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.”

food, the rest of the dishes, which had

all consisted of

salad, boiled dandelion, and

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

By the time they were preparing for the welcome feast in

gesture of respect, made

never seen such a 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 astringent hot

the dishes served, the villagers

serving dishes to Lysander and Josiah, filling their bowls with a variety of wild

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

her bowl without any sign

too bitter for him. Just the

and quickly intervened when Anita was about to serve Josiah more food. “Didn’t I tell you before? The city folks, especially the big shots, are

words spoken were somewhat harsh.

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

at such an important banquet. She was overwhelmed with

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

a delightful smile, she ate all the dandelions that Josiah couldn’t finish. She seemed to accept the natural bitterness

breathed a sigh of relief. She rose to her feet and headed toward the

he felt somewhat uneasy. He didn’t go there to cause trouble for

said. “I was just wondering what

relieved. “Dandelions, also known as cankerwort. It’s actually a kind of

Dandelions are great for their cooling and detoxifying effects. I quite like

lips than she saw all the dandelions from her bowl being transferred back

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