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.”

had been kept warm by the

consisted of

a curly dock salad, boiled dandelion,

Lysander’s 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

token of their appreciation. By the time they were preparing

the villagers‘ tension and, as a gesture of respect, made a point of generously complimenting them before they began to eat.

the city. If it weren’t for

local customs and lifted the

the big shot from 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 meals.

kept serving dishes to Lysander and Josiah, filling their bowls

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

her bowl without any sign of her usual mysophobia issues. However, he found

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

The city folks, especially the big shots, are very

were somewhat

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

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

noticing the situation, Lysander quickly glanced at Josiah’s bowl. Identifying the 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

a delightful smile, she ate all the dandelions that Josiah couldn’t finish. She seemed to accept

food 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

yet he felt somewhat uneasy. He didn’t go

was just wondering what kind of dish

“Dandelions, also known as cankerwort. It’s actually a kind of medicinal herb. If you

took over the conversation, saying, “Yes. Dandelions are great for their cooling and detoxifying effects. I

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

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