Chapter 85

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

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

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

Song Qingming's second sister had been married for more than ten years. The brother-in-law she found had a somewhat dull personality and was a fairly prestigious teacher in the town. After marriage, the two were quite loving, and they had given birth to three children so far.

Three generations before the ancestor of this brother-in-law of Song Qingming also had immortals, but that elder had already sat and transformed, and now the family business had slowly declined, which was no longer comparable to the thriving Song family.

On the Song family's side, as long as Song Qingming, the immortal, did not have any accidents, it would definitely be able to ensure that their family could live safely in Mujiao Town until old age.

The second sister had a rather fiery personality when she was a child. When she first got married, because her mother's family was strong, she held a high position in her husband's family. Every time she returned home, she was scolded by her mother. Now her personality had converged a lot.

The family of the fourth brother had also not made the two elders worry less in the past few years. The fourth brother had a virtuous wife, but he was not satisfied and had to learn from those rich children to take two concubines. Until now, the family was always arguing in the mansion. The mother was still there and could help him stabilize the scene. In the future, I don't know how chaotic it will be. Song Qingming did not often stay in the secular home, and he was too lazy to manage such trivial matters. As long as they didn't touch his bottom line, he wouldn't 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 in the west of Qinghe County.

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

Looking at the lively scene of people coming and going in the market, Song Qingming was also a bit surprised. He didn't expect that he hadn't 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 road, he came to the Song family shop in the market. From a distance, Song Qingming saw the busy figure of Fourth Uncle Song Changqiu and several shop assistants. 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'll come over as soon as I'm done here." Fourth Uncle was recommending spiritual talismans in the shop to a young loose cultivator. Seeing Song Qingming walk in, he hurriedly greeted a mortal assistant next to 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 Changqiu had already sent away the guest and walked in with a smile on his face.

"Qingming, when did you come back? Why didn't anyone tell me? How have you been outside these years? I don't know how to send a letter home. I don't know that the Clan Leader and the others are often worried about you. Did the Great Elder send you here this time?"

As soon as he entered the door, Song Changqiu asked a series of questions to Song Qingming, which made him not know which one to answer first for a while, and he couldn't help but feel a bit busy in his head.

"Fourth Uncle, don't be in a hurry. You will know after reading this." After saying that, Song Qingming simply handed the letter given to him by the Clan Leader to Song Changqiu. The answers he wanted were basically all in this letter.

After reading the letter, Song Changqiu still couldn't believe his eyes. After confirming it repeatedly, he opened his mouth with some excitement.

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

Song Qingming hurriedly waved his hand and said modestly: "Fourth Uncle, don't say that. I came here because the Clan Leader sent me to train. For the matters in the shop, you should still be the main one for the time being. Seeing you so happy just now, I think you have talked about 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 want to grind with you for half a day for a spirit stone. Fortunately, there are many more people in Qinghe Market in the past few years, and our business here has also become much better, which makes it look a bit 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. It was originally operated by two loose cultivators 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 family and bought it." Song Changqiu stretched out his finger and pointed to the next door.

Next, Song Changqiu 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 the past few years, rumors have begun that the monsters in the Northern Frontier are about to attack, and many loose cultivators who have been mixing in the Floating Cloud Mountain Range have begun to stay away from the markets near the Floating Cloud Mountain Range like Guiyun Market.

However, most of these cultivators who choose to escape as soon as they hear the wind are loose cultivators with relatively low cultivation bases. Even if they face those low-level monsters, they don't have much ability to protect themselves, so they can only choose to hide further away for the time being. There are suddenly many such loose cultivators in Qinghe Market.

The monster turmoil in the Northern Frontier generally lasts for several years after it starts. The monster turmoil has not yet started, and the prosperity of Qinghe Market can last for at least ten years. Song Changqiu also saw the business opportunity in this regard early on, 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 Changqiu reclassified some of the groceries in the original Song family shop and put them in the new shop. This original old shop now specializes in selling spiritual talismans and spiritual pills, which are two spiritual items with relatively large circulation in the market, plus acquisition.

"Qingming, the 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, the elder, to help take care of it here for the time being. During this period, there is not enough manpower, so I hired a loose cultivator to help. That kid has been following me for several months, and he is also relatively familiar with the spiritual items in the shop. He is also an honest person. You can rest assured to hand over the trivial matters in the shop to him."

Song Qingming had no opinion on Song Changqiu's arrangement. After all, he was a newcomer, and he was not familiar enough with the affairs in the shop. For the time being, he could only watch from the side and help. If he wanted to manage these shops well, it would take a few months to get familiar with the size of the affairs in the shop first.

The old Clan Leader arranged for him to come to Qinghe Market this time, besides letting him get familiar with the family's industry in this regard, 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.

(End of chapter)