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

consisted of wild vegetables.

was a curly 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

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

the villagers‘ tension and, as a gesture of respect, made a point of generously complimenting them before they began to

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

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

the dishes served, the villagers finally relaxed. They returned to their

kept serving dishes to Lysander and Josiah, filling their bowls with

exist. Anita simply used

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

was simply too bitter for him. Just the smell alone was

Anita was about to serve Josiah more food. “Didn’t I tell you before? The city folks, especially

spoken were somewhat

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

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

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

to accept

that the food she had 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

longer had to endure the bitterness of dandelions, yet he felt somewhat uneasy. He didn’t go there to cause trouble for everyone.

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

cankerwort. It’s actually a

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

left her lips than she saw all the dandelions from her bowl being transferred back by Josiah. He then took a big bite.

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