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 stove,

the dishes all consisted of

curly dock salad, boiled dandelion, and sauteed wild

special arrangements. Pointing at the steaming ravioli that had just been served, he said,

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 in the afternoon, there wasn’t much left to offer. They had to make do with what they

the villagers‘ tension and, as a gesture of respect, made a point of generously complimenting them before they began

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

and lifted the clay mug to sip the slightly astringent

express any dissatisfaction with the dishes served,

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 in no time.

exist. Anita simply used her own

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

the smell alone was enough to make him want

food. “Didn’t I tell you before? The city folks, especially the big shots, are very

words spoken were

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

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

saying, “It’s all

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

the food she had served was 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

bitterness of dandelions, yet he felt somewhat uneasy. He didn’t

Josiah said. “I was just wondering what kind of dish this is. It’s quite bitter.”

hearing these words, Anita felt much relieved. “Dandelions, also known as cankerwort. It’s actually a kind of medicinal herb. If you don’t believe me, you can ask Dr.

great for their cooling and

left her lips than she saw all the dandelions from her bowl being transferred back by Josiah. He then took a big

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