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, filling the

dishes all consisted of

dock salad, boiled dandelion, and sauteed wild asparagus.

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

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

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

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

followed the local customs and lifted the clay mug to

from the city didn’t express any dissatisfaction with the dishes served, the villagers finally relaxed. They returned to their respective seats and started to

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

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,

for him. Just the

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

were somewhat harsh.

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

made a mistake at such an important banquet.

took his bowl and poured all the wild vegetables into her own, saying, “It’s all

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

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

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

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

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

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

words left her lips than she saw all the dandelions from her bowl

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