The so-called "cheap" hotel is not a regular hotel at all.

This "inn" doesn't even have a name, it's just a private homestay where the residents of [Coran City] clean their houses and make room for those outsiders to earn a little seasonal money when there are more outsiders in the festival and holiday [Coran City].

However, Jialan is very satisfied with this homestay with an independent courtyard, although the small house is simple, but it is clean and tidy, the owners of the homestay are a kind middle-aged couple, they have a pair of daughters who are about the same age as Ailan, which may be the reason why Ailan chose to live here.

The house in the small courtyard is not big, only two rooms about the size of five pings, and in the corner of the courtyard, there is even an outdoor latrine built of wooden planks, which looks quite clean, at least there is no smell.

On the other side of the courtyard, there is a small pool with wooden buckets bolted to the shelves, from which it is easy to lift the clear groundwater.

The groundwater is abundant in the [Cape Peninsula] area, which leads to some of the re-damp seasons, so the buildings in this area tend to have high foundations and are insulated with multiple layers of moisture-proof materials, making the rooms exceptionally dry.

This is a typical middle-class family, the husband has a stable job and income, although meager but enough to make this small family warm, while the wife does her best to manage the family, taking care of every member of the family, even if her most important job every day is to guard the door, empty the pocket of her husband who has returned from work on the docks, and prevent him from going to the tavern to mess around.

Jialan's stay was greeted by the Browns' hospitality, because they could rent out the remaining little room and earn two more silver jims a day, their courtyard and rooms were too small and too simple to attract the hordes of outsiders.

The single outsiders, those who have the money, choose to stay in the big hotels, and those who do not prefer to huddle up for the night under someone else's roof, such as the farmers from the small villages.

The two daughters of the Browns hid behind their parents and looked at the young spellcaster, curious and in awe, but shy to retract their heads when Jialan looked at them with their bright eyes.

The chubby Aunt Brown, with a loud voice, greeted Jialan and Alan warmly, and quickly packed up the spare room, which was usually very clean, with his hands and feet, and laid him a fresh and soft mattress bed and coarse linen earthy yellow sheets.

A simple wooden bed, a small wooden handmade table, a backless stool, and a small wooden cabinet were nothing else, but Jialan was satisfied, and it reminded him of his single dormitory in the Fort Collanburg Library, even though he spent most of his evenings in the library or laboratory.

“...... That's right! Little Emma! A little boy just sent me a sack that you bought at the bazaar, and I put it on the drying table in the yard! Also, tonight's dinner has salted bean soup and baked bananas with bread, and you'll love it!"

Aunt Brown is chattering, but full of kindness, the B&B's two silver Jim a day accommodation fee, including a simple breakfast and a not sumptuous but full dinner, is actually the host's own daily food.

Jialan smiled, politely thanked Aunt Brown, took out the "pigeon blood vine" from the sack, spread it on the drying table in the yard, and carefully checked the quality of the [blood mistletoe vine] one by one.

After seeing the sixty-eight blood mistletoe, Jialan nodded with satisfaction, the quality was very good, and the farmer bit carefully dried the blood mistletoe very thoroughly, without any signs of mildew.

"Emma, is he a trainee magician? looks so young!"

The three girls gathered together and whispered as they looked at the busy young spellcaster in the courtyard, "Emma" was the nickname of Alan Hogg, and anyone familiar with her could call her.

"No, Jialan, like me, is a freshman preparing to take the entrance exam for the class of 1714 of Kemo University!"

The simple-minded Ailan easily betrayed Jialan's bottom details, and she smiled cheerfully: "He is from Donglu, so he is relatively old, and black hair and black eyes are rare in our Nanlu, right?"

As a former known as "the youngest genius spellcaster in the Korranburg Library", Jialan lost the opportunity to become a high-level mage due to a spell test accident.

But the natural perception ability that is not weak by nature allows Jialan to hear the whispers of the girls without paying too much attention, and suddenly she is a little speechless about what the somewhat confused Alan said, is there any direct and inevitable relationship between "Donglu people" and "old"?

Seeing that Jialan was busy, and the girls kept casting curious eyes, Ailan looked at Jialan's back, and then looked back at the sisters who were extremely curious about the mysterious magician, and took their hands with a smile and said, "Jialan is very kind, let's go over and have a look!"

The simple girl sisters were suddenly a little panicked, but their strong curiosity made them unable to control their steps, and they were half-pushed and half-pulled by the lively Alan to the drying table.

"Jialan, are you preparing to refine purple ruin for dyeing?"

Lying next to the drying table, Alan supported his upper body with his slender arms like a kitten, staring at Jialan's hands with bright big eyes, and said enviously: "You already know the knowledge of [pharmacy]!?"

Jialan looked at the three curious girls and smiled gently: "It's just some early medicinal material processing techniques...... Well, if you want to learn, I can teach you!

"Really!?"

In this world, whether it is writing, knowledge, craftsmanship, or special skills, they are all precious treasures that cannot be hoped for by ordinary people, and no one wants to waste time on them for civilians who cannot afford to pay enough tuition.

Therefore, when Jialan expressed her willingness to teach them the skills of handling various medicinal herbs in [Pharmacy], the three girls immediately exclaimed in surprise, for Alan, who can become a new student of "Kemo University" as long as she passes the entrance exam, the more she masters in advance, the greater the chance of passing the exam.

For the Brown sisters, who are just ordinary civilian girls, once they learn the art of processing medicinal herbs, whether they work in some pharmacies or herb stores in [Coran City], or simply become pharmacist assistants, they may change their ordinary fate.