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 been kept warm by the

dishes all consisted

boiled

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 be accustomed

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.

made a point of generously complimenting them before

vegetables in the city. If it

spoke, he followed the local customs and lifted the

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

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

serving spoons didn’t exist. Anita

at Lysander and saw how unperturbed she was. At that moment, she was eating several bites from her bowl without any

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

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!” Blaine

spoken were somewhat harsh.

stating outright that he couldn’t stomach the dandelions seemed to contradict his previous statement, leaving

she had made a mistake at such an important banquet. She

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, and I absolutely love wild vegetables.

to accept the

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

endure the bitterness of dandelions, yet he felt somewhat uneasy. He

okay, Mrs. Alvarez,” Josiah said. “I was just wondering what kind of dish this is.

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

the conversation, saying, “Yes. Dandelions are great

than she saw all the dandelions from her bowl being transferred back

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