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 been kept warm by the stove, were

consisted of wild vegetables.

dock salad, boiled

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

already short on 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 in the afternoon, there wasn’t much left to offer. They had to make do with what they

a gesture of respect, made a point of generously complimenting

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

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

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

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

of serving spoons didn’t exist. Anita simply used

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

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

The city

were somewhat

the involved parties, Josiah wanted to clarify that the issue wasn’t about the cutlery. However, stating outright that he couldn’t stomach the dandelions seemed to contradict his previous statement, leaving him in a difficult

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

took his bowl and poured all the wild vegetables into her own, saying, “It’s all right. I’m not picky, and I absolutely love wild

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

rose to her feet and headed toward the kitchen, saying, “I’m going to fetch a new set

no longer had to endure the bitterness of dandelions, yet he felt somewhat uneasy. He didn’t

was just wondering what

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

Dandelions are great

the dandelions from her bowl being transferred back by Josiah.

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