The Charming Ex-Wife

Chapter 648

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.”

dishes, which had been kept warm by the stove,

dishes all consisted of wild vegetables.

dock salad, boiled

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

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

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

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

local customs and lifted the clay mug to sip the slightly astringent hot

served, the villagers finally relaxed. They returned to

meal, Anita was eager to impress their guests. She kept serving dishes to Lysander and Josiah, filling their bowls with a variety of wild vegetables

of serving spoons didn’t exist. Anita

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

too bitter for him. Just the smell alone was enough to make him want to give

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.

words spoken were somewhat harsh.

the cutlery. However, stating outright that he couldn’t stomach the dandelions seemed to contradict his previous statement,

a mistake at such an important banquet. She was overwhelmed

his bowl and poured all the wild vegetables into her own, saying, “It’s all right. I’m

to accept the natural bitterness of

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

endure the bitterness of dandelions, yet he felt somewhat uneasy. He didn’t go there to cause trouble for

was just wondering what

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

are great for their cooling and detoxifying effects. I

dandelions from

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