Xiao Qing was supposed to deliver a letter to Brother Xiao.
But halfway there, Xiao Qing learned that Brother Xiao had already resigned from his post and returned home.
Xiao Qing hurried back to Shiqiao Village to tell her sister the news.
But when she got home, she found she was once again a step too late.
In the courtyard, a white-haired old man was reading a book, while a woman in a white dress was hanging clothes to dry.
Standing outside the courtyard gate, Xiao Qing felt a sense of disorientation.
It was as if she had returned to forty-eight years ago.
Her sister was taking care of Brother Xiao, who studied every day to earn a position through the imperial examinations.
The only difference was that the Brother Xiao in the courtyard had not only earned his position but had even risen to the highest ranks of the court. Yet now, his hair was completely white.
