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

consisted of wild vegetables.

a curly dock salad, boiled

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 wrapped. I’m not sure

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, turning

the villagers‘ tension and, as a gesture of respect, made a point of generously complimenting them before

wild vegetables in the city. If it

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local customs and lifted the clay mug to sip

any dissatisfaction with the dishes served, the villagers finally relaxed. They returned to their respective seats and started to enjoy

Lysander

didn’t exist. Anita simply used her own cutlery

how unperturbed 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

Just the smell alone

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

were somewhat

the issue wasn’t about the cutlery. However, stating outright that he couldn’t stomach

grandmotherly age, realized that she had made a mistake at

situation, Lysander quickly glanced at Josiah’s bowl. Identifying the problem, she directly 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 want to eat them,

ate all the dandelions that Josiah couldn’t finish. She seemed to accept the natural bitterness of the wild vegetables quite well, showing no signs of

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

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

was just wondering what

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

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

from her bowl being transferred back by

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