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.”

the dishes, which had been kept warm by the stove,

dishes all consisted

curly dock salad, boiled dandelion, and sauteed

that had just been served, he said, “These are filled with chickweed. They were blanched in lard

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

villagers‘ tension and, as a gesture of respect, made a point

wild vegetables in the city. If it weren’t for

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and lifted the clay mug to sip

that the big shot from the city didn’t express any dissatisfaction with the dishes served, the villagers finally relaxed. They returned to their respective seats and started

Lysander and Josiah, filling their bowls with a variety of wild vegetables in no time.

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

her bowl without any sign of her usual mysophobia issues. However, he found himself struggling with

bitter for him. Just the smell alone

Josiah’s 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 your own cutlery to serve others!” Blaine said.

words spoken were somewhat harsh.

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

had made a mistake at

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

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

not wasted, Anita finally breathed a sigh of relief. She rose to her feet and headed toward the kitchen, saying, “I’m going to fetch a new

he felt somewhat uneasy. He didn’t go there to cause trouble

said. “I was just wondering what kind of dish this is.

relieved. “Dandelions, also known as cankerwort. It’s actually a kind of medicinal herb. If you don’t believe me, you

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

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

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