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.”

finished savoring some of the food, the rest of the dishes, which had been kept warm by the stove, were quickly served, filling the

consisted of

curly dock salad, boiled dandelion,

far as to make special arrangements. Pointing at the steaming ravioli that had just been served, he said, “These are filled with chickweed. They

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.

of respect, made a point of generously

seen such a variety of wild vegetables in the city. If it weren’t for your

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customs and lifted the clay mug to sip the slightly astringent hot water.

big shot from the city didn’t express any dissatisfaction with the dishes served, the villagers finally relaxed. They returned to their respective seats and started to enjoy

dishes to Lysander and Josiah, filling their bowls with a variety of wild vegetables in

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

unperturbed she was. At that moment, she was eating several bites from her bowl without

for him. Just the smell alone was enough to make him want

you before? The city folks, especially the big shots, are very

spoken were somewhat harsh.

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

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

her own, saying, “It’s all right. I’m not picky, and I absolutely love wild vegetables.

seemed to accept the natural bitterness of the wild vegetables quite

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 a new set

endure the bitterness of dandelions, yet he felt somewhat uneasy.

said. “I was just wondering what kind of

relieved. “Dandelions, also known as cankerwort. It’s actually a kind of

great for their cooling and detoxifying effects. I quite like them.”

her lips than she saw all the dandelions from her bowl being

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