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 dishes, which had

the dishes all consisted

a curly dock salad, boiled dandelion, and sauteed wild

as to make special arrangements. Pointing at the steaming ravioli that had just been served, he said, “These are filled with chickweed. They were

appreciation. By the time they were preparing for the welcome feast in the afternoon, there wasn’t much left

a gesture of respect, made a point of generously

vegetables in the

he spoke, he followed the local customs and lifted the clay mug to

that the big shot from the city didn’t express any dissatisfaction with the dishes served, the villagers finally relaxed. They

serving dishes to Lysander and Josiah, filling their bowls with

Anita simply used

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

the smell alone was enough to make him

and quickly intervened when Anita was about 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 use

were somewhat harsh.

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

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

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 can give them all

smile, she ate all the dandelions that Josiah couldn’t finish. She seemed to accept the natural bitterness of the wild vegetables quite well, showing no signs of reluctance at all.

She rose to her feet and headed toward the kitchen, saying, “I’m going to fetch a

the bitterness of dandelions, yet he felt somewhat

okay, Mrs. Alvarez,” Josiah said. “I was just wondering

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

are great for

all the dandelions from her bowl being

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