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.”

savoring some of the food, the rest of the dishes, which had

the dishes all consisted of wild vegetables.

salad, boiled dandelion, and sauteed

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 sure if you’ll be accustomed

village was already short on resources. In the 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 in the afternoon, there wasn’t much left to offer. They had to make do

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

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

the clay

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

She kept serving dishes to Lysander and Josiah, filling their

didn’t exist. Anita simply used

from her bowl without any sign of her usual mysophobia issues. However, he found himself

for him. Just the smell alone was enough

noticed Josiah’s 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 shots, are very particular

spoken were

one of the 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

at such an important banquet.

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

to accept the natural bitterness of the wild vegetables quite well, showing no signs of reluctance at all.

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

no longer had to endure the bitterness of dandelions, yet he felt somewhat uneasy. He didn’t go there to cause trouble for everyone.

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

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

Dandelions are great for their cooling and detoxifying effects. I

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

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