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.”

of the dishes, which had been kept warm by the stove, were

all consisted

a curly dock salad, boiled dandelion, and sauteed wild

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

of their appreciation. By the time they were preparing for the

as a gesture of respect, made a point of generously complimenting them before they began

in the city. If it weren’t for your

the clay

that the big shot from the city didn’t express any dissatisfaction with the dishes served, the villagers finally relaxed. They

Anita was eager to impress their guests. She kept serving dishes to Lysander and Josiah, filling their bowls with a variety of wild vegetables in no

spoons didn’t exist. Anita simply used her own

at Lysander and 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 found himself struggling with the food

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

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

spoken were

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

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

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 absolutely love wild vegetables. If he doesn’t want to eat them, he can give them

She seemed to accept the natural bitterness of the wild vegetables quite well,

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

dandelions, yet he felt somewhat uneasy. He didn’t go there to cause trouble for everyone.

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

actually a kind of medicinal herb. If you don’t believe me, you can ask Dr. Thorne.”

saying, “Yes. Dandelions are great for their cooling and detoxifying effects. I quite

saw all the dandelions from her bowl being transferred back by Josiah. He

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