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 been kept warm by the stove, were quickly served, filling

all consisted of wild

dock salad, boiled dandelion,

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

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

of respect, made a point of generously

of wild vegetables in the city. If it weren’t for

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followed the local customs and lifted the clay mug to

dissatisfaction with the dishes served, the villagers finally relaxed. They returned

She kept serving dishes to Lysander and Josiah, filling

serving spoons didn’t exist. Anita simply used her

several bites from her bowl without any sign of her usual mysophobia issues. However,

was simply too bitter for him. Just the smell alone was enough

Anita was about to serve Josiah more food. “Didn’t I tell you before? The city folks, especially the big shots, are very

words spoken were

wasn’t about the cutlery. However, stating outright that he couldn’t stomach the dandelions seemed to contradict his

was already of grandmotherly age, realized that she had made a mistake at such an important banquet. She was overwhelmed

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

Josiah couldn’t finish. She seemed to accept the natural bitterness of the wild

seeing that the food she had served was not wasted, Anita finally breathed a sigh of relief. She rose to

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

“I was just wondering what kind

It’s actually a kind of medicinal herb. If you don’t believe me, you can ask Dr. Thorne.”

“Yes. Dandelions are great for their cooling and detoxifying effects. I quite like

left her lips than she saw all the dandelions from

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