After the grand banquet, Lin Wanwan gathered the gifts, with Yun Shang and Hong Yan helping her register them into the inventory.
The flow of social gifts was increasing, and Lin Wanwan's current storage was not enough.
So she had the back yard's wall pushed back, expanding the courtyard by more than an acre of stone land. Now she was a Secondary Fifth Rank Village Lady, so there was no need to be restricted by the one-acre rule for courtyard bases.
The Tang Dynasty had regulations for the specifications of houses that officials of each rank could build. For example, if not a prince or duke, houses couldn't have double eaves or caisson ceilings; for Third Rank and above, houses couldn't exceed five rooms with nine rafters, the main and side halls shouldn't exceed five rooms with five rafters... For ordinary people, houses couldn't exceed three rooms with four rafters, main and side halls shouldn't exceed one room with two rafters.
