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

all consisted of wild

dock salad, boiled dandelion, and sauteed wild asparagus.

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 be accustomed to

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 offer. They had to make do

of respect, made a point of generously complimenting them before they began to eat.

a variety of wild vegetables in the city. If it weren’t for your

local customs and lifted the clay mug to sip the slightly

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

impress their guests. She kept serving dishes to Lysander

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

At that moment, she was eating several bites from her bowl

taste of the dandelion was simply too bitter for him. Just the smell alone was enough to make him

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

were

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

at such an important

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, he can give them

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

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

the bitterness of dandelions, yet he felt

wondering what kind of

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

the conversation, saying, “Yes. Dandelions are great for their cooling and detoxifying

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

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