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

all consisted of wild vegetables.

was a curly dock salad, boiled dandelion, and

took 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 being wrapped. I’m not sure if you’ll

time they were preparing for the welcome feast in the afternoon, there

the villagers‘ tension and, as a gesture of respect, made a point of generously complimenting them

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

the local customs and lifted the clay mug to

dissatisfaction with the dishes served, the villagers finally relaxed. They returned to their respective

dishes to Lysander and Josiah, filling their bowls with a variety of wild vegetables in

Anita simply used her own cutlery to serve the couple food.

she was eating several bites from her bowl without any sign of her usual

him. Just the smell alone was enough

food. “Didn’t I tell you before? The city folks, especially

words spoken were somewhat

wasn’t about the cutlery. However, stating outright

that she had made a mistake at such an important banquet. She

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

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

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

endure the bitterness of dandelions, yet he felt

was just wondering

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

great for their cooling and detoxifying effects. I quite like

her lips than she saw all the dandelions from her bowl being transferred

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