He took a few vegetables, greens, and fruits, he chopped them all up to make a colorful and attractive salad, putting the rice in a big copper pot, he cried a little when he bought it, as it was very expensive at the time, but necessary, pouring water and 75 ml of white wine, then he added some green spices and let it cook over low heat.
"Allan, aren't you going to work today?" Aysha asked seeing her son busy in the kitchen, lunch was already on the way and the son seemed to be doing something different, getting sugar, starch, eggs, salt, and flour, anyway, maybe he was making some kind of dessert.
"Not today mom, something terrible happened at the church and things in the city are tense, the guards are stricter and few people must be out and about today, it's not good to go out at this time"
Allancaster worked selling healing potions in a tent in the city's commerce, which was very common for workers who live in the slum to get a change selling fish and other items, in Allan's case he rented one of the tents with an average price that was located right in the shopping center because of the valuable items it sold, as healing and recovery potions are considered in high demand, especially in a world that does not have a health system that helps the population.
To say that Allancaster's items weren't hot in trade would be blind to the effects of these precious items, at another time his success would be envied by other merchants, but as the items were necessary medical goods for many, envy was replaced with flattery and goodwill, after all, being friends with a young alchemist's apprentice didn't cause any harm, on the contrary, they could have a lot of problems.
So Allancaster managed to raise money to pay off the debt and save money to finally buy a house in the center of town with a shop on the ground floor to continue sales of potions.
However, as the city guard was much more aggressive than usual, many merchants did not open their shops for fear of being framed and taken away for questioning.
He then talks to his mother about the "rumors" he heard when he went to the market that opened with the bakeries and the church, so before the incident was discovered the market was already open, luckily for him, after all, after what happened the market would close early as no one would buy anything with the more aggressive guards eager to catch anyone suspicious.
Those who were already in the market would quickly all retire, restaurants would not open, the inns and inns were afraid that their guests were responsible or had something to do with this case, and the small traders hid, shivering thinking if their dubious suppliers were involved too and the merchants' guild gathered to see how the Market would react to this lurid affair and whether it would affect profits and the receipt of goods.
In fact, Allancaster didn't listen to any rumors, because if the rumors had reached the market at that moment he couldn't have bought anything, as everyone would be rushing to close the deals, he only told some things that he knew about the plot in a superficial way, really seeming like a true rumor, this was the best way to warn the mother and siblings of the danger, without seeming to have taken it out of absolutely nothing.
Aysha was silent for a moment, but didn't comment and continued teaching Neon who was happily distracted looking at the drawings his brother made in the books and didn't pay much attention to the words of adults, this kind of subject is not good to delve into with a child nearby.