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 rest of the dishes, which had been kept warm by the stove, were quickly served, filling the entire table.

consisted of

dock salad, boiled dandelion, and sauteed wild

so far as to make special arrangements. Pointing at the steaming ravioli that had just been served, he

of their appreciation. By the time they were preparing

gesture of respect, made a point of generously complimenting them

of wild vegetables in the city.

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

dissatisfaction with the dishes served, the villagers finally relaxed. They returned to their respective seats and started

serving dishes to Lysander and Josiah, filling their bowls with

serving spoons didn’t exist. Anita simply used

subtly glanced at Lysander and 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 found himself struggling

too bitter for him. Just the smell alone was enough to

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 own cutlery to serve others!” Blaine said.

spoken were

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

age, realized that she had made a mistake at such an important banquet. She was overwhelmed with guilt and at a loss.

Josiah’s bowl. Identifying the problem, she directly took his bowl and poured all the wild vegetables into her own, saying, “It’s all right. I’m

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

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

felt somewhat uneasy. He didn’t go there to

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

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

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

saw all the dandelions from her bowl being transferred back by Josiah. He then took

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