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 been kept warm by

consisted

boiled dandelion, and sauteed wild

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 sure if

nurses as a token of their appreciation. By the time they were preparing for the welcome feast in

made a point of generously complimenting them before they began

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

lifted the clay mug to sip the slightly

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

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

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.

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

and quickly intervened when Anita was about to serve Josiah more food. “Didn’t I tell you before? The city

were somewhat harsh.

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

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

into her own, saying, “It’s all right. I’m not picky, and I absolutely love wild vegetables. If he doesn’t want to

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 no signs of reluctance at

had served was not wasted, Anita finally breathed a sigh of relief. She rose to her feet and headed toward the kitchen, saying, “I’m going to

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

was just wondering what kind of dish this

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

Dandelions are great for their cooling and detoxifying effects. I

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

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