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 rest of the dishes, which had been kept

the dishes all consisted of wild

boiled dandelion, and sauteed

just been served, he said, “These are filled with chickweed. They were blanched in

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 do with what they had,

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

in the city.

spoke, he followed the local customs and lifted the clay mug to sip the slightly astringent hot water.

any dissatisfaction with the dishes served, the villagers finally relaxed. They returned to their respective

to Lysander and Josiah, filling

serving spoons didn’t exist. Anita simply

At that moment, she was eating several bites from her bowl without any sign of her usual mysophobia issues. However, he found himself

him. Just the smell alone was enough to make him

food. “Didn’t I tell you before? The city folks, especially the big shots, are very particular about etiquette. Don’t use your

words spoken were

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

that she had made a mistake at such

the problem, 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 wild vegetables. If he doesn’t want to eat them, he can give them all to

a delightful smile, she ate all the dandelions that Josiah couldn’t finish. She seemed to accept the natural bitterness of the

finally breathed 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.”

felt somewhat uneasy. He didn’t

“I was just wondering what kind of dish this is. It’s quite bitter.”

actually a kind of medicinal herb. If you don’t believe me,

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

saw all the dandelions from her bowl being transferred back by Josiah. He then took a big

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