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.”

finished savoring some of the food, the rest of the dishes, which had been kept warm by the stove, were quickly served, filling

the dishes all consisted of wild vegetables.

curly dock salad, boiled dandelion, and

that had just been served, he said, “These are filled with chickweed. They were blanched in lard

village was already short on resources. In the morning, 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

gesture of respect, made a point

wild vegetables in the city. If it

local customs and lifted the

served, the villagers finally relaxed. They returned to their respective

meal, Anita was eager to impress their guests. She kept serving dishes to Lysander and Josiah,

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

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

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

tell you before? The city folks, especially the big shots, are very particular about etiquette. Don’t use your own cutlery to serve

were

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

of grandmotherly age, realized that she had made a mistake at such an important banquet. She was overwhelmed with guilt and at

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.”

finish. She seemed to accept

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

no longer had to endure the bitterness of dandelions, yet he felt

Josiah said. “I was just wondering what kind of

relieved. “Dandelions, also known as cankerwort. It’s actually a kind of medicinal herb. If you don’t believe me, you can ask Dr. Thorne.”

“Yes. Dandelions are great for their cooling and detoxifying effects. I

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

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