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.”

some of the food, the rest of the dishes, which had been kept warm by the stove, were quickly served, filling the entire table.

the dishes all consisted of

boiled dandelion, and sauteed

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

their agricultural products to Lysander and the nurses as a token of their appreciation. By the time they were preparing

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

the city. If it weren’t for

lifted the clay mug to sip the slightly astringent hot

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

to Lysander and

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

bites from her bowl without any sign of her usual mysophobia

the smell alone was enough to make him want to

before? The city folks, especially the big

spoken were

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 in a

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

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

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

served was not wasted, Anita finally breathed a sigh of relief. She rose to her feet and headed toward the

dandelions, yet he felt somewhat uneasy. He didn’t go there to cause trouble for

Josiah said. “I was just wondering what kind of dish this is. It’s quite bitter.”

these words, Anita felt much relieved. “Dandelions, also known as cankerwort. It’s actually a kind of medicinal herb. If you don’t believe me, you

“Yes. Dandelions are great for their cooling

all the dandelions from her bowl being transferred back by

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