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 been kept warm by the stove, were quickly served,

all consisted of wild

was a curly dock salad, boiled dandelion, and sauteed

going so far as to make special arrangements. Pointing at the steaming ravioli that had just been served, he said,

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

noticed the villagers‘ tension and, as a gesture of respect, made a point of generously complimenting them before they began

seen such a variety of wild vegetables in the city. If it weren’t for

the local customs and lifted the clay mug to

city didn’t express any dissatisfaction with the dishes served, the villagers finally

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

exist. Anita simply used

from her bowl without any sign of her usual

Just the smell alone was enough to make him want to give up.

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

were somewhat

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

had made a mistake at such an important banquet. She was overwhelmed with guilt

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 vegetables. If he doesn’t want to eat them, he

Josiah couldn’t finish. She seemed to accept the natural bitterness of the wild vegetables quite well, showing

She rose to her feet and headed toward

dandelions, yet he felt somewhat uneasy. He didn’t

Alvarez,” Josiah said. “I was just wondering what kind of

known as cankerwort. It’s actually a kind of

great for their cooling and detoxifying effects. I quite like them.”

from her

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