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玉簪秋 | The Lament of Autumn 🍂 《过了这村没这篇》 once i leave this place, there will be no more chapters like this. after parting ways with you, i followed my eldest sister-in-law and the children as we moved south with the rest of the organization. the place where we settled was filled with cotton trees. their blossoms were as red as the maple leaves in feng tai. even after falling to the ground, their colors remained vibrant, neither fading nor withering. today, i took xiao yu’er with me to plant another sapling. i told him, “when the leaves of this tree turn red, your father will come home.” we are living quite well here. i only hope that you remain safe and at peace. — ye pingjun, 1922 by the time i returned to nanhuai, autumn had already arrived. i joined the efforts to rebuild nanhuai, and today, i finally found some time to write you a letter. xiangxi restaurant is no longer as prosperous as it once was. its walls are now covered with the scars of time. those who once shared our past have either departed or gone their separate ways. all the love and resentment have gradually faded away. the promise we made beneath the red leaves still remains, but i am the only one who has returned to keep it. looking back on the past, i spent half my life entangled in memories, only to realize that the autumn dream had already passed, leaving no trace behind. after all the twists and turns of this troubled world, i still find myself wishing i could return to your side. looking back carefully, the time i truly spent loving you amounted to no more than a few fleeting years. if there is another lifetime, i hope we can meet again at the right time, under different circumstances. — ye pingjun