, Zhao Ping also has enough financial resources to buy gifts.

Zhao Ping knew that there was a big shop called "Quanfusheng" near the dock. It was opened by the head of overseas Chinese. It had a very complete range of goods, and it had food, clothing and supplies, and almost everything could be bought. However, the heads called this shop "supermarket", and Zhao Ping thought that the name was very appropriate. Isn't this a "supermarket"?

After the East China government was officially established, time travelers were allowed to start their own businesses, so a group of time travelers who were not interested in politics also took action. At this time, the labor points accumulated by each time traveler could be exchanged for thousands of silver dollars, and many people had tens of thousands of dollars. The funds were basically enough, and multiple people could also combine shares. So some people opened factories, some bought shops, some engaged in the catering industry, some engaged in the retail industry, etc. So far, there are 31 factories run by time travelers. "Quanfusheng Supermarket" is one of them.

The legal person of "Quanfusheng Supermarket" is a couple, the man is called Xiong Wei and the woman is called Liu Mei. She is not old, only in her early 30s and has no children. Both of them are not interested in politics, so after the East China government allows time travelers to start their own businesses, the two began to choose investment projects. The labor points of the couple can be exchanged for a total of more than 16,000 silver dollars. It is not too much to say that too much, and it is not enough to open a textile factory, flour mill or something; but it is not enough to say that too little can be less, buying shops and opening restaurants is enough, and of course some people want to open a factory to attract them to invest, but the couple only wants to open their own husband-and-wife shops and don’t want to get involved with others, so they politely declined.

After the market examination and evaluation, the couple decided to engage in retail and open a large comprehensive supermarket. First of all, in China in this era, although there was a comprehensive market, such comprehensive supermarkets had not yet appeared. The market was composed of scattered shops, which were obviously not as good as comprehensive supermarkets in overall operation, management, and cost control. Secondly, although the East China government was not established for a long time, it vigorously developed industry and commerce. It established more than 100 factories, and it focused on light industries and industry. Therefore, it also provided the market with a rich variety of commodities, which increased significantly, and the land reform was implemented in rural areas, which initially released agricultural productivity, and agricultural and sideline products were much richer than in the past.

In such a general environment, it is quite promising to establish a large comprehensive supermarket. Moreover, with the further development of the East China government, the economy will definitely rise further. Therefore, the retail industry will surely become an indispensable industry in society. If managed properly, it may even develop into a world-class retail giant such as "Carrefour" and "Wal-Mart".

Of course, they also have a convenient condition, that is, before traveling through time, Xiong Wei opened a supermarket at home. Although it was just a community-level convenience supermarket, the basic process and operation mode were similar to those of large supermarkets.

After confirming the goal, the couple immediately took action. After some efforts, they finally opened the first "Quanfusheng Supermarket" near Qingdao Pier Wharf, mainly focusing on the management of grain, oil, food and food and daily necessities.

Sure enough, as soon as the supermarket opened, business became extremely hot. Because with the formal establishment of the East China government, Qingdao's urbanization process developed rapidly, social division of labor began to be refined, industrial population increased a large number, and retail goods were in great demand. It can be said that the supermarket was open at the right time, so the two immediately followed the trend and acquired the nearby land to expand the scale of their operations.
Chapter completed!