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.”

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

consisted of

dock salad, boiled dandelion, and sauteed wild asparagus.

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

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. They

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

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

followed the local customs and lifted the clay mug to sip the

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

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

didn’t exist. Anita simply used

unperturbed she was. At that moment, she was eating several bites from her bowl without any

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

was about to serve Josiah more food. “Didn’t I tell you before? The city folks,

spoken were somewhat harsh.

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

a mistake at such an important banquet. She was overwhelmed with guilt and at a loss.

Lysander quickly 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

She seemed to accept the natural bitterness

not wasted, Anita finally breathed a sigh of relief. She rose to her feet and headed toward the kitchen, saying, “I’m going to

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

was just wondering

actually a kind of medicinal

are great for their

sooner had the words left her lips than she saw all the dandelions from her bowl being transferred back by Josiah. He then took a

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