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.”

the rest of the dishes, which had

dishes all consisted

boiled dandelion, and sauteed wild

make special arrangements. Pointing at the steaming ravioli that had just been served, he said, “These

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 do with what they

and, as a gesture of respect, made a point of generously complimenting them before they began to

seen such a variety of wild vegetables in the city. If it

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

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

their guests. She kept serving dishes to Lysander and

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

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 own bowl.

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

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

were

Josiah wanted to clarify that the issue wasn’t about the cutlery. However, stating outright that he

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

Lysander quickly glanced at 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, and I absolutely love wild

accept the natural

seeing that the food she had served was not wasted, Anita finally breathed a sigh of relief. She rose to

dandelions, yet he felt somewhat

Josiah said. “I was just wondering

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

are great

all the dandelions from her bowl being transferred back

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