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.”

some of the food, the rest of the dishes, which had

all consisted of wild

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

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

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

a gesture of respect, made a point of generously complimenting them before

such a variety of wild vegetables in the city. If it weren’t for

local customs and lifted the clay mug to sip the slightly astringent hot water.

dissatisfaction with the dishes served, the villagers finally

guests. She kept serving dishes to Lysander and Josiah, filling their bowls with

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

At that moment, she was eating several bites from her bowl without

too bitter for him. Just the smell alone was enough to make him want to give up.

I tell you before? The city folks, especially the big shots, are very particular about etiquette. Don’t use your

words spoken were somewhat harsh.

the issue wasn’t about the cutlery. However, stating outright that he couldn’t stomach the

grandmotherly age, realized that she had made a mistake at such an important banquet. She was

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,

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

the food she 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 to fetch a new

yet he felt

was just wondering what kind of dish this is. It’s

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

the conversation, saying, “Yes. Dandelions are great for their cooling and detoxifying effects. I

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

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