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.”

finished savoring some of the food, the rest of the dishes, which had been kept warm by the

the dishes all consisted of wild

was a curly dock salad, boiled dandelion, and sauteed

served, he said, “These are filled with chickweed. They were blanched in

and the nurses as a token of their appreciation. By the time they were preparing for the welcome feast in the afternoon, there

tension and, as a gesture of respect, made a point of generously complimenting them

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

customs and lifted the clay mug to sip the slightly astringent

shot from the city didn’t express any dissatisfaction with the dishes served, the villagers finally relaxed.

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

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

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

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

“Didn’t I tell you before? The city folks, especially

spoken were somewhat

wasn’t about the cutlery. However, stating outright that he couldn’t stomach the dandelions seemed to contradict his previous statement, leaving

mistake at such an important

noticing the situation, Lysander 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 absolutely love wild vegetables. If he doesn’t want to eat them,

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

wasted, Anita finally breathed a sigh of relief. She rose to her feet and headed toward the kitchen, saying, “I’m going

dandelions, yet he felt somewhat uneasy. He didn’t

Josiah said. “I was just wondering what kind of dish

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

saying, “Yes. Dandelions are great for

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

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