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 been kept warm by the stove, were quickly served, filling the entire table.

dishes all consisted of wild

dock salad, boiled dandelion, and sauteed wild

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

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

as a gesture of respect, made a point of generously complimenting them before

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

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

shot from the city didn’t express any dissatisfaction with the dishes served, the villagers finally relaxed. They returned to

serving dishes to Lysander and Josiah, filling their bowls

didn’t exist. Anita simply used her own cutlery to serve

her bowl without any sign of her usual

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

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

were somewhat

the issue wasn’t about the cutlery. However, stating outright that he couldn’t stomach the dandelions seemed to contradict his previous statement, leaving him

was already of grandmotherly age, realized that she had made a mistake at such

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 eat them, he can give them all to

ate all the dandelions that Josiah couldn’t finish. She seemed to accept the natural bitterness of the

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,

bitterness of dandelions, yet he felt somewhat uneasy. He didn’t go there to cause trouble for

said. “I was just wondering

actually a kind

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

from her bowl being transferred back by Josiah. He

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