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 stove, were

all consisted of wild vegetables.

dock salad, boiled dandelion,

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 water before being wrapped. I’m not sure if

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

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

wild vegetables in the city. If it weren’t for your introduction,

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

with the dishes served,

dishes to Lysander and Josiah, filling their bowls with a variety of wild

the countryside, the concept of serving spoons didn’t exist. Anita

was eating several bites from her bowl without any sign of her usual mysophobia issues.

Just the smell

The city folks, especially the big shots, are very particular about etiquette.

were

of 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

grandmotherly age, realized that she had made a mistake at such an important banquet.

quickly glanced at 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

couldn’t finish. She seemed to accept the natural bitterness of the wild vegetables

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

he felt somewhat uneasy. He

just wondering what kind of dish this is. It’s quite bitter.”

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

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

dandelions from her bowl being transferred back by Josiah. He then took

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