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.”

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

the dishes all consisted of wild

a curly dock salad, boiled dandelion,

Lysander’s words 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

morning, everyone generously offered their agricultural products to Lysander and the nurses as a token of their appreciation. By the time they were

and, as a gesture of respect, made a point of generously complimenting them

wild vegetables in the city. If it weren’t for your introduction, I

he followed the local customs and lifted the clay mug to

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

Lysander and Josiah, filling their bowls with

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

she was eating several bites from her bowl without any sign of her usual mysophobia issues. However, he found himself struggling with

simply too bitter for him. Just the smell alone was enough to

The city folks, especially the big

spoken were somewhat harsh.

stating outright that he couldn’t stomach the dandelions

had made a mistake at such an

into her own, saying, “It’s all right. I’m not picky, and I absolutely love wild vegetables. If he doesn’t want to

accept the natural bitterness of the wild vegetables quite well, showing no signs of

wasted, Anita finally breathed a sigh of relief. She rose to her feet and headed

had to endure the bitterness of dandelions, yet he felt somewhat

just wondering what kind

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

great for their cooling and detoxifying effects. I

all the dandelions from her bowl being transferred back by Josiah.

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