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.”

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

dishes all consisted

curly dock salad, boiled dandelion, and sauteed

make special arrangements. Pointing at the steaming ravioli that had just been served, he said, “These are filled with chickweed. They were blanched in lard and water

token of their appreciation. By the time they were preparing for the welcome feast in the afternoon, there wasn’t much left to

of respect, made a point of generously complimenting them before

vegetables in the city. If it weren’t for your

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

city didn’t express any dissatisfaction with the dishes served,

to Lysander and Josiah, filling their

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

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

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

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

words spoken were

the cutlery. However, stating outright that he couldn’t stomach the dandelions seemed to

at such an important banquet. She was overwhelmed

the situation, Lysander quickly glanced at 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 not picky, and I absolutely love wild vegetables. If he doesn’t

the dandelions that Josiah couldn’t finish. She seemed to accept the natural bitterness of the wild vegetables

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

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

Josiah said. “I was just wondering

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

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

dandelions from her bowl being transferred back by Josiah. He then

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