Chapter 648 His Determination

The taste of that dish was fairly normal, leaning toward the salty side.

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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,

all consisted of wild

curly dock salad, boiled dandelion, and sauteed wild

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

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

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

a variety of wild vegetables in the city. If it weren’t for your introduction, I wouldn’t

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spoke, he followed the local customs and lifted the

served, the villagers finally relaxed. They returned to their respective

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

spoons didn’t exist. Anita simply used her own cutlery

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

him. Just the smell alone

Josiah’s awkwardness and quickly intervened when Anita was about to serve Josiah more food. “Didn’t I tell you before? The city folks, especially the

were

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

made a mistake at such an important

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

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

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

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

Mrs. Alvarez,” Josiah said. “I was just wondering what kind of dish

also known as cankerwort. It’s actually a kind of medicinal herb. If you don’t believe me,

Dandelions are great for their cooling and detoxifying

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

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