His Beloved Ex-Wife

Chapter 648

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.”

rest of the dishes, which had been kept warm by the stove, were quickly served, filling the

all consisted of wild

boiled

took 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 water before being wrapped. I’m not sure if you’ll

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

made a point of generously complimenting them before they began

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

spoke, he followed the local customs and lifted the clay mug to

that the big shot 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

dishes to Lysander and Josiah, filling their bowls with a variety of wild vegetables in no

spoons didn’t exist. Anita simply used

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

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

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

were somewhat harsh.

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

age, realized that she had made a mistake 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 absolutely love wild vegetables. If he doesn’t want to eat them, he can

Josiah couldn’t finish. She seemed to accept the natural bitterness of the wild vegetables quite well,

a sigh of relief. She rose to her feet and headed toward the kitchen, saying,

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

okay, Mrs. Alvarez,” Josiah said. “I was just wondering what

“Dandelions, also known as cankerwort. It’s actually a kind of medicinal herb. If you don’t believe me, you can ask Dr. Thorne.”

“Yes. Dandelions are great for

sooner had the words left her lips than she saw all the dandelions from her bowl

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