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.”

rest of the dishes, which had been kept warm by

dishes all consisted of wild

a curly dock salad, boiled dandelion, and sauteed wild

to heart, even going so far as to make 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 wrapped. I’m not

nurses as a token of their appreciation. By the time they were preparing for the welcome

noticed the villagers‘ tension and, as a gesture of respect, made a point

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

spoke, he followed the local customs and lifted the

the dishes served, the villagers finally relaxed. They returned to their respective seats and

She kept serving dishes to Lysander and Josiah, filling their bowls with a variety of wild vegetables

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

she was eating several bites from her bowl without

bitter for him. Just the smell

more food. “Didn’t I tell you before? The city folks, especially the big shots, are very particular about etiquette. Don’t use your own cutlery to serve others!”

spoken were

involved parties, Josiah wanted to clarify that the issue wasn’t about the cutlery. However, stating outright that he couldn’t stomach the dandelions seemed to contradict his previous statement, leaving him

age, realized that she had made a mistake at such an

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 vegetables. If he doesn’t want to eat

smile, she ate all the dandelions that Josiah couldn’t finish. She seemed to accept

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

the bitterness of dandelions, yet he felt somewhat uneasy. He

just wondering what kind of dish

It’s actually a kind of

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

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

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