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

all consisted of wild vegetables.

boiled dandelion, and sauteed wild asparagus.

been served, he said, “These are filled with chickweed. They were blanched in lard and water before

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 with what

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

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

followed the local customs and lifted the

didn’t express any dissatisfaction with the dishes served, the villagers finally relaxed. They returned to

kept serving dishes to Lysander

spoons didn’t exist. Anita simply used her own

unperturbed she was. At that moment, she was eating several bites from her bowl without any sign of her usual mysophobia issues. However, he found himself struggling with the food in his

bitter for him. Just the smell alone was enough

serve Josiah more food. “Didn’t I tell you before? The

words spoken were somewhat

that the issue wasn’t about the cutlery. However, stating outright that

who was already of grandmotherly age, realized that she had made a mistake at such an important banquet. She was overwhelmed with guilt and

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

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

wasted, Anita finally breathed a sigh of relief. She rose to her

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

just wondering what kind of

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

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

she saw all the dandelions from her bowl being transferred

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