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.”

savoring some of the food, the rest of the dishes, which had been kept warm by the stove,

consisted of wild vegetables.

a curly dock salad, boiled dandelion, and

he said, “These are filled with chickweed. They were blanched in lard and water before being wrapped. I’m not sure if you’ll be accustomed to the

they were preparing for the welcome feast in the

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

vegetables in the city.

local customs and lifted the clay mug to

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

to impress their guests. She kept serving dishes to Lysander and Josiah, filling their bowls with a variety of wild

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

was eating several bites from her bowl without any sign of her usual mysophobia issues. However, he found himself struggling with the

the smell alone was enough to make him want to

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

However, stating outright that he couldn’t stomach the dandelions seemed to contradict his previous

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

took his bowl and poured all the wild vegetables into her own, saying, “It’s all right. I’m not picky, and I

ate all the dandelions that Josiah couldn’t finish. She seemed to accept the natural bitterness of the

sigh of relief. She rose to her feet and

felt somewhat uneasy. He didn’t go

“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.

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.

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