Once the location was chosen, they first measured out eight acres of wasteland at the foot of the mountain. According to official regulations, each person had to reclaim two acres of wasteland per year. Since Xu Shuanghong and her two daughters were not exiled criminals, their current household registry accounted for exactly eight people, young and old alike. As for the remaining eight acres, they would have to head further up the mountain and measure it out later.
"Are we really going to settle down here?" Liu Yun stood on the future foundation of their home. The ground beneath her feet was covered in crushed stone; building a house on top of this would be a massive undertaking.
Just clearing out these gravel stones and making adobe bricks would take an entire year of hard work, and even then, they might not be able to finish building the house.
