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 dishes, which had been

the dishes all consisted of wild

salad, boiled dandelion,

took Lysander’s words to heart, even going so far as to make special arrangements. Pointing at the steaming ravioli that had just been served, he said, “These are filled with chickweed. They were blanched in lard and water before being

they were preparing for the welcome feast in the afternoon, there wasn’t much left to offer. They had to

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

a variety of wild vegetables in the city. If

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the clay mug

with the dishes served, the villagers finally relaxed. They returned to their respective

impress their guests. She kept serving dishes to Lysander and Josiah, filling their bowls with a

countryside, the concept of serving spoons didn’t exist. Anita simply used her

subtly glanced at Lysander and saw how unperturbed she was. At that moment, she was eating several bites from her bowl without any sign of her usual mysophobia issues. However,

him. Just the smell alone was enough to make

food. “Didn’t I tell you before? The city folks, especially the big shots,

were somewhat harsh.

involved parties, Josiah wanted to clarify that the issue wasn’t about the cutlery. However, stating outright that he

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

his bowl and poured all the wild vegetables into her own, saying, “It’s all right.

finish. She seemed to accept the natural bitterness of the

not wasted, Anita finally breathed a sigh of relief. She rose to her feet and headed toward the kitchen, saying,

he felt

Mrs. Alvarez,” Josiah said. “I was just wondering what

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

are great for their cooling and detoxifying effects. I quite

the words left her lips than she saw all the dandelions from her bowl being transferred back by Josiah. He then took a

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