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

consisted of wild

boiled dandelion, and sauteed wild

to make special arrangements. Pointing at the steaming ravioli that had just been served, he said, “These are filled

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

noticed the villagers‘ tension and, as a gesture of respect, made a point of generously complimenting them before

vegetables in the city. If it weren’t for

followed the local customs and lifted the clay mug

dishes served, the villagers finally relaxed. They returned to their respective

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

the concept of serving spoons didn’t exist. Anita simply used her own cutlery to serve the

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 in his

was simply too bitter for him. Just the

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!”

words spoken were

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 him

grandmotherly age, realized that she had made a mistake at such an important

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

delightful smile, she ate all the dandelions that Josiah couldn’t finish. She seemed to accept the natural bitterness of the

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

of dandelions, yet he felt somewhat uneasy.

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

also known as cankerwort. It’s actually a kind of medicinal herb. If you

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

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

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