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.”

of the dishes, which had

all consisted of

salad, boiled dandelion,

Lysander’s words to heart, even 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

they were preparing for the welcome

made a

of wild vegetables in the city. If

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

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

their guests. She kept serving dishes to Lysander and Josiah, filling their bowls with a variety of wild vegetables in no

Anita simply used her own

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 with the food in his own bowl.

dandelion was simply too bitter for him. Just the smell alone was

Anita was about to serve Josiah more food. “Didn’t I tell you before? The city folks, especially

words spoken were

stating outright that he couldn’t stomach the dandelions seemed to contradict his previous statement, leaving

a mistake at such an important banquet. She was overwhelmed with guilt and at a loss.

own, saying, “It’s all right. I’m not picky,

a delightful smile, she ate all the dandelions that Josiah couldn’t finish. She seemed to accept the natural bitterness of the wild vegetables quite well, showing no signs of reluctance

food she had served was not wasted, Anita finally breathed a sigh of relief. She rose to her feet

had to endure the bitterness of dandelions, yet he felt somewhat uneasy. He didn’t go there to cause trouble

Mrs. Alvarez,” Josiah said. “I was just wondering what

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

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

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

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