Chapter 54 I Don’t Want Such Good Fortune 12
How is the local county magistrate? Xiao Yuan truly knew.
"County Magistrate Lu is indeed a rare good official."
Xiao Yuan carefully explained County Magistrate Lu’s origins and character to Anning, "He comes from the Lu Family. His uncle is the Minister of Revenue, Lu Zhiming. The Lu Family has been noted for their incorruptibility in government over three generations and they are known for their integrity. It seems, County Magistrate Lu cannot be wrong either."
After hearing this, Anning suddenly felt at ease: "In that case, I can settle down here."
Xiao Yuan was somewhat puzzled.
Anning explained with a smile: "The wheat and rice I have planted yield abundantly, which of course should be reported, but currently, there isn’t much seed, and there is also the potential to increase the yield. I am planning to plant for another year and wait until next year’s harvest to report to County Magistrate Lu. However... my family doesn’t own much land, and moreover..."
Anning’s worry was precisely that she couldn’t find suitable land to purchase, and if she planted a lot, she wouldn’t be able to manage it alone. She would need to hire workers, yet she feared that the workers hired might not be reliable.
Xiao Yuan understood Anning’s concerns. After thinking for a while, he said: "I have some good farmland over here. You can plant on it first. Moreover, there’s no need to worry about hiring workers right now. I am quite well-acquainted with County Magistrate Lu. I will speak with him, and have the Lu Family send some people over."
Anning sized up Xiao Yuan.
She had originally thought that Xiao Yuan was just a pharmacy shopkeeper, but from what he said, it seemed he was born into an official family. But if his background was so good, why had he fallen on such hard times?