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.”

the food, the rest of the dishes, which had been kept warm by the

the dishes all consisted of

dock salad, boiled dandelion, and sauteed

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 to the

nurses as a token of their appreciation. By the time they were preparing for the welcome feast in

the villagers‘ tension and, as a gesture of respect, made a point of generously complimenting them before they began to eat.

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

local customs and lifted the clay

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

guests. She kept serving dishes to Lysander and Josiah, filling their

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

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

dandelion was simply too bitter for him. Just the smell

The city folks,

were

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,

was already of grandmotherly age, realized that she had made a mistake at such an important banquet. She was overwhelmed with guilt and at a

Identifying the problem, she directly took his bowl and poured all the wild vegetables into her own, saying, “It’s all right. I’m not picky, and I

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

had served was not wasted, Anita finally breathed a sigh of relief. She rose

bitterness of dandelions, yet he felt somewhat uneasy.

was just wondering what kind of dish this

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

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

she saw all the dandelions from her bowl being transferred

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