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 the

consisted of wild vegetables.

was a curly dock salad, boiled dandelion, and sauteed

make special arrangements. Pointing at the steaming ravioli that had just been served, he said, “These are filled with chickweed.

their agricultural products to Lysander and the nurses as a token of their appreciation. By the time they were preparing for the welcome feast

gesture of respect, made

wild vegetables in the city. If it weren’t for your

the local customs and lifted the clay mug to

that the big shot from the city didn’t express any dissatisfaction with the dishes served, the villagers finally relaxed. They returned to their respective seats and started to enjoy their meals.

their guests. She kept serving dishes to Lysander

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

she was. At that moment, she was eating several bites from her bowl without any sign of her usual mysophobia issues. However, he found himself struggling with the food in his own

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

noticed Josiah’s awkwardness and quickly 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 cutlery to

words spoken were somewhat

involved parties, Josiah wanted to clarify that the issue wasn’t about the cutlery. However, stating outright that he couldn’t stomach the dandelions seemed

she had made a mistake at such an important banquet. She was overwhelmed with guilt and at a loss.

noticing the situation, 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

delightful smile, she ate all the dandelions that Josiah couldn’t finish. She seemed to accept

relief. She rose to her feet and headed toward the kitchen, saying, “I’m going to

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

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

a kind of medicinal herb.

Dandelions are great for their cooling and detoxifying effects. I

saw all the dandelions from her bowl being transferred back by Josiah. He then

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