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.”

which had been kept warm by the stove, were quickly

consisted of wild

a curly dock salad, boiled dandelion, and sauteed

Pointing at the steaming ravioli that had just been served, he said, “These are filled with chickweed. They were blanched in

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,

respect, made a point of generously complimenting

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

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

didn’t express any dissatisfaction with the dishes served, the villagers finally relaxed. They returned to their respective seats

eager to impress their guests. She kept serving dishes to Lysander and Josiah,

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

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

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

when Anita was about to serve Josiah more food. “Didn’t I tell you before? The city folks, especially the big shots, are very particular about etiquette. Don’t use your own cutlery to serve others!” Blaine

words spoken were

the involved parties, Josiah wanted to clarify that the issue wasn’t about the cutlery. However, stating outright that he couldn’t stomach the dandelions seemed to contradict his previous statement, leaving him

who was already of grandmotherly age, realized that she had made a mistake at such an important

vegetables into her own, saying, “It’s all right. I’m not picky, and I absolutely love wild vegetables. If he doesn’t want to eat them, he can give them

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

she had served was not wasted, Anita finally breathed a sigh of relief. She rose to her feet and

he felt somewhat

said. “I was just wondering what kind of dish this is. It’s quite bitter.”

It’s actually a kind of medicinal herb. If

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

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

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