Qin Nian, 28, was born and raised in Xi'an. After her Hanfu shop went out of business, she went to relax at the scenic site of Qin Shi Huang's Mausoleum. On a rainy day, she slipped and fell. When she opened her eyes, she had become a "refugee" outside Xianyang, the capital of the Qin Dynasty.
From the start, she nearly got mistaken for a convict and hauled off to build the Great Wall. She saved herself with a bowl of her improved Qin-style cold noodles. No golden finger, no System, just a stomach brought from the modern era and a pair of hands that knew how to make roujiamo.
She said, "Romance? Let me get my stall up and running first."
From refugee to cook, from street vendor to workshop owner, she used modern hygiene knowledge to avoid epidemics and food-preservation techniques to earn her first fortune. Under the Qin Dynasty's harshest laws, she carved out a way to survive.
Every now and then, she ran into a historical figure. "Your Majesty, care for a bowl of noodles with minced meat? Extra meat costs extra."
This is the story of a Xi'an girl who made a living in the Great Qin Dynasty with her skills, and made a very good living at that.
