Anning County, Qinghe Town.
The Lu Family estate.
Lu Wenyuan sat in the study, looking at the letter sent from Chongshan Town.
Lu Miaoshu stood at his side, waiting quietly.
Anning County had three great families: the Yang Clan, the Lu Clan, and the Lu Family.
The Yang Clan was needless to say; by now, it was already the Liaodong Yang Clan.
The Lu Clan had inevitably declined. Though the Lu Clan and the Yang Clan were on intimate terms and had maintained a fairly close relationship over all these years, the Lu Clan had failed to produce any truly usable great talent for two generations in a row. Even though the Yang Clan had given the Lu Clan much support these years, the Lu Clan was still no longer what it had once been.
Now the Lu Clan did not even have a single Jinshi, only a few Juren to prop up appearances.
However, those few Juren of the Lu Clan all had official posts, all serving as officials in Liaodong.
Although they were only minor officials like county magistrates, county vice magistrates, and registrars, it still counted as an official family.
The Lu Family was different. The Lu Family had Lu Wenyuan. Lu Wenyuan had now resigned from office and returned home, but his connections in Liaodong's officialdom were absolutely not something ordinary people could compare to.
Besides, Lu Wenyuan had come from the rank of Tanhua and had risen to Provincial Administration Commissioner. If he had not resigned back then, he would now have been at least a minister.
Now Lu Wenyuan had prestige when it came to prestige, fame when it came to fame, ability when it came to ability, and experience when it came to experience. It could be said that he was the foremost