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 food, the rest of the dishes, which had

the dishes all consisted of wild

was a curly dock salad, boiled dandelion, and

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

their appreciation. By the time they were preparing for the welcome feast in the afternoon,

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

wild vegetables in the city. If it weren’t

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he spoke, he followed the local customs and lifted the clay mug to sip the slightly

dishes served,

eager to impress their guests. She kept serving dishes to Lysander and Josiah,

concept of serving spoons didn’t exist. Anita simply used her own cutlery to serve the couple

was eating several bites from her bowl without

the smell alone was enough to make him want

intervened when Anita was about to serve Josiah more 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

spoken were somewhat

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

at such an important banquet. She was overwhelmed with

took his bowl and poured all the wild vegetables into her own, saying, “It’s all

that Josiah couldn’t finish. She seemed to accept the natural

finally breathed a sigh of relief. She rose to her

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

was just wondering what kind of dish this is. It’s quite

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

took over the conversation, saying, “Yes. Dandelions are great for their

from her bowl being

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