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.”

dishes, which had been kept

all consisted of

salad, boiled dandelion, and sauteed

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

a token of their appreciation. By the time they were preparing for the welcome

of respect, made a point of generously complimenting

vegetables in the city. If it

customs and lifted the

served, the villagers finally relaxed.

meal, Anita was eager to 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 used her own cutlery to serve

bowl without any sign

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

Josiah more food. “Didn’t I tell you before? The city

words spoken were somewhat harsh.

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

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

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 all

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 no signs of

wasted, Anita finally breathed a sigh of relief. She rose

yet he felt somewhat

was just wondering what kind

much relieved. “Dandelions, also known as cankerwort. It’s actually a kind of

great for their cooling and detoxifying effects. I

from her bowl being transferred

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