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

dishes all consisted of wild

boiled dandelion, and

words 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

the morning, everyone generously offered their agricultural products to Lysander and the nurses as a token of their appreciation. By the time they were

noticed the villagers‘ tension and, as a gesture of respect, made a point of generously complimenting them before they began to eat.

the city. If it weren’t for your introduction, I wouldn’t

spoke, he followed the local customs and lifted the clay mug

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

Lysander and Josiah, filling their bowls with a variety of wild vegetables in no

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

her bowl without any sign of her

the smell alone was enough to

The city folks, especially the big shots, are very particular about etiquette. Don’t

words spoken were

involved parties, Josiah wanted to clarify that the issue wasn’t about the cutlery. However, stating outright that he couldn’t stomach the dandelions seemed to contradict his previous

at such an important banquet. 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 love

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

a sigh of relief. She rose to her feet and headed toward the kitchen, saying, “I’m going to fetch a new set of cutlery.”

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

was just wondering what kind of dish

cankerwort. It’s actually a kind

“Yes. Dandelions are great for their cooling and detoxifying effects.

all the dandelions from her bowl being transferred back by Josiah. He then

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