Chapter 71 - 60: Fallen Leaves Return to Their Roots
Wanshou Village is an excellent place, facing Baishui in the south and connected to the capital in the north. Apart from its convenient geographical location, the people here also live exceptionally long lives.
Some even joke that the number of elderly people from the twenty-four counties of Jinmen Prefecture combined can’t match those in Wanshou Village.
Upon hearing this, the current emperor paid a special visit and stayed for a fortnight.
Before returning to the capital, Emperor Longping named this place "Wanshou," meaning longevity.
It signifies that this place is blessed by the emperor’s visit, and thus, the emperor and his subjects should share in its fortune and longevity.
On this day, a creaky horse-drawn carriage made its way along the rural road in Wanshou Village.
With fields and paths crisscrossing the countryside, and the sounds of chickens and dogs, Xu Qing took a deep breath, halted the carriage, and asked an old farmer working in the fields for directions.
After getting confirmation, he reached out and patted the cloth-covered coffin in the carriage.
As if to wake the person asleep inside.
The horse-drawn carriage carrying the returning person passed through the village’s dirt road. The silhouette of the countryside huts and tile-roofed houses gradually emerged, drastically different from the bustling streets of Linhe District.