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.”

had been kept warm by the stove, were quickly served, filling the

dishes all consisted

dock salad, boiled dandelion, and sauteed wild

Lysander’s words to heart, even going so far as to make special arrangements. Pointing at the steaming ravioli that had just been served, he said, “These are filled with chickweed. They were blanched in lard and

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.

of respect, made a point of generously complimenting them

seen such a variety of wild vegetables in the city.

he followed the local customs and lifted the clay mug

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

kept serving dishes to Lysander and

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

that moment, she was eating several bites from her bowl without any sign of her usual mysophobia issues. However, he found himself

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

The city folks, especially the big shots, are very particular about etiquette. Don’t

were somewhat harsh.

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

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

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

accept

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 didn’t go there to cause trouble for

said. “I was just wondering what kind of

It’s actually a kind of medicinal herb.

conversation, saying, “Yes. Dandelions are great for their cooling and detoxifying effects. I quite like

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

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