At this time, I only heard the sound of the door, and it turned out to be He Xin, a companion in the same bedroom.

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

He Xin is a veteran of the navy, since the traverser landed, he and his younger brother followed the traverser, at that time the People's Army had not yet been established, because their brothers were all fishermen, so they were assigned to the navy, and they were also the first batch of soldiers in the People's Army Navy, and now they have already been promoted to the rank of second lieutenant.

After the traverser entered Qingdao, He Xin and his younger brother He Ming took his wife and moved their family to Qingdao to settle down, and his wife also found a job cleaning in the government office, but because He Ming was too young, his military membership was suspended, and he was assigned to the Hope School to systematically learn cultural knowledge, of course, the tuition is free. And He Xin remained in the Navy to serve.

Although He Xin is a fisherman, he can't read or read, and his fishermen's experience is not of much use in the modern navy, but the navy has set up a special literacy education, professional knowledge education, He Xin is still very young after all, and he is also very diligent and studious, so by this time he has mastered basic cultural knowledge and basic professional knowledge, and now he is serving as a lookout in the navigation group on the navy's flagship Kaihai.

Originally, He Xin and Zhao Ping did not belong to the same warship, let alone the same squadron, and would not be in the same dormitory, but He Xin was one of the members selected by the Kaihai to receive warships in Germany, so they were assigned to come together and happened to share a room with Zhao Ping.

Seeing that Zhao Ping was packing his luggage, He Xin said, "What's the matter?" Are you going to go back to Tianjin?"

Zhao Ping nodded and said, "Yes, I haven't been back for almost a year, so I took advantage of a few days off now to go back and say goodbye to my family." No, my family has moved to Qingdao, and we can see each other all the time. When are you going to go back?"

After listening to 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 a little surprised, and said: "Why don't you want to go back, it will take at least 4 months to go to Germany this time, and 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 look for me, it turned out that my mother didn't know where I had a few days off, and found me a family business, so I hurried home to go on a blind date with the woman when I was on vacation." ”

Zhao Ping smiled: "This is a good thing, your age is not too young, and you should marry a daughter-in-law and start a family." ”

He Xin rolled his eyes and said, "Is it a good thing? You are 4 years older than me? Why haven't you started a family yet?"

Zhao Ping put down the work in his hand, also sat on the edge of the bed, and said: "I am different from you, my parents have already died, I am alone, there is nothing to hold, but you also have an old lady, now you are in the army, once you go to sea, you can't go home for a month or two, and although your younger brother can go home every day now, he will return to the army in two years at most, at that time, your wife will be alone at home, if you marry a daughter-in-law, in the future, the old lady will also be taken care of at home." ”

Listening to Zhao Ping's words, He Xin couldn't help but be silent, since He Xin joined the army, his income is quite rich, and his mother also has something to do, so his family situation has gradually improved. He Xin's wife was even more anxious than him, and she had already started to talk about He Xin's marriage, and this year she arranged two blind dates for He Xin, which also made He Xin tired of it.

In fact, He Xin is now a young man who is almost 19 years old, in fact, he is interested in the opposite sex and the relationship between men and women, and he is also full of beautiful fantasies about marriage. I don't exclude arranging family affairs for him at home, but He Xin has been a soldier for more than two years, and he has learned a little about culture, and his vision has improved a lot, plus he is already a second lieutenant, and he will be promoted to lieutenant in the future. Captain, just around the corner, it is not impossible to be promoted to the school level, and the requirements for the other half naturally have their own conditions, in He Xin's heart, he has already set several standards for the other half, it is best to be a heroic female soldier, and then it is a quiet and gentle female student who has received education and can read and write, and cannot accept a local girl from the countryside. But the two blind dates arranged by the old lady for him are both types that He Xin doesn't look down on, so He Xin has resistance in his heart.

But Zhao Ping's words are not wrong, although the old lady is still healthy, but after the younger brother returns to the army, the old lady is left alone in the family, it is really difficult to be reassured, if you marry a daughter-in-law early, the old lady will have a companion in the future, but she is unwilling to find a person who she doesn't look down on for a lifetime, so He Xin's heart is indeed very entangled, but these things can't be explained to Zhao Ping in detail, so he had to nod and said: "You are right, I will go back and discuss with the old lady." ”

Zhao Ping also nodded and said, "That's right." As he spoke, he put the remaining clothes in the crate and said, "I still have to buy a ferry ticket, so I'll leave first, and you will go through the check-out procedures later." ”

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

Zhao Ping left the barracks with a rattan box and a cross-body satchel.

Due to the frequent exchange of personnel and materials between Qingdao and Tianjin, there are three direct steamers every day, one in the morning, one in the evening, because the East China government has built lighthouses along the coast of Shandong, so it can also set sail at night. In addition, there are at least 3 ships from Qingdao to Tianjin every day, but the ships that pass through may not be able to guarantee that there is a space, and only after the ship arrives at the shore is determined, and the single voyage time takes about 8-10 hours, and Zhao Ping chooses the direct shift at 8 o'clock in the evening, ready to buy a single room ticket, sleep overnight on the ship, and arrive at Dagukou at 5 or 6 o'clock tomorrow morning, and then take the train or carriage back to Tianjin.

At this time, it was only more than 4 o'clock when he got off the bus, and it was still very early, Zhao Ping came to the passenger terminal, bought a ticket, and stored the rattan box in the luggage department of the dock, and then left the dock, ready to buy some gifts for Zhao Weizhong's family. Moreover, the salary of the navy is relatively high, and Zhao Ping's basic salary, allowances, subsidies, bonuses and other incomes can be added up, and the average monthly income can exceed 6 yuan, and after being promoted to a lieutenant officer, it can reach 8 yuan, which is a considerable income in this era.

And in the barracks, all the living expenses on the warship are provided by the troops, and they basically don't spend much money in peacetime, but now Zhao Ping has saved more than 60 yuan, which is a lot of money, which is enough to be the capital of a small business, so Zhao Ping also has enough financial resources to buy gifts.

Zhao Ping knew that near the wharf, there was a big shop called "Quanfusheng", which was opened by the head of overseas Chinese, and the goods in it were very complete, with everything to eat and wear, and almost anything could be bought, but the chiefs called this shop "supermarket", Zhao Ping felt that the name was very appropriate, and this was not a "super market"?

After the official establishment of the East China government, the traveler was allowed to start a business individually, so there was a group of travelers who were not interested in politics also took action, because by this time each traveler accumulated the work can be exchanged for thousands of silver dollars, there are many people even tens of thousands, the funds are basically sufficient, and many people can join forces, so some people open factories, some people buy shops, some people are engaged in the catering industry, some people are engaged in retail, etc., and now there are 31 enterprises and factories opened by the travelers. "Quanfusheng Supermarket" is one of them.

The legal person of "Quanfusheng Supermarket" is a couple, the male is called Xiong Wei, the female is called Liu Mei, they are not very old, only in their early 30s, and they have no children. Neither was interested in politics, so after the East China government allowed the traveler to start his own business, the two began to choose projects to invest in. The husband and wife's work can be exchanged for more than 16,000 silver dollars in total, which is not too much, and it is not enough to open a textile factory or a flour mill; but it is not too little to say less, it is enough to buy and buy shops and open restaurants, and of course there are people who want to open factories to pull them into shares, but the couple only want to open their own husband-and-wife shop, and do not want to mix with others, so they politely declined.

After examining and evaluating the market, the couple decided to engage in retail and open a large general supermarket. First of all, in China in this era, although there is a comprehensive market, there is no such comprehensive supermarket, and the market is composed of a scattered shop, in the overall operation, management, In terms of cost control, it is obviously inferior to the comprehensive supermarkets; secondly, although the East China government has not been established for a long time, it has vigorously developed industry and commerce, and has established more than 100 factories, and it has also attached equal importance to light industry, so it has also provided the market with relatively rich commodities, which are daily necessities that have increased greatly, and in addition, because of the implementation of land reform in the rural areas, agricultural productivity has been initially released, and agricultural and sideline products are much richer than in the past.

In such an environment, the establishment of a large comprehensive supermarket is still quite promising, and with the further development of the East China government, the economy is sure to have a further rise, so the retail industry will also become an indispensable industry in society, if properly managed, maybe it can also develop into a "Carrefour", "Wal-Mart" such a world-class retail giant.

Of course, they also have a convenient condition, that is, before the crossing, Xiong Wei's family opened a supermarket, although it is only a community-level convenience supermarket, but the basic process and operation mode are similar to those of large supermarkets.

After confirming the goal, the couple also immediately took action, and after some efforts, they finally opened the first "Quanfusheng Supermarket" near Qingdao Zhanqiao Wharf, mainly dealing in grain, oil, non-staple food and daily necessities.

Sure enough, as soon as the supermarket opened, the business was unusually hot, because with the formal establishment of the East China government, Qingdao's urbanization process developed rapidly, the social division of labor began to be refined, the industrial population increased significantly, and the demand for retail goods was huge.

Now the total area of "Quanfusheng supermarket" is more than 1,000 square meters, the business area has reached more than 700 square meters, the main suppliers have more than 20 people, 37 people, a total of grain, oil and non-staple food, daily necessities, clothing, shoes and hats, stationery, handicrafts, sundries six categories, 23 subcategories. The daily passenger flow is more than 30,000 people, and the turnover is as high as more than 5,000 yuan. In addition, it plans to open branches in Tianjin and Shanghai next year.