The Daily Life of a Little Qin Dynasty Rascal

(Handcrafted the old-fashioned way, with low output: one chapter a day. A purely slice-of-life story.)

Yuan hid beneath a vegetable stall in a corner where nobody ever came, cautiously watching the crowds at the market.

"What is this place? I want to go home. I miss Grandmother and Uncle."

Someone passed nearby. Yuan curled up beneath the stall, trembling all over.

"They can't see me. They can't see me." After lying there for so long, Yuan drifted off to sleep.