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.”
food, the rest of the dishes, which had been
consisted of wild
boiled dandelion, and sauteed wild asparagus.
even going so far as to make special arrangements. Pointing at the steaming ravioli that had just been served, he said, “These are
were preparing for the welcome feast in the
the villagers‘ tension and, as a gesture of respect, made a point of generously complimenting
seen such a variety of wild vegetables in the
he followed the local customs and lifted the
any dissatisfaction with the dishes served, the villagers finally
She kept serving dishes to Lysander and Josiah, filling their bowls with a
serving spoons didn’t exist. Anita simply used her own cutlery to serve the couple
Lysander and saw how unperturbed she was. At that moment, she was eating several bites from her bowl without any sign of her usual
too bitter for him. Just the smell alone
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
one of the 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 to contradict his previous statement, leaving him in a difficult position.
realized that she had made a mistake at such an important banquet. She was overwhelmed with guilt
Identifying the problem, she directly took his bowl and poured all the wild vegetables into her own, saying, “It’s all right. I’m not picky, and
accept the natural bitterness of the
breathed a sigh of relief. She rose to her feet and headed
the bitterness of dandelions, yet he felt somewhat uneasy. He didn’t go there
just wondering what kind
words, Anita felt much relieved. “Dandelions, also known as cankerwort. It’s actually a kind of medicinal herb. If you don’t believe me,
“Yes. Dandelions are great for their
dandelions from her bowl being transferred back by Josiah. He then took a big
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