When the Osmanthus Falls, an Old Friend Returns

Transmigration through time and space / mutual devotion / past and present lives / two male leads Xie Wei, Xie Changjing & Shen Yue (Zhang Mei, with the fourth tone) Zhang Mei (Shen Yue) was an utterly ordinary villager from the countryside. One day, he found a solitary tomb on the hill behind his home. Its wooden marker bore just five characters: “Tomb of General Xie.” His grandmother always knew plenty of stories. That night, Zhang Mei heard the story of General Xie, then fell asleep and dreamed. That dream finally solved something that had troubled him for more than a decade. For all those years, he had kept dreaming the same dream. In it was a young man whose face he could never make out, yet he felt that the young man was important to him. But that night, he saw him clearly. Though he had never met Xie Wei, the moment he saw the young man’s face, he knew in his heart that it was him. Xie Wei was from the Liang Kingdom, born into a family of generals. He died in battle at the age of twenty-two, like a lone goose lost on the battlefield, unable ever to return to his homeland. Guard a corner of the world, brew a pot of clear tea, and watch the beauty of human life unfold. Happy ending