The Charming Ex-Wife

Chapter 648

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.”

they finished savoring some of the food, the rest of the dishes, which had been kept warm by the stove,

the dishes all consisted of

a curly dock salad, boiled

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 be accustomed to

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

villagers‘ tension and, as a gesture of respect, made a

in the city. If it

he spoke, he followed the local customs and lifted the clay mug to sip the

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

kept serving dishes to Lysander and Josiah, filling their bowls with a variety of

concept of serving spoons didn’t exist. Anita

glanced at Lysander and saw how unperturbed she was. At that moment, she was eating several bites from her bowl without any sign of her usual mysophobia issues.

bitter for him. Just the smell alone was enough to make him want to

intervened when Anita was about 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

spoken were somewhat harsh.

issue wasn’t about the cutlery. However, stating outright that he couldn’t

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

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

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

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

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

wondering what

hearing these words, Anita felt much relieved. “Dandelions, also known as cankerwort. It’s actually a kind of medicinal

great for their cooling and detoxifying effects. I

she saw all the dandelions from her bowl being transferred back by

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