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.”

which had been kept warm by the stove, were quickly served, filling

all consisted of wild

a curly dock 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

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

and, as a gesture of respect, made a point of

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

followed the local customs and lifted the clay mug to sip

with the dishes served, the villagers finally relaxed. They returned

their guests. She kept serving dishes to Lysander and Josiah, filling their bowls with a variety

countryside, the concept of serving spoons didn’t exist. Anita simply used her own cutlery to serve the

Lysander and saw how unperturbed she was. At that moment, she was eating several bites from her bowl without any sign of her usual mysophobia issues. However,

Just the smell alone was enough to make him want to give up.

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

spoken were

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 a difficult position.

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

bowl. Identifying the problem, she directly took his bowl and poured all the wild vegetables into her own, saying, “It’s all right.

ate all the dandelions that Josiah couldn’t finish. She seemed to accept the natural bitterness

of relief. She rose to her feet and headed toward the kitchen, saying, “I’m going

endure the bitterness of dandelions, yet he felt somewhat uneasy. He didn’t go there to cause

said. “I was just wondering what kind of dish this

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

saying, “Yes. Dandelions are great for their cooling and detoxifying effects. I quite

she saw all the dandelions from her bowl being transferred back by Josiah. He then took

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