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.”

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

the dishes all consisted of wild vegetables.

dock salad, boiled dandelion, and sauteed wild

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 be accustomed to

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 make

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

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

dissatisfaction with the dishes served, the villagers finally relaxed. They returned to their respective seats and started to enjoy their

Lysander and Josiah, filling their bowls with a variety of wild vegetables in no time.

exist. Anita simply used her own cutlery to serve

eating several bites from her bowl without any sign of

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

serve Josiah more food. “Didn’t I tell you before? The city folks, especially the big shots, are very

spoken were somewhat

about the cutlery. However, stating outright that he couldn’t stomach the dandelions

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

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,

Josiah couldn’t finish. She seemed to accept the natural bitterness of the wild vegetables quite well, showing no

of relief. She rose to her feet and headed toward the kitchen, saying, “I’m going to fetch a new set of cutlery.”

felt somewhat uneasy. He didn’t go

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

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

Dandelions are great for their cooling and detoxifying

than she saw all the dandelions from her

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