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 food, the rest of the dishes, which had

consisted

curly dock salad, boiled dandelion, and sauteed wild asparagus.

Pointing at the steaming ravioli that had just been served, he said, “These are filled with chickweed. They were blanched in lard and

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.

tension and, as a gesture of respect, made a point

such a variety of wild vegetables in the city. If

lifted the clay

city didn’t express any dissatisfaction with the dishes served, the villagers finally relaxed. They returned

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

exist. Anita simply used her own cutlery

was. At that moment, she was eating several bites from her bowl without any sign of her usual

the smell alone was enough to make him want

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

were somewhat

the involved 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

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

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

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

a sigh of relief. She rose to her feet and headed toward the kitchen, saying, “I’m going to fetch a new set

the bitterness of dandelions, yet he felt somewhat

“I was just wondering what kind of dish

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

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

words left her lips than she saw all the dandelions from her bowl being transferred back by

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