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.”

the dishes, which had

dishes all consisted of wild

salad, boiled

steaming ravioli that had just been served, he said, “These are filled with chickweed. They were blanched in lard and water before being wrapped. I’m not sure if you’ll

everyone generously offered their agricultural products to Lysander and the nurses as a token of their appreciation. By the time they were preparing for the welcome feast in the afternoon, there wasn’t much left to offer. They had to make do with what they had, turning wild vegetables into

respect, made a point of generously complimenting

the city. If it weren’t for

the local customs and lifted the clay mug to sip the slightly

from the city didn’t express any dissatisfaction with the dishes served, the villagers finally relaxed. They returned

to Lysander and Josiah, filling their bowls

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

bowl without any sign of her usual mysophobia issues. However,

the smell alone was enough to make him want to give

was about to serve Josiah more food. “Didn’t I tell you before? The city folks, especially the big shots, are very particular about etiquette.

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

of grandmotherly age, realized that she had made a mistake at such an important banquet. She was overwhelmed with guilt and at

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 want to

couldn’t finish. She seemed to accept the natural bitterness of the wild vegetables quite well, showing no signs of reluctance at

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 set

of dandelions, yet he felt somewhat uneasy.

said. “I was just wondering

cankerwort. It’s actually a kind of medicinal herb. If you don’t believe

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

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

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