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, were quickly

the dishes all consisted of wild

dock salad, boiled

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

the time they were preparing for the welcome

noticed the villagers‘ tension and, as a gesture of respect, made

the city. If it weren’t for your introduction, I

he spoke, he followed the local customs and lifted the clay mug to sip the slightly astringent hot

from the city didn’t express any dissatisfaction with the dishes served, the villagers finally relaxed. They returned to

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

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

and saw how unperturbed she was. At that moment, she was eating several bites from her bowl without any sign

was simply too bitter for him. Just the

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

were

Josiah wanted to clarify that the issue wasn’t about the cutlery. However, stating outright that he couldn’t

age, realized that she had made a mistake at

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

She seemed to accept

She rose

no longer had to endure the bitterness of dandelions, yet he felt somewhat uneasy.

wondering what kind of dish this is. It’s quite bitter.”

much relieved. “Dandelions, also known as cankerwort. It’s actually a kind of medicinal herb. If you don’t believe

are great for their cooling and

sooner had 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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