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 warm

all consisted

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

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

In the 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. They had to make do with what they had, turning wild vegetables into a

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

vegetables in the city. If it

lifted the clay mug to sip the

city didn’t express any dissatisfaction with the dishes served, the villagers finally relaxed. They returned to their respective seats and started to

guests. She kept serving dishes to Lysander and Josiah, filling their

spoons didn’t exist. Anita simply

eating several bites from her bowl without any sign of

too bitter for him. Just the smell alone

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

were

one of 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

at such an important banquet.

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

dandelions that Josiah couldn’t finish. She seemed to accept the natural bitterness of the wild vegetables quite well, showing no signs of reluctance

she had served was not wasted, Anita finally breathed a sigh of relief. She rose

no longer had to endure the bitterness of dandelions, yet he felt somewhat uneasy. He didn’t go there to cause

okay, Mrs. Alvarez,” Josiah said. “I was just wondering what kind of dish

actually a kind of medicinal herb. If you don’t believe me, you

immediately took over the conversation, saying, “Yes. Dandelions are great for their cooling and detoxifying effects. I quite like them.”

she saw all the dandelions from her bowl being transferred back by Josiah. He then took a big bite.

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