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.”

some of the food, the rest of the dishes, which had been kept warm by the stove, were quickly

consisted of

boiled dandelion, and sauteed

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

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 had, turning wild vegetables into

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

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

he followed the local customs and lifted the clay mug to

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

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

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

At that moment, she was eating several bites from her bowl

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

food. “Didn’t I tell you before? The city folks, especially the big shots, are very particular about etiquette. Don’t use your own

spoken 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

a mistake at such an important banquet. She was overwhelmed with guilt and at a loss.

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

to accept the natural bitterness of

breathed a sigh of relief. She rose to her feet

yet he felt somewhat uneasy. He didn’t go there to

Alvarez,” Josiah said. “I was just wondering what kind of dish this is. It’s

a kind of medicinal herb.

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

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

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