After Su Mo asked carefully, she found out that Deng Yongzhong's ancestral home was actually Laizhou. She couldn't help but smile and said: "We have passed by Laizhou many times. It is a good place. If we stay for a long time, we really don't like to come to such a remote place.
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Deng Yongzhong smiled and ordered people to serve the prince to the inn. He personally arranged for the officers to escort the prince, and then dispatched the officers and soldiers below.
There is one power difference between the city lord and the county magistrate, that is, the city lord also manages several thousand households, and they jointly manage this place, mainly to take care of the prisoners here, and also to help the court raise troops.
The magistrate does not have so many soldiers under his command, that is, there are hundreds of servants. For large counties, there are only a thousand people employed by themselves.
Su Mo and Huangfujin went to the inn. It didn't look shabby, but it wasn't new either. It was slightly better than the Yamen.
Naturally, the two of them lived in the largest courtyard of the inn, which was neatly kept and very characteristic of Haicheng. Subtropical plants were everywhere, and of course there were subtropical humidity and poisonous insects.
As soon as they entered, they saw Yi Cheng leading several officers chasing a snake until it disappeared through a crack in the rocks. They didn't give up and sent someone to wait outside, saying they wanted to get smoke.
Su Mo glanced at them and asked the accompanying servant, "Aren't the snakes here still sleeping at this time?"
Yin Shaotang's snakes must have been specially trained, so they can move at this time, but natural snakes may not have that ability.
Nowadays, sometimes the temperature is higher, but sometimes it is also lower. It’s a bit cold, but these snakes don’t hibernate?
The guard smiled and said: "Miss Su doesn't know. There are many varieties of snakes here, and different varieties have different habits. Some are lazy and go to bed when the sun is still warm, and some are more active when the weather is very cold.
Even if it snows, you can see them burrowing around."
Su Mo pretended to be frightened, "Ah, so many snakes? Then, wouldn't that be scary?"
The guard hurriedly reassured her: "Don't be afraid, Miss Su. We also have special snake repellent here. You can make it into incense and light it in the house. Those poisonous insects will not dare to come."
Su Mo patted her heart and said, "It's okay, okay, but are there many people bitten by snakes here?"
The officer nodded, "There are quite a lot of them throughout the year, especially in the summer, especially those who work in the mountains. However, the doctors who are good at treating snakebites today are all specially recruited by our city lord.
To treat everyone’s illness. Sometimes when someone is bitten by a snake, the adults will order free treatment, so the local people are very grateful to us adults.”
Su Mo asked him again where people usually concentrated.
The officer said: "They are all in the southeast and northwest, some are farther away and some are closer. Villages are scattered around, but there are still many salt fields here and there are few people. They cannot pay taxes and farm like other states and counties.
, so the adults don’t have high demands, and the people live a very comfortable life.”
Su Moxiao looked at him with a smile. This boy had been taught a good lesson by Deng Yongzhong. He knew how to put in good words and put on a good show for his superiors.
As they walked, watching those people arranging the ceremony, Su Mo asked the guard with a half-smile, "I heard that there are specialties in various places, and yours is salt. Mr. Deng has never thought of exchanging salt for something outside."
To improve your life? Rice and wheat are not much produced here, so what you eat will be rough."
