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.”

the food, the rest of the dishes, which had

all consisted of wild vegetables.

a curly 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 if you’ll be accustomed to the

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

of respect, made a point of generously complimenting

vegetables in the

spoke, he followed the local customs and lifted 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 guests. She kept serving dishes to Lysander and Josiah, filling their bowls with a variety of wild vegetables in no

the concept of serving spoons didn’t exist. Anita simply used her own cutlery

that moment, she was eating several bites from her bowl without any sign of her usual mysophobia issues. However, he found himself struggling with the food in his

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

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

were somewhat

However, stating outright that

she had made a mistake at such an important banquet. She was overwhelmed with guilt and at a loss.

vegetables into her own, saying, “It’s all right. I’m not picky, and I absolutely

the dandelions that Josiah couldn’t finish. She seemed to accept the natural

of relief. She rose to her feet and headed toward the kitchen, saying, “I’m going to fetch

dandelions, yet he felt somewhat uneasy. He didn’t go there

okay, Mrs. Alvarez,” Josiah said. “I was just wondering what

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

“Yes. Dandelions are great for their cooling

saw all the dandelions from her bowl being transferred back by Josiah.

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