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.”
had been kept warm by the stove, were quickly
consisted of wild vegetables.
a curly dock salad, boiled dandelion, and sauteed wild asparagus.
far as to make special arrangements. Pointing at the steaming ravioli that had just been served, he said, “These are
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,
tension and, as a gesture of respect, made a
in the
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the local customs and lifted the clay mug to sip the slightly
city didn’t express any dissatisfaction with the dishes served, the villagers finally relaxed. They returned to their respective seats and started
meal, Anita was eager to impress their guests. She kept serving dishes to Lysander and Josiah, filling their bowls with a variety of
Anita simply used her own cutlery to serve the couple
several bites from her bowl without any sign
dandelion was simply too bitter for him. Just the smell alone was enough to
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
spoken were somewhat
the cutlery. However, stating outright that he couldn’t stomach the dandelions seemed to contradict
who was already of grandmotherly age, realized that she had made a mistake at such
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
Josiah couldn’t finish. She seemed to accept the natural bitterness of the wild vegetables quite well, showing no signs of reluctance at
served was not wasted, Anita finally breathed a sigh of relief. She rose
yet he felt somewhat uneasy. He
okay, Mrs. Alvarez,” Josiah said. “I was just wondering what kind of
felt much relieved. “Dandelions, also known as cankerwort. It’s actually a kind of medicinal herb. If you don’t believe me, you can
conversation, saying, “Yes. Dandelions are great for their cooling and
saw all the dandelions from her bowl being transferred back by Josiah. He
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