The Charming Ex-Wife

Chapter 648

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 stove, were quickly served,

dishes all consisted of wild vegetables.

was a curly dock salad, boiled dandelion, and sauteed wild

just been served, he said, “These are filled with chickweed. They were blanched in lard

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. They had to make do with what they had, turning wild vegetables into a creative feast.

made a point of generously complimenting

a variety of wild vegetables in the city. If it

the local customs and lifted the clay mug to sip the slightly astringent hot

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

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

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

moment, she was eating several bites from her bowl without any sign of her usual mysophobia issues. However, he found

too bitter for him. Just the smell alone

serve 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

words spoken were somewhat

the involved parties, Josiah wanted to clarify that the issue wasn’t about the cutlery. However, stating outright

age, realized that she had made a mistake at such an important banquet.

saying, “It’s all right. I’m

a delightful smile, she ate all the dandelions that Josiah couldn’t finish. She seemed to accept the natural bitterness of the wild vegetables quite well,

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

to endure the bitterness of dandelions, yet he felt somewhat

wondering

It’s actually a kind of medicinal herb. If you don’t

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

from her bowl being transferred back

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