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.”

savoring some of the food, the rest of the dishes, which had been kept warm by the stove,

dishes all consisted of

dock salad, boiled

words to heart, even going so far as to make special arrangements. 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

morning, everyone generously offered their agricultural products to Lysander and the nurses as a token of their appreciation. By the time they were preparing for the welcome feast in the afternoon, there wasn’t much left to offer. They had to make do with what

tension and, as a gesture of respect, made a point of generously complimenting them before they

seen such a variety of wild vegetables in the city.

he spoke, he followed the local customs and lifted the clay mug to sip the slightly

served, the villagers finally relaxed. They returned to

Anita was eager to impress their guests. She kept serving dishes to Lysander and Josiah, filling their bowls with a variety of wild vegetables in

countryside, the concept of serving spoons didn’t exist. Anita simply used her

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

of the dandelion was simply too bitter for him. Just the smell alone was enough

“Didn’t I tell you before? The city folks, especially the big shots, are very particular about etiquette. Don’t use

words spoken were

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

who was already of grandmotherly age, realized that she had made a mistake at such an important banquet. She was overwhelmed with guilt and at a

all the wild vegetables into her own, saying, “It’s

finish. She seemed to accept the natural bitterness

she had served was not wasted, Anita finally breathed a sigh of relief. She rose to her feet and headed toward the kitchen, saying, “I’m going to fetch a new set of

to endure the bitterness of dandelions, yet he felt somewhat uneasy. He didn’t go there to

Alvarez,” Josiah said. “I was just wondering what kind of dish this is.

cankerwort. It’s actually a kind of medicinal herb. If you don’t believe

conversation, saying, “Yes. Dandelions are great for their cooling and detoxifying effects. I quite like

all the dandelions from her bowl being

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