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.”

dishes, which had been

the dishes all consisted of

dock salad, boiled dandelion, and sauteed wild

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

their agricultural products to Lysander and the nurses as a token of their appreciation. By the time they were preparing for the

respect, made a point of generously complimenting

a variety of wild vegetables in the city. If

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

with the dishes served, the

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

of serving 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 mysophobia issues. However, he found himself

bitter for him. Just the smell alone was enough to make him want to give

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 harsh.

of the involved parties, Josiah wanted to clarify that the issue wasn’t about the cutlery. However, stating outright that

at such an important banquet. She was

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 to

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

wasted, Anita finally breathed a sigh of relief. She rose to her feet

bitterness of dandelions, yet he felt

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

as cankerwort. It’s actually a kind of medicinal herb. If

are great for their cooling and detoxifying effects.

the dandelions from her bowl being

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