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.”

they finished savoring some of the food, the rest of the dishes, which had been kept warm by the

all consisted of

salad, boiled dandelion,

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

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.

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

of wild vegetables in the

and lifted the clay

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

impress their guests. She kept serving dishes to Lysander and Josiah, filling their bowls with a variety of wild vegetables in no time.

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

bites from her bowl without any sign of her usual mysophobia issues. However, he found himself struggling with the food in his own

of the dandelion was simply too bitter for him. Just the smell alone was

more food. “Didn’t I tell you before? The city folks, especially the big shots, are very

words spoken were somewhat

the cutlery. However, stating outright that he couldn’t

that she had made a mistake at such an important banquet. She was overwhelmed with guilt 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

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

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

Alvarez,” Josiah said. “I was just wondering what kind of dish

words, Anita felt much relieved. “Dandelions, also known as cankerwort. It’s actually a kind of medicinal

the conversation, saying, “Yes. Dandelions are great for their

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

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