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.”

of the dishes, which had been kept warm by the

the dishes all consisted of

dock salad, boiled dandelion, and sauteed

been served, he said, “These are filled with chickweed. They were blanched in lard and water before being

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

and, as a gesture of respect, made a point of generously

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

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

shot from the city didn’t express any dissatisfaction with the dishes served, the villagers finally relaxed. They returned

She kept serving dishes to Lysander and

spoons didn’t exist. Anita simply used her own cutlery

she was. At that moment, she was eating several bites from her bowl without any sign of her usual mysophobia issues. However, he found himself struggling with the food in

Just the smell alone was enough to make him want

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

words spoken were

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

made a mistake at such an

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 vegetables. If he doesn’t

to accept the natural bitterness of the

wasted, Anita finally breathed a sigh of relief. She rose to her feet and headed toward the kitchen, saying,

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

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

also known as cankerwort. It’s actually a kind of medicinal herb. If

conversation, saying, “Yes. Dandelions are great for

than she saw all the dandelions from

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