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
consisted of wild
salad, boiled dandelion, and sauteed
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 if you’ll be accustomed to the
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.
and, as a gesture of respect, made a point of generously complimenting them before they began to eat.
the city.
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lifted the clay mug to
any dissatisfaction with the dishes served, the villagers finally relaxed. They returned
the meal, Anita was eager to impress their guests. She kept serving dishes to Lysander and Josiah, filling their bowls with a variety of wild vegetables in no
of serving spoons didn’t exist. Anita simply used her own cutlery to serve
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.
was simply too bitter for him. Just the smell alone was enough
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 somewhat harsh.
Josiah wanted to clarify that the issue wasn’t about the cutlery. However, stating outright
a mistake at such an important banquet. She was overwhelmed with
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, he can give them
smile, she ate all the dandelions that Josiah couldn’t finish. She seemed to accept the natural bitterness of the wild vegetables
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 kitchen, saying,
the bitterness of dandelions, yet he felt somewhat uneasy. He didn’t go
said. “I was just wondering what kind of dish this is.
actually a kind of medicinal herb. If you
took over the conversation, saying, “Yes. Dandelions are great for their cooling and detoxifying effects. I quite like them.”
saw all the dandelions from
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