Chapter 648 His Determination

The taste of that dish was fairly normal, leaning toward the salty side.

He chewed for a while, swallowing slowly, finally managing to dilute the peculiar taste that had filled his mouth.

Lysander asked, “Are you okay?”

Josiah waved his hand dismissively. “I’m fine.”

“Why must you do this? You’re surely not used to the food here. You don’t have to force yourself. You should hurry back to the city.”

“I’m used to the food.”

Lysander was puzzled.

“Give me a bit more time to adjust. I’ll get used to the food here.”

Lysander tilted her head slightly to look at him. “Are you really planning to stay here?”

“You’ve been here for half a month, no? I can also do it.”

“I’m not like you. I come from an ordinary family. As a child, we struggled, and I’ve experienced my fair share of hardships due to our poor conditions. This level of hardship doesn’t faze me, but it’s almost worlds apart from the life you’re used to living…”

“It’s okay,” Josiah said. “I’ve told you I want to experience your life. I can handle it.”

Lysander let out a soft sigh.

Josiah served her some food. “You should also eat.”

of the dishes, which had been kept warm by the

the dishes all consisted

salad, boiled dandelion, and

Pointing at the steaming ravioli that had just been served, he said, “These are filled with chickweed. They were blanched in lard and water before being wrapped. I’m not sure if you’ll

Lysander and the nurses as a token of their appreciation. By the time they were preparing for the welcome feast in the afternoon,

gesture of respect, made a point of generously

of wild vegetables in the city.

the clay mug to sip the

city didn’t express any dissatisfaction with the dishes served, the villagers finally relaxed. They returned to their respective seats and started to enjoy their

to Lysander and

spoons didn’t exist. Anita simply used her own cutlery to serve the couple

moment, she was eating several bites from her bowl without any sign of her usual mysophobia issues. However, he found

simply too bitter for him. Just the smell alone was enough to make him want to

quickly intervened when Anita was about to serve Josiah more food. “Didn’t I tell you before? The city folks, especially the big shots, are very particular about etiquette. Don’t use your own cutlery to serve

were somewhat

that the issue wasn’t about the cutlery. However, stating outright that he couldn’t stomach the dandelions seemed to contradict his previous statement, leaving him in a difficult

made a mistake at

problem, she directly took his bowl and poured all the wild vegetables into her own, saying, “It’s all right. I’m not picky, and I absolutely love wild vegetables. If he doesn’t want to eat them, he can give

finish. She seemed to accept the natural bitterness of the wild vegetables quite

not wasted, Anita finally breathed a sigh of relief. She rose to her feet and headed

yet he felt somewhat uneasy. He didn’t go there to cause trouble for

said. “I was just wondering what kind

words, Anita felt much relieved. “Dandelions, also known as cankerwort. It’s actually a kind of medicinal herb. If you don’t believe me, you can ask

immediately took over the conversation, saying, “Yes. Dandelions are great for their cooling

all the dandelions from her bowl being transferred back by

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