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.”

which had been kept warm by the stove, were quickly served,

consisted

curly dock salad, boiled dandelion, and sauteed

steaming ravioli that had just been served, he said,

resources. 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 do with what they

and, as a gesture of respect, made a point of generously complimenting them

variety of wild vegetables in the city. If

he followed the local customs and lifted the clay mug to

dishes served, the villagers finally relaxed. They returned to their respective seats and started to enjoy their

impress their guests. She kept serving dishes to Lysander and Josiah, filling

spoons didn’t exist. Anita simply used her own cutlery to serve the

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

too bitter for him. Just the smell alone was enough to make him want

was about to serve Josiah more food. “Didn’t I tell you before? The city folks, especially the big

spoken were

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 statement, leaving him in a difficult position.

of grandmotherly age, realized that she had made a mistake at such

into her own, saying, “It’s all

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

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

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

Alvarez,” Josiah said. “I was just wondering what kind of dish this

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

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

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

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