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.”

the dishes, which had been kept warm by the stove, were quickly served, filling the entire table.

dishes all consisted of wild vegetables.

boiled dandelion, and

had just been served, he said, “These are filled with chickweed. They were blanched in lard and water before being wrapped. I’m not

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 had to make

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

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

lifted the clay mug

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

the 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

was eating several bites from her bowl without any sign of her usual mysophobia issues. However, he found himself struggling with the

for him. Just the

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 somewhat harsh.

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

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

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

ate all the dandelions that Josiah couldn’t finish. She seemed to accept the natural

breathed a sigh of relief. She rose to her feet and headed toward the

of dandelions, yet he felt somewhat uneasy. He didn’t

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 me,

are great

all the dandelions from

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