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 vegetables.

salad, boiled

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

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

seen such a variety of wild vegetables in the city. If it weren’t for your introduction, I

followed the local customs and lifted the clay

dishes served, the villagers finally

dishes to Lysander and Josiah, filling their bowls with a variety of wild vegetables in no time.

of serving spoons didn’t exist. Anita simply used her own cutlery to

that moment, she was eating several bites from her bowl

him. Just the smell alone was

before? The city folks, especially the big shots, are very particular about etiquette. Don’t use your own cutlery

spoken were somewhat harsh.

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

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

and poured all the wild vegetables into her own, saying,

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

finally breathed a sigh of relief. She rose to her feet and headed toward the kitchen, saying,

yet he felt somewhat uneasy. He didn’t go

said. “I was just wondering what kind of

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

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

she saw all the dandelions from her bowl

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