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

dishes all consisted of wild vegetables.

was a curly dock salad, boiled dandelion, and sauteed wild asparagus.

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

short on resources. In the morning, everyone 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,

of respect, made a point of generously complimenting them before they began to eat.

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

he spoke, he followed the local customs and lifted the clay

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

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

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

saw how unperturbed she was. 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 food in his

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

Josiah’s awkwardness and quickly intervened when Anita was about to serve Josiah more food. “Didn’t I tell you before? The city

were somewhat harsh.

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

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

into her own, saying,

all the dandelions that Josiah couldn’t finish. She seemed to accept

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

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

said. “I was just wondering what kind of dish this is. It’s

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

immediately took over the conversation, saying, “Yes. Dandelions are great for their cooling and detoxifying effects. I

had the words 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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