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 stove, were

the dishes all consisted of

was a curly dock salad, boiled dandelion,

Pointing at the steaming ravioli that had just been served, he said, “These are filled with chickweed. They were

time they were preparing for the welcome feast in the afternoon, there wasn’t much left to offer. They

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

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

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

city didn’t express any dissatisfaction with the dishes served, the villagers finally relaxed.

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

exist. Anita simply used her own cutlery to serve the

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

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

you before? The city folks, especially the big shots, are very particular about etiquette. Don’t use your own cutlery to serve others!” Blaine said.

spoken were somewhat harsh.

that the issue wasn’t about the cutlery. However, stating outright that he couldn’t stomach the dandelions seemed to contradict his previous statement,

age, realized that she had made a mistake at

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 can give

to accept the natural bitterness of the wild vegetables quite well, showing no signs of

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

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

Mrs. Alvarez,” Josiah said. “I was just wondering what kind of dish this is. It’s quite bitter.”

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

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

the words left her lips than she saw all the dandelions from her bowl being transferred back

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