As soon as she decided, Qin Yao didn't delay for a moment, discussed with Old Liu, and in the afternoon cut two one-pound pieces from the remaining meat to report to the village chief and the clan leader.
The unclaimed land in the village is assumed to be communal, as is the soil. While daily use is fine, large usage, such as building a house, should be mentioned to the village for accountability.
This is when having a clear household registration benefits you. If you were an outsider wanting to use the village's mountain and water resources, you wouldn't be allowed.
The village chief and the clan leader, actually relatives of uncle and grandfather generations, didn't make things difficult for Qin Yao, the junior, and besides being a bit surprised that Liu Laosan's family was building a house, they happily agreed.
