Chapter 445 The Shadow of the Family

Chapter 445 The Shadow of the Family

After Shi Chun was arranged to Qinghefang by Song Qingming, he bought a piece of property in Qinghefang and moved his home directly to Fangshi.

Song Qingming came to the outside of a house in the south of Qinghefang. He saw that the door was covered with white cloth, and several mortal servants were greeting those who came to pay homage. After Song Qingming stepped forward and asked, he walked in directly.

When they came to the lobby of Shi Mansion, several monks who were familiar with Shi Chun and came to pay homage were a little surprised when they saw Song Qingming's appearance, and they quickly stepped forward to salute.

After Song Qingming saw them, he just nodded slightly, ignored these people, and went directly into the mourning hall at the back.

When Song Qingming came to the mourning hall, he saw many Shi Chun's family members kneeling aside and crying softly. Song Qingming first went to the front of Shi Chun's memorial tablet and worshiped, and then softly comforted Shi Chun's wife with a few words. .

Song Qingming and Shi Chun had been friends for nearly a hundred years since they met in the Fuyun Mountains. Although Song Qingming had been prepared for the departure of this old friend, he still felt an inexplicable feeling of loneliness at this moment.

After paying homage to Shi Chun, Song Qingming left Shi Mansion alone and found a deserted place in a side alley. After covering his face, he went directly to a relatively remote small courtyard next to Shi Mansion.

This small courtyard is actually a property purchased by Shi Chun, but because Shi Chun has almost never been here, few people in the city know about it.

Song Qingming quietly entered the small courtyard, handed a token to a servant in the courtyard, and was taken to a tile-roofed house in the backyard.

After sitting in the room for a while, two plain-looking middle-aged men came to Song Qingming, leaned over and cupped their hands and said, "I've met the patriarch!"

After Song Qingming glanced at the two of them, he knocked on the table with one hand and said softly: "What are your names, and how long have you been following Shi Chun?"

"Reporting to the clan leader, I am Feng Wanli, who has been with Elder Shi for twenty-five years. His name is Wang Fu and he only moved here nine years ago!"

The person who spoke was a middle-aged man standing in front who had a peak cultivation level of the sixth level of Qi Refining. The other younger man had a lower cultivation level and was only at the fourth level of Qi Refining. These two people were monks that Shi Chun had secretly accepted in the market over the years to work for him for a long time.

In Qinghefang over the years, Song Qingming would directly hand over things to Shi Chun that were not convenient for the Song family to handle. Including secretly inquiring about some information, coming forward to find some rare spiritual objects, and helping the Song family deal with Liu Fengtang when Feng He was still there, etc.

If the Song family's own monks come forward to do these things, it will easily attract the attention of others. Therefore, for the sake of safety, Shi Chun would often hire some casual cultivators from the market to help him.

After a long time, some of them who were more reliable in doing things were directly left by Shi Chun in his home and became long-term monks employed outside the Song family. These monks who did not openly acknowledge the Song family could also be regarded as the shadow of the family. Except for Song Qingming, the patriarch, only a few core elders of the Song family knew their identities.

Song Qingming used to come to Qinghefang occasionally and would also sit at Shi Chun's home. He had met Feng Wanli several times and knew that he was now Shi Chun's confidant. There were many secret things in Shi Chun's house in recent years. Basically, Feng Wanli was handling it secretly.

Song Qingming first asked Wang Fu who was standing aside to go out first, and then asked Feng Wanli alone: ​​"Did you get any useful information this month?"

Hearing this, Feng Wanli thought for a moment and then said: "Reporting to the clan leader, this month the Huang family sent people to Senior Huang's cave in Houshan twice more, but they didn't seem to see her. Other things that Elder Shi told me at the beginning of the month Everyone has been sent to Shi Mansion."

Song Qingming nodded calmly and said: "Wan Li, you have known how to handle the matters in Elder Shi's hands for so long. Now Shi Mansion will be handed over to you directly. It will still be the same as before, half Send a message to the mountain every month.

Don't worry, as long as you do your job well, the Song family will definitely give you the salary that is due to you. If you encounter any difficulties or something urgent, you can send someone to deliver a letter to Xianfeng Tower. I will tell the people over there to contact you. If there are any tasks or other arrangements, the family will also send you a letter in time to inform you. "

Hearing that Song Qingming wanted him to take over all Shi Chun's affairs, Feng Wanli suddenly showed a look of embarrassment on his face. He paused and said: "Clan leader, the third young master and the old lady are still in the mansion, I will take over the affairs of Elder Shi. , I’m afraid something is wrong!”

The third young master Feng Wanli mentioned was a grandson of Shi Chun named Shi Long. Although this child's spiritual talent is average, he is the only one among Shi Chun's seven or eight children and grandchildren who possesses spiritual roots, and is deeply favored by Shi Chun and his wife.

However, although Shi Long has been living in the mansion with Shi Chun, Shi Chun did not let him participate too much in the secret affairs he did for the Song family. He only arranged for him to help take care of some public affairs in Songjiafang City. Business.

Therefore, Shi Long, like other Shi Chun family members in Shi Mansion, only knew that his grandfather was an elder of the Song family and helped manage part of the Song family's property in Qinghefang. He did not know what Shi Chun had secretly done for the Song family. matter.

Hearing Feng Wanli in front of him mention Shi Long, Song Qingming said directly with a calm face: "When Shi Chun's funeral is completed, I will arrange for the Shi family to leave Fangshi and move to Funiu Mountain.

As long as you can help the family with peace of mind in the city, you will also become the new guest elder of the Song family in the future. Wan Li, do you understand? "After Song Qingming finished speaking, his eyes looked at Feng Wanli meaningfully.

"Clan leader, please rest assured, I know what to do!" After receiving Song Qingming's promise, Feng Wanli was so excited that he immediately knelt down on the ground.

When Song Qingming arranged Shi Chun to Qinghefang, the main purpose was to let him help secretly do things that were not convenient for him to do in person, and to find out some information about other families in the city.

For people like Shi Chun who are responsible for handling secret matters for the Song family and seeking information, in fact, several major foundation-building immortal clans in Qinghe County have some monks assigned to take charge of these matters.

Especially when it comes to gathering information, the Huang family of Taiyuan Mountain is a leader in Qinghe County with its profound knowledge. Nowadays, it is almost difficult to hide everything that happens in Qinghe County from the eyes of the Huang family.

Those who can do these things must be people with flexible minds. What these people have to do are things that cannot be seen in the light. They cannot blatantly go out to do things under the banner of the family. Sometimes they even need to hide their identities and can only become A shadow of the family.

When Shi Chun was still here, he had left these matters to him. Indeed, there had been no major mistakes in these years. Song Qingming had always been very relieved.

Now that Shi Chun is gone, the Song family also lacks a suitable candidate to take charge of this matter here in Qinghefang. Song Qingming can only try to hand over these matters to Feng Wanli, who has been with Shi Chun for more than 20 years. His ability is naturally sufficient.

The only thing that worries Song Qingming is that now that Shi Chun is gone and no one is watching, he wonders whether Feng Wanli will still be as loyal to the Song family as before.

Although it is a bit risky to reuse monks with foreign surnames like Feng Wanli, their status as casual cultivators in the market has nothing to do with the Song family. It will indeed be a lot more convenient to do things. , this is actually a matter of pros and cons.

After explaining to Feng Wanli, Song Qingming quietly left the small courtyard and came to the Song family's Xianfeng Tower.

When he walked into the store, Song Qingming did not go to eat first as usual, but asked the waiter to call Song Xintang, who had been greeting guests in the lobby.

"Uncle Qi, my aunt is in retreat in the back mountain these days and is not in the store. I just sent her a transmission note. She should receive the message after a while!"

Song Qingming, who was sitting in the private room, nodded slightly and said: "Xinhu, I came to you today because I want to discuss some things with you. You also know that Shi Chun left a few days ago. Some of the things he was doing, I I want you to take it first."

"Elder Shi, hasn't he already taken care of himself at home? What else does he have to do now?"

Hearing Song Xinhu's doubts, Song Qingming did not answer immediately. Instead, he first set up a soundproof barrier around the two of them, and then slowly told Song Xinhu directly some of the things that Shi Chun had secretly handled for the family over the years.

Song Xinhu and his wife have been taking care of the small shop in Xianfenglou these years. Now that the boss Huang Siyuan is back, Song Xinhu is naturally not as busy as before.

After Song Qingming thought for a while, he simply handed over the contact between the family and Feng Wanli to Song Xinhu first, and waited until the family found other suitable candidates.

"Xinhu, in addition to paying them salaries on time from now on, you must also keep an eye on them. If you find anything unusual about Feng Wanli, you must report it to the family in time.

But you must not directly interfere with their affairs, lest people see your relationship. Remember, you should try not to meet them directly. If there is anything, send the people below to handle it. "

"I got it! Uncle Qi, don't worry, I've been in the city for so many years, and I still understand these things."

After hearing Song Qingming tell him about the relationship between Feng Wanli and the Song family, Song Xinhu's face was not surprised. In recent years, when Shi Chun was working in the city, he would occasionally seek help from Song Xinhu. Although he did not know the specific details of Shi Chun's help to the Song family. What things have been done, but there are still some guesses in my mind.

While the two were talking, someone outside suddenly opened the private room door and walked in.

Systemless leader flow. Starting from nothing, starting a business with hard work, and rebuilding the family. The protagonist is good at planning and smart and decisive. The supporting characters each have their own characteristics and the characters are fleshed out. The plot is smooth and there are no matryoshka dolls or tricks.