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

consisted

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 water before being wrapped. I’m not sure

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

and, as a gesture of respect, made

of wild vegetables in the city. If

lifted the clay mug to sip the

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

to Lysander and Josiah, filling their bowls with

spoons didn’t exist. Anita simply used her own cutlery to serve

bowl without any sign of

simply too bitter for him. Just the smell

to serve Josiah more food. “Didn’t 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!” Blaine

spoken were

outright that he couldn’t stomach

a mistake at such an important banquet. She was overwhelmed with

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

finish. She seemed to accept the natural bitterness of the

relief. She rose to her feet and headed toward

of dandelions, yet he felt somewhat uneasy. He didn’t go there

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

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

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

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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