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.”
dishes, which had been kept warm by the stove, were quickly served, filling the entire table.
dishes all consisted
salad, boiled
that had just been served, he said, “These
a token of their appreciation. By the time they were preparing for the welcome feast
noticed the villagers‘ tension and, as a gesture of respect, made a point of generously complimenting
wild vegetables in the city.
he followed the local customs and lifted the clay mug to sip
the city didn’t express any dissatisfaction with the dishes served, the villagers
serving dishes to Lysander and Josiah, filling their bowls with a variety of wild vegetables in
the countryside, the concept of serving spoons didn’t exist. Anita simply used
she was. At that moment, she was eating several bites from her bowl
him. Just the smell alone was enough to make him want to
I tell you before? The city folks, especially the big shots, are very particular
words spoken were somewhat harsh.
involved parties, Josiah wanted to clarify that the issue wasn’t about the cutlery. However, stating outright that he couldn’t stomach the dandelions
mistake at such an important
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
dandelions that Josiah couldn’t finish. She seemed to accept the natural bitterness of the wild vegetables quite well, showing no signs of reluctance at
She rose to her feet and headed toward the kitchen, saying,
had to endure the bitterness of dandelions, yet he felt somewhat uneasy. He didn’t go there
Mrs. Alvarez,” Josiah said. “I was just wondering what kind of
as cankerwort. It’s actually a kind of
are great for
the words left her lips than she saw all the dandelions from her bowl being transferred
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