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, were quickly
all consisted
salad, boiled
at the steaming ravioli that had just been served, he said, “These are filled with chickweed. They were blanched in lard and water
were preparing for the welcome feast in the afternoon, there wasn’t much left to offer. They had
gesture of respect, made a point of generously complimenting them before they began
variety of wild vegetables in the city. If it weren’t for
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and lifted the clay mug to sip the
with the dishes served, the villagers finally relaxed. They returned to their respective seats and
was eager to impress their guests. She kept serving dishes to Lysander and Josiah, filling their bowls with a variety of wild vegetables in
of serving spoons didn’t exist. Anita simply used
how unperturbed she was. At that moment, she was eating several bites from her bowl without any sign of her usual mysophobia issues. However, he found himself struggling with the food in
was simply too bitter for him. Just the
food. “Didn’t I tell you before? The city folks, especially the big shots, are very particular about etiquette.
words spoken were somewhat
wanted to clarify that the issue wasn’t about the cutlery. However, stating outright that he couldn’t
realized that she had made a mistake at such an important banquet. She was overwhelmed with
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.
a delightful smile, she ate all the dandelions that Josiah couldn’t finish. She seemed to accept the natural
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
had to endure the bitterness of dandelions, yet he felt somewhat uneasy. He didn’t go there to cause trouble for
was just wondering what kind of
cankerwort. It’s actually a kind
are great
her lips than she saw all the dandelions from her
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