The answer is in Lien Ya-tang's description of his stay there: "Standing in the Lou Compound, I asked my host what was humble about it? His answer was that he didn't want to fail his ancestors.
從當年連雅堂到顏府作客所作的「陋園即事贈主人顏雲年詩」，可覓得答案。「我時問主人，此園何陋有？