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.”

had

the dishes all consisted of wild

a curly dock salad, boiled

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.

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

villagers‘ tension and, as a gesture of respect, made a point of generously

never seen such a variety of wild vegetables in the

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

that 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.

their guests. She kept serving dishes to Lysander and Josiah, filling their bowls with

serving spoons didn’t exist. Anita simply used her own cutlery

her bowl without any sign of her usual mysophobia issues. However, he found himself struggling with the

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

to serve Josiah more food. “Didn’t I tell you before? The city folks, especially the big shots, are very particular about etiquette.

words spoken were somewhat harsh.

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

that she had made a mistake at such an important banquet. She

her own, saying, “It’s all

seemed to accept the natural bitterness of the wild vegetables quite well, showing no signs of reluctance at

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

bitterness of dandelions, yet he felt somewhat

wondering what kind of dish this

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

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

sooner had the words left her lips than she saw all the dandelions from her bowl being transferred back by Josiah. He

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