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
all consisted of wild
curly dock salad, boiled dandelion,
he said, “These are filled with chickweed. They were blanched in lard and water before being wrapped. I’m not sure if
already short on resources. In the morning, 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 had to make do with
a gesture of respect, made a point of
wild vegetables in the city.
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customs and lifted the clay mug to sip the slightly astringent
the big shot from the city didn’t express any dissatisfaction with the dishes served, the villagers
She kept serving dishes to Lysander
didn’t exist. Anita simply used her own cutlery to serve
from her bowl without any sign
dandelion was simply too bitter for him. Just the smell alone was enough to
awkwardness and quickly intervened 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
words spoken were somewhat harsh.
wasn’t about the cutlery. However, stating outright that he couldn’t stomach the
of grandmotherly age, realized that she had made a mistake at such an important banquet. She was overwhelmed with guilt
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
accept the natural bitterness of the wild vegetables quite well, showing no signs of reluctance at all.
of relief. She rose to her feet and headed toward the kitchen, saying, “I’m going
felt somewhat uneasy. He didn’t go there to cause
Josiah said. “I was just wondering what kind of dish this is. It’s
relieved. “Dandelions, also known as cankerwort. It’s actually a kind
over the conversation, saying, “Yes. Dandelions are great for their cooling and detoxifying effects. I quite like
the words left her lips than she saw all the dandelions from her
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