Chapter 85: Returning to Qinghe Market

After receiving the family's instructions, Song Qingming did not delay for long before packing his luggage and going down the mountain, preparing to go to Qinghe Market to take over the family's industry there.

Before leaving, Song Qingming specifically returned to his home in Mujiao Town to report his safety to his parents and family.

Having not returned home for four years, Song Qingming's parents had also aged quite a bit. Seeing that the two elders were still in good health, Song Qingming also put down the worry in his heart. On the second day after arriving home, his mother specifically called Song Qingming's Second Sister's family, and the whole family had a peaceful reunion dinner.

Song Qingming's Second Sister had been married for over ten years. The brother-in-law she found had a somewhat dull personality and was a rather prestigious teacher in the town. After marriage, the two were still quite loving, and by now, they had already given birth to three children.

Three generations before the ancestors of this brother-in-law of Song Qingming had also produced an immortal. However, that elder had already sat and transformed, and now the family business had slowly declined, which could no longer compare to the thriving Song family.

On the Song family's side, as long as Song Qingming, this cultivator, did not have any accidents, it was certain that he could protect their whole family to live peacefully in Mujiao Town until old age.

Second Sister's personality was quite fiery when she was young. When she first got married, because her mother's family was strong, she also held her head high in her husband's family. Every time she returned home, she was scolded by her mother. Now, her personality had converged quite a bit.

Fourth Brother's family had also not let the two elders worry less in these few years. This Fourth Brother had a virtuous younger sister-in-law, but he was still not satisfied and insisted on learning from those rich family children to take two concubines. By now, the whole family was always in the mansion, arguing endlessly. His mother was still there and could help him suppress the scene. In the future, he did not know what it would look like. Song Qingming did not often stay in the secular home, so he was too lazy to manage such trivial matters. As long as they did not touch his bottom line, he would not open his mouth to blame them.

After staying at home for a few days, Song Qingming locked his small room again, bid farewell to his parents, and went to Qinghe Market on the west side of Qinghe County.

After rushing for a day, Song Qingming finally arrived at Qinghe Market. After registering his identity at the gate, Song Qingming soon walked into the market. Because he had been training outside for these few years, Song Qingming had not been to Qinghe Market for nearly five years.

Looking at the bustling scene of people coming and going in the market, Song Qingming was also somewhat surprised in his heart. He did not expect that he had not come for a few years, and Qinghe Market had suddenly become much more prosperous than before. No wonder when he just arrived at the market gate, he saw that there were more guard cultivators there than before.

Familiar with the path, he came to the Song family shop in the market. From afar, Song Qingming saw Fourth Uncle, Song Zhangqiu, with a few shop assistants busy. The prosperity in the market seemed to have made this small shop of the Song family much busier.

"Qingming, you are back. You go to the back hall and sit for a while. I will come over immediately after I am busy here." Fourth Uncle was recommending spirit talismans in the shop to a young loose cultivator. Seeing Song Qingming walk in, he hurriedly greeted a mortal shop assistant beside him to lead Song Qingming to the guest room in the back hall first.

Song Qingming had only drunk half a cup of tea in the room when Song Zhangqiu had already dismissed that guest and walked in with a smiling face.

"Qingming, when did you come back? Why did no one tell me? How have you been outside in these few years? You didn't even know how to send a letter home. I don't know that the Clan Leader and the others were often worried about you. Did the Great Elder send you here this time?"

As soon as he entered the door, Song Zhangqiu asked a string of questions to Song Qingming, which made him not know which one to answer first for a moment, which made his brain somewhat busy.

"Fourth Uncle, don't be anxious first. You will know after looking at this." After finishing, Song Qingming simply handed the letter from the Clan Leader directly to Song Zhangqiu. The answers he wanted were basically all in this letter.

After reading the letter in his hand, Song Zhangqiu still could not believe his eyes. After confirming it again and again, he opened his mouth somewhat excitedly.

"Fourth Uncle truly didn't expect that you, Qingming, had already broken through to the late stage of Qi Condensation. This is truly great. I knew that you had more prospects than us. In the future, you will definitely not be worse than Old Nine. I didn't expect you to catch up with him so quickly. Next, I will have to call you an elder."

Song Qingming hurriedly waved his hand modestly, "Fourth Uncle, don't say that. I came here because I was sent by the Clan Leader for training. As for the matters in the shop, for the time being, it still has to be based on you. Seeing you so happy just now, I think you must have negotiated a big business again, right?"

"Hehe, what kind of big business is it? They are all loose cultivators who have just entered the Dao. How many spirit stones can they have on them? These people, they would rather grind with you for half a day for one spirit stone. Fortunately, there have been many more people in Qinghe Market in these few years, and our business here has also become much better. This is why it looks much busier than before."

"I heard from the Clan Leader that you rented another shop here. Is it also nearby?" Song Qingming nodded and asked another question.

"It's right next to our shop. Originally, two independent cultivators were operating it together. Some time ago, the two had different opinions and hung the shop out. I saw it was okay, so I discussed it with the clan and bought it." Song Changqiu pointed his finger next door and said.

Next, Song Zhangqiu told Song Qingming a lot about the situation in the market, and Song Qingming slowly understood some of the situation in Qinghe Market today.

In these few years, rumors began to spread that the Northern Border spirit beasts were about to attack. Many loose cultivators who drifted through the Floating Yunshan Range began to stay away from those markets adjacent to the Floating Yunshan Range like Guiyun Market.

However, those cultivators who immediately chose to escape as soon as they heard the wind and grass moving were mostly loose cultivators with relatively low cultivation. These people, even if they faced those low-tier spirit beasts, did not have much ability to protect themselves, so they could only choose to hide far away for the time being. Qinghe Market also suddenly had many such loose cultivators.

After the Northern Border spirit beast turmoil begins, it usually lasts for several years. The spirit beast turmoil has not yet begun, and the prosperity of Qinghe Market can at least last for more than ten years. Song Zhangqiu also saw the business opportunity in this aspect early, so he took the initiative to suggest that the family buy the shop next door.

After the shop reopened, Fourth Aunt was managing it for the time being. Song Zhangqiu reclassified some of the miscellaneous goods in the original Song family shop and put them into the new shop. This original old shop now specifically sold spirit talismans and elixirs, two spirit items with relatively large circulation on the market, plus acquisitions.

"Qingming, the shop next door just opened not long ago, and there are many things to do. Tomorrow I will go to help your aunt first. I will trouble you, this elder, to help look after this side for now. During this period, there is not enough manpower, so I also hired a loose cultivator to help. That kid has been following me for a few months and is also relatively familiar with the spirit items in the shop. He is also an honest person. You can rest assured to hand over the miscellaneous matters in the shop to him."

Regarding Song Zhangqiu's arrangement, Song Qingming did not have any opinions. After all, he was a newcomer and was not familiar enough with the affairs in the shop. For the time being, he could only watch from the side first and help out. If he wanted to manage these shops well, it would also take a few months to get familiar with the size of the affairs in the shop first.

The old Clan Leader sent him to Qinghe Market this time, apart from letting him get familiar with the family's industry in this aspect, also wanted him to have the opportunity to come into contact with other family cultivators in Qinghe County and get familiar with the various forces in Qinghe County.

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