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 dishes, which had been kept warm by the stove, were

the dishes all consisted

curly dock salad, boiled dandelion, and sauteed wild

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 you’ll

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

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

a variety of wild vegetables in the city. If it weren’t for

followed the local customs and lifted the

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

guests. She kept serving dishes to Lysander and Josiah, filling their bowls with a variety of wild vegetables

the countryside, the concept of serving spoons didn’t exist. Anita simply used her

from her bowl without any sign of her usual

was simply too bitter for him. Just the smell alone was enough to make him want to give up.

was about to serve Josiah more food. “Didn’t I tell you before? The city folks, especially the big shots, are

spoken were somewhat harsh.

outright

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

poured all the wild vegetables into her own, saying, “It’s all right. I’m not

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

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

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

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

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

“Yes. Dandelions are great for their cooling and detoxifying

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

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