Faced with Uncle Xu Linfeng's generous gift, Fang Yi did not refuse this time. He hoisted the large bag of mountain goods onto his shoulder, left the Zhong Estate, and headed straight for the town post office.
The snow was falling harder and harder, turning the ground white. His footsteps crunched crisply against the fresh layer. The strings of large red lanterns hanging outside the rows of shops were already capped with a thin mantle of white, like clusters of mountain flowers in full bloom.
Wuling Town was an ancient settlement. Though nominally a small town, it was actually larger than the entire Báilíng County Town, having originally served as the old county seat. It was only later, due to its remote location deep in the mountains and the extreme inconvenience of transportation, that the new county seat—Báilíng County—came to be established.
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