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.”

rest of the dishes, which had been kept warm by the stove, were quickly

dishes all consisted of

curly dock salad, boiled dandelion,

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

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 they had,

of respect, made a point of generously

the city. If it weren’t for

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

dissatisfaction with the dishes served, the villagers finally relaxed. They returned to their respective seats

guests. She kept serving dishes to Lysander and Josiah, filling their bowls

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

was. At that moment, she was eating several bites from her bowl without any sign of her usual

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

Josiah’s awkwardness and 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

words spoken were somewhat

about the cutlery. However, stating outright that he couldn’t

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

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 accept the natural bitterness of the wild vegetables quite well, showing no signs of

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

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

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

these words, Anita felt much relieved. “Dandelions, also known as cankerwort. It’s actually a kind of medicinal herb. If you

saying, “Yes. Dandelions are great for

the words left her lips than she saw all the dandelions from her bowl being transferred back by Josiah.

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