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.”

which had been kept warm by the stove,

the dishes all consisted

dock salad, boiled dandelion, and sauteed

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

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

gesture of respect, made a point of

the

the local customs and lifted the clay mug to sip the slightly astringent

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

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

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

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 own bowl.

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

you before? The city folks, especially

words spoken were

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

that she had made a mistake at such an important banquet. She was

vegetables into her own, saying, “It’s all right. I’m not picky, and I absolutely

accept the natural bitterness of the wild vegetables quite well, showing no signs

wasted, Anita finally breathed a sigh of relief. She rose to her feet and headed toward the kitchen, saying, “I’m going to

bitterness of dandelions, yet he felt somewhat

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

cankerwort. It’s actually a

are great for their cooling

lips than she saw all the dandelions from her bowl being transferred back by Josiah. He then

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