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.”

rest of the dishes, which had been kept warm by the stove, were quickly served,

dishes all consisted of

was a curly dock salad, boiled dandelion, and sauteed wild asparagus.

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 lard and water

time they were preparing for the welcome feast in the afternoon, there wasn’t much left to offer. They had to make do with

the villagers‘ tension and, as a gesture of respect, made

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

local customs and lifted the clay mug

city didn’t express any dissatisfaction with the dishes served, the villagers finally relaxed. They returned to their respective seats and started to

eager to impress their guests. She kept serving dishes to Lysander and Josiah, filling their

spoons didn’t exist. Anita simply used her own cutlery to serve the

she was eating several bites from her bowl without

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

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!”

words spoken were somewhat

However, stating outright that he couldn’t stomach the

age, realized that she had made a mistake at such

problem, she directly took his bowl and poured all the wild vegetables into her own, saying,

Josiah couldn’t finish. She seemed to accept the

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

he felt somewhat

said. “I was just wondering what kind of dish this is. It’s quite

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

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

left her lips than she saw all the dandelions from her bowl being transferred back by

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