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.”

finished savoring some of 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

boiled dandelion, and

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

the time they were preparing for

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

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

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

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.

impress their guests. She kept serving dishes to Lysander and

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

saw 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

the smell alone was enough to make

The city folks, especially the big shots, are very particular about etiquette. Don’t use your own cutlery to serve

spoken were

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 him in a difficult

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 right. I’m not picky,

that Josiah couldn’t finish. She seemed to accept the

seeing that 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, “I’m going to fetch a new set

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

Josiah said. “I was just wondering what kind of dish

felt much relieved. “Dandelions, also known as cankerwort. It’s actually a kind of medicinal herb. If you don’t believe me, you can

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

she saw all the dandelions from

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