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.”

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

consisted of wild

a curly dock salad, boiled

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

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.

villagers‘ tension and, as a gesture of respect, made a point of generously

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

the local customs and lifted the clay mug to sip

city didn’t express any dissatisfaction with the dishes served, the villagers finally relaxed. They returned to their respective seats and started to

meal, Anita was eager to impress their guests. She kept serving dishes to Lysander and Josiah, filling their bowls with a variety of wild vegetables in no time.

countryside, the concept of serving spoons didn’t exist. Anita simply used

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

taste of the dandelion was simply too bitter for him. Just the smell

quickly intervened when Anita was about to 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 to

words spoken were

about the cutlery. However, stating outright that he couldn’t stomach the dandelions seemed to contradict

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

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

all the dandelions that Josiah couldn’t finish. She seemed to accept the natural bitterness of the wild vegetables quite well, showing no

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

no longer had to endure the bitterness of dandelions, yet he felt somewhat uneasy. He didn’t go there

just wondering what kind of dish

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

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

the dandelions from her bowl being transferred back by

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