His Beloved Ex-Wife

Chapter 648

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.”

of the dishes, which had been kept warm by the

consisted of wild

a curly dock salad, boiled dandelion, and sauteed

had just been served, he said, “These are filled with chickweed. They were blanched in lard and

village was 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 they

of respect, made a point of

never seen such a variety of wild vegetables in the city. If it weren’t for

he followed the local customs and lifted the clay mug

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

was eager to impress their guests. She kept serving dishes to Lysander and Josiah, filling their bowls with a variety of wild vegetables in no

Anita simply used her own cutlery to

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

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 serve others!” Blaine said.

were somewhat

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 his previous statement, leaving

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

Identifying the problem, she directly took his bowl and poured all the wild vegetables into her own, saying, “It’s all

She seemed to accept the natural bitterness of the wild

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

no longer had to endure the bitterness of dandelions, yet he felt somewhat uneasy.

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

as cankerwort. It’s actually a kind of medicinal

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

had the words left her lips than she saw all the dandelions from her bowl being

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