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.”
rest of the dishes, which had been kept warm by the stove, were quickly served, filling
the dishes all consisted of
curly dock salad, boiled dandelion, and sauteed
served, he said, “These are filled with chickweed. They were blanched in lard and water before being wrapped. I’m not sure if you’ll be accustomed to
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 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 creative
as a gesture of respect, made a point of generously complimenting them before they began to eat.
never seen such a variety of wild vegetables in the city. If it weren’t for your introduction, I wouldn’t
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the clay mug to sip the slightly astringent
with the dishes served, the villagers finally
to Lysander and Josiah, filling
Anita simply used her own cutlery to serve
and saw how unperturbed she was. At that moment, she was eating several bites from her bowl without any sign of her
the dandelion was simply too bitter for him. Just the smell alone was enough to make him want
more food. “Didn’t I tell you before? The city folks, especially the big shots, are very particular
were
about the cutlery. However, stating outright that he couldn’t stomach
made a mistake at such an important banquet. She was overwhelmed with guilt and at
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
the dandelions that Josiah couldn’t finish. She seemed to accept
She rose to
endure the bitterness of dandelions, yet he felt somewhat uneasy. He didn’t go there to cause trouble for
Josiah said. “I was just wondering what kind of dish
as cankerwort. It’s actually a kind of medicinal herb. If you don’t believe me, you can
Dandelions are great for their cooling and detoxifying
the words left her lips than she saw all the dandelions from her bowl being transferred back by Josiah.
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