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 kept warm by the

dishes all consisted

a curly dock salad, boiled dandelion, and sauteed

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

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 with what they

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

vegetables in the city. If it weren’t for

lifted the clay mug to sip the

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

the meal, Anita was eager to impress their guests. She kept serving dishes to Lysander and Josiah, filling their bowls with a variety of wild vegetables in

Anita simply used

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

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

Josiah 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

words spoken were somewhat harsh.

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 in

who was already of grandmotherly age, realized that she had made a mistake at such

saying, “It’s all

to accept the

served was not wasted, 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 set of

yet he felt somewhat uneasy. He didn’t

said. “I was just wondering what kind of dish

known as cankerwort. It’s actually a

Dandelions are great for their cooling and detoxifying

saw all the dandelions from

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