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.”

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

consisted of

was a curly dock salad, boiled dandelion, and

to heart, 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

of their appreciation. By the time they were preparing for the welcome feast in the afternoon, there wasn’t much left

as a gesture of respect, made a point of generously complimenting them before they

a variety of wild vegetables in the city. If it

he followed the local customs and lifted the

dissatisfaction with the dishes served, the

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

spoons didn’t exist. Anita simply used her own cutlery

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

Just the smell alone was enough to

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

spoken were somewhat harsh.

wanted to clarify that the issue wasn’t about the cutlery. However, stating outright that he couldn’t stomach the dandelions seemed

a mistake at such an important banquet. She was overwhelmed

wild vegetables into her own, saying, “It’s all right. I’m not picky, and I

finish. She seemed to accept the natural bitterness of the

relief. She rose to

had to endure the bitterness of dandelions, yet he felt somewhat uneasy. He

Josiah said. “I was just wondering

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

are great for

the dandelions from her bowl

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