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.”

some of the food, the rest of the dishes, which had been kept warm by the

consisted of wild

salad, boiled dandelion, and sauteed wild

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 be

Lysander and the nurses as a token of their appreciation. By the time they were preparing for the

respect, made

of wild vegetables in the city. If

lifted the clay mug

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

impress their guests. She kept serving dishes to Lysander and Josiah, filling their bowls with a

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

several bites from her bowl without any sign of

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

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

words spoken were somewhat harsh.

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

age, realized that she had made a mistake at such an important banquet.

Josiah’s bowl. 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 I absolutely love wild vegetables. If he doesn’t want to eat them, he can give them all

ate all the dandelions that Josiah couldn’t finish. She seemed to accept the natural bitterness of

Anita finally breathed a sigh of relief. She rose

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

Josiah said. “I was just wondering what kind

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

“Yes. Dandelions are great for their cooling and detoxifying effects. I quite like

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

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