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.”

the dishes, which had been kept warm by the stove, were quickly served, filling the entire

all consisted

was a curly dock salad, boiled dandelion, and

took Lysander’s words 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

was already short on 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

as a gesture of respect, made

never seen such a variety of wild vegetables in the city. If

the clay mug to sip the

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

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

didn’t exist. Anita simply used her own

several bites from her bowl without any sign of her usual mysophobia issues. However, he found

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

The city folks, especially the big shots, are very particular about etiquette. Don’t use your

were somewhat harsh.

However, stating outright

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

noticing the situation, Lysander quickly glanced at 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

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

not wasted, Anita finally breathed a sigh of relief. She rose to her feet and headed toward the kitchen, saying, “I’m going to fetch a new set of

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

Josiah said. “I was just wondering what kind of dish this

a kind of medicinal herb. If you don’t believe me, you can

are great for their cooling and detoxifying effects. I quite

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

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