His Beloved Ex-Wife

Chapter 648

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 food, the rest of the dishes, which had

consisted

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

been served, he said, “These are filled with chickweed. They were blanched in

resources. In the morning, 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

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

the city. If it

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

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

meal, Anita was eager to impress their guests. She kept serving dishes to Lysander and Josiah, filling their bowls with a

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

subtly glanced 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

the smell alone was enough to make him want to give up.

quickly intervened when Anita 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. Don’t use your own cutlery to serve others!”

spoken were somewhat

wanted to clarify that the issue wasn’t about the cutlery. However, stating outright that he couldn’t stomach the dandelions seemed to

that she had made a mistake at such an important banquet. She was overwhelmed with guilt

her own, saying, “It’s all right. I’m not picky, and I absolutely love wild vegetables.

a delightful smile, she ate all the 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 all.

relief. She rose to

longer had to endure the bitterness of dandelions, yet he felt somewhat uneasy.

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

“Dandelions, also known as cankerwort. It’s actually a kind

immediately took over the conversation, saying, “Yes. Dandelions are great

all the dandelions from her

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