i DONT UNDERSTAND, IN IT ARE THERE TWO STORIES OR ONE, THE LATER PART STARTING FRON THE SMALL COTTAGE AT THE FOOT OF THE MOUNTAIN SEEMS ANOTHER STORY. VERY CONFUSING
THE SMALL COTTAGE AT THE FOOT OF THE MOUNTAIN is the conclusion of the first story. What it means is that the general moves there to follow his ex-wife in distance. The ex-wife is staying at the temple at the mountain.