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.”

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

the dishes all consisted of wild

salad, boiled dandelion, and sauteed wild asparagus.

he said, “These are filled with chickweed. They were blanched in lard and water

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

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

of wild vegetables in the

followed the local customs and lifted the clay mug to sip the slightly astringent hot water.

dissatisfaction with the dishes served, the

kept serving dishes to Lysander and Josiah, filling their bowls with a variety of wild vegetables in no

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

glanced at Lysander and saw how unperturbed she was. At that moment, she was eating several bites from her bowl

too bitter for him. Just the smell alone was enough to

food. “Didn’t I tell you before? The city folks, especially the

were

cutlery. However, stating outright that he couldn’t stomach the dandelions seemed to contradict his previous statement, leaving

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

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 can give them all to me.”

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

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

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

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

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

are great for their cooling and detoxifying effects. I

from her bowl being transferred back

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