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
all consisted of wild vegetables.
curly dock salad, boiled dandelion, and
had just been served, he said, “These are filled with chickweed. They were blanched in lard and water before being wrapped. I’m not
their appreciation. By the time they were preparing for the welcome feast in the afternoon,
as a gesture of respect, made a point of
wild vegetables in the city. If it weren’t for your introduction, I
customs and lifted 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.
dishes to Lysander and Josiah, filling their bowls with a variety of wild vegetables in no
the concept of serving spoons didn’t exist. Anita simply used her
was. At that moment, she was eating several bites from her bowl without any sign of her usual mysophobia issues.
of the dandelion was simply too bitter for him. Just the smell alone
more food. “Didn’t I tell you before? The city folks, especially the big shots, are very particular about
were
the 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 position.
grandmotherly age, realized that she had made a mistake at such an important banquet. She was overwhelmed
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 the dandelions that Josiah couldn’t finish. She seemed to accept
a sigh of relief. She rose to her feet and headed
longer had to endure the bitterness of dandelions, yet he felt somewhat uneasy. He didn’t go there to cause trouble for everyone.
Alvarez,” Josiah said. “I was just wondering what kind of dish this is. It’s
known as cankerwort. It’s actually a kind of medicinal
great for their cooling and
words left her lips than she saw all the dandelions from her bowl being transferred back by Josiah.
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