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.”

which had been kept warm by the stove, were

all consisted

curly dock salad, boiled

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

already short on resources. In the 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

of respect, made a point of generously complimenting them before they

wild vegetables in the city. If it weren’t for your

the local customs and lifted the clay mug to sip the slightly astringent

from the city didn’t express any dissatisfaction with the dishes served, the villagers

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

exist. Anita simply used her own cutlery to

how unperturbed she was. At 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 own bowl.

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

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

one of the involved parties, Josiah wanted to clarify that the issue wasn’t about the cutlery. However, stating outright that he couldn’t stomach the dandelions seemed to contradict

at such an important banquet. She was overwhelmed with

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

delightful smile, she ate all the dandelions that Josiah couldn’t finish. She seemed to accept the natural bitterness of the wild

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

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

was just wondering what

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

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

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

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