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.”
the dishes, which had been kept warm by
all consisted of wild vegetables.
boiled dandelion, and sauteed
even going so far as to make special arrangements. Pointing at the steaming ravioli that had just been served, he said, “These are filled with
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 afternoon, there wasn’t much left to offer. They
gesture of respect, made a point of generously complimenting them before they began to eat.
in the city. If it weren’t for your
followed the local customs and lifted the clay mug
didn’t express any dissatisfaction with the dishes served, the villagers
She kept serving dishes to Lysander and Josiah, filling their bowls with a variety of wild vegetables
Anita simply used her own cutlery to serve
her bowl without any sign of her usual mysophobia issues. However, he
taste of the dandelion was simply too bitter for him. Just the smell alone was enough to make him want
“Didn’t I tell you before? The city folks, especially the big shots, are very
were somewhat harsh.
stating outright that he couldn’t stomach the dandelions
was already of grandmotherly age, realized that she had made a mistake at
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
that Josiah couldn’t finish. She seemed to accept the natural bitterness of the wild vegetables quite well, showing no signs of reluctance
She rose to her
longer had to endure the bitterness of dandelions, yet he felt somewhat
said. “I was just wondering what kind of dish this is. It’s quite bitter.”
also known as cankerwort. It’s actually a kind of medicinal herb. If you don’t believe me, you can
over the conversation, saying, “Yes. Dandelions are great
from her bowl being transferred back by Josiah. He
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