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

consisted of wild

salad, boiled dandelion, and

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 the

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

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

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

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

seeing that the big 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 their meals.

dishes to Lysander and Josiah, filling their

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

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

Just the smell alone was enough to make him want to

to serve Josiah more food. “Didn’t I tell you before? The city folks, especially the big

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

who was already of grandmotherly age, realized that she had made a mistake at such an

poured all 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

seemed to accept the natural bitterness of the wild vegetables quite well, showing no signs of reluctance at

Anita finally breathed a sigh of relief. She rose to her feet and headed toward the kitchen, saying, “I’m going to fetch

felt somewhat uneasy. He didn’t go there to cause trouble

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

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

Dandelions are great for their cooling and detoxifying effects.

from her bowl being

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