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.”

they finished savoring some of the food, the rest of the dishes, which had been kept warm by the stove, were quickly served, filling the

the dishes all consisted of wild

curly dock salad, boiled dandelion, and

arrangements. Pointing at the steaming ravioli that had just been served, he said, “These are filled with chickweed. They were

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 had, turning wild vegetables into a

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

of wild vegetables in the city.

followed the local customs and lifted the clay mug to

served, the villagers finally relaxed. They returned to

guests. She kept serving dishes to Lysander and Josiah, filling their bowls with a variety of wild vegetables in

spoons didn’t exist. Anita simply used

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

him. Just the smell alone was enough to make him

food. “Didn’t I tell you before? The city folks, especially the big shots, are very particular about etiquette. Don’t use your own cutlery to serve others!” Blaine

words spoken were

the involved parties, Josiah wanted to clarify that the issue wasn’t about the cutlery. However, stating outright that he couldn’t stomach the dandelions seemed to contradict his previous statement, leaving him in a difficult

she had made a mistake at such an important banquet. She was overwhelmed with guilt and

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 absolutely love wild vegetables. If he doesn’t want to eat

all the dandelions that Josiah couldn’t finish. She seemed to accept the natural bitterness of the wild vegetables quite well, showing no signs of

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

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

said. “I was just wondering what kind of

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

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

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

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