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.”

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

all consisted

dock salad, boiled dandelion, and sauteed wild asparagus.

took Lysander’s words to heart, even going so far as to make special arrangements. Pointing at the steaming ravioli that had just been served, he

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, turning wild vegetables

gesture of respect, made a point of generously complimenting

seen such a variety of wild vegetables in the city. If

the local customs and lifted the clay mug to sip the

dissatisfaction with the dishes served, the villagers finally

impress their guests. She kept serving dishes to Lysander and Josiah, filling their bowls with a variety of wild

serving spoons didn’t exist. Anita simply

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

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

awkwardness and quickly intervened when Anita was about to 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 serve others!” Blaine

words spoken were somewhat

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

had made a mistake at such an important banquet. She was overwhelmed with guilt and

noticing the situation, Lysander quickly glanced at Josiah’s bowl. Identifying 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

dandelions that Josiah couldn’t finish. She seemed to accept the natural bitterness of the wild vegetables quite well, showing no signs of reluctance at all.

not wasted, Anita finally breathed a sigh of relief. She rose to her feet and headed toward the

felt somewhat uneasy. He didn’t go

just wondering what kind of dish this is. It’s quite

It’s actually a kind of medicinal herb. If you

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

the dandelions from her bowl being transferred back by

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