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.”

which had been kept warm by the stove,

all consisted of

dock salad, boiled dandelion, and sauteed wild asparagus.

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

appreciation. By the time they were preparing for the welcome feast in the afternoon, there wasn’t much left to

and, as a gesture of respect, made a point of generously complimenting

in the

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

dissatisfaction with the dishes served, the villagers finally relaxed. They

to Lysander and Josiah, filling their

countryside, the concept of serving spoons didn’t exist. Anita simply

was. At that moment, she was eating several bites from her bowl without

taste of the dandelion was simply too bitter for him. Just the smell alone was enough to

and quickly intervened when Anita was about to serve Josiah more food. “Didn’t I tell you before? The city

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

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

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.”

dandelions that Josiah couldn’t finish. She seemed to accept the

breathed a sigh of relief. She rose to her feet and headed toward the kitchen, saying, “I’m going to fetch

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

just wondering what kind of dish this

actually a

saying, “Yes. Dandelions are great for their

her lips than she saw all the dandelions from her bowl being transferred back by Josiah. He

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