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.”

had been kept warm by the stove, were quickly served, filling the entire table.

the dishes all consisted

boiled dandelion, and

Lysander’s words to heart, 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 chickweed. They were blanched in lard and water before

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 afternoon, there wasn’t much left to

a gesture of respect, made a point of generously complimenting them before

of wild vegetables in the city. If it weren’t for your introduction, I wouldn’t

he followed the local customs and lifted the clay

dishes served, the villagers finally relaxed. They returned to their respective seats and started to enjoy their meals.

kept serving dishes to Lysander and Josiah,

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

that moment, she was eating several bites from her bowl without any sign of

dandelion was simply too bitter for him. Just the smell alone was

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 serve others!”

were somewhat

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

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

the wild 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,

that Josiah couldn’t finish. She seemed to accept the natural bitterness of the wild vegetables quite well, showing no signs

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

dandelions, yet he felt somewhat

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

hearing these words, Anita felt much relieved. “Dandelions, also known as cankerwort. It’s actually a

“Yes. Dandelions are great for their cooling and

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

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