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.”

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

the dishes all consisted

salad, boiled dandelion, and

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

short on 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 to offer.

and, as a gesture of respect, made

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

the local customs and lifted the

the dishes served, the villagers finally relaxed. They returned to their respective

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

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

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

too bitter for him. Just the smell alone

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

spoken were somewhat harsh.

cutlery. However, stating outright that he couldn’t

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

glanced at Josiah’s bowl. 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 absolutely love wild vegetables. If he doesn’t want to eat them, he

seemed to accept the natural bitterness of the wild vegetables quite

a sigh of relief. She rose to her feet and headed toward the kitchen, saying, “I’m going to fetch a new set of cutlery.”

he felt somewhat uneasy. He didn’t go there

said. “I was just wondering what kind of dish this is. It’s quite

actually a kind of medicinal herb. If you don’t believe me, you can ask

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

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

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