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 rest of the dishes, which had been

consisted of wild vegetables.

dock salad, boiled dandelion,

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

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

and, as a gesture of respect, made a point of generously complimenting them before they

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

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he spoke, he followed the local customs and lifted the clay mug to sip the slightly astringent

served, the villagers finally

dishes to Lysander and Josiah, filling their bowls with

concept of serving spoons didn’t exist. Anita simply used her own cutlery to

Lysander and saw how unperturbed she was. At that moment, she was eating several bites from her bowl without any sign

dandelion was simply too bitter for him. Just the smell alone was enough to make him want to

more food. “Didn’t I tell you before? The city folks, especially the big shots, are very particular about etiquette.

spoken were

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 with guilt and at

all the wild vegetables into her own, saying, “It’s

finish. She seemed to accept the

breathed a sigh of relief. She rose to her feet and headed toward the kitchen, saying, “I’m

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

said. “I was just wondering what kind of dish this

words, Anita felt much relieved. “Dandelions, also known as cankerwort. It’s actually a kind of medicinal herb. If you don’t believe me, you

over the conversation, saying, “Yes. Dandelions are great for their cooling and detoxifying

than she saw all the dandelions from her bowl being transferred back by Josiah. He then took a big bite.

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