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.”

dishes, which had been kept warm by the stove, were

all consisted of wild vegetables.

dock salad, boiled dandelion, and sauteed wild

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

time they were preparing for the welcome feast in the afternoon, there

and, as a gesture of respect, made a

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

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

served, the

to Lysander and Josiah, filling

didn’t exist. Anita simply used her own

several bites from her bowl without any sign of

taste of the dandelion was simply too bitter for him. Just the smell

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

were somewhat harsh.

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

of grandmotherly age, realized that she had made a mistake at such an important

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

accept

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

he felt somewhat uneasy. He didn’t go there

“I was just wondering what kind of dish this is.

much relieved. “Dandelions, also known as cankerwort. It’s actually a kind of medicinal herb. If you don’t believe

“Yes. Dandelions are great for their cooling

all the dandelions from her bowl being transferred back by Josiah. He then took a

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