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.”
they finished savoring some of the food, the rest of the dishes, which had been kept warm by the stove, were quickly served, filling
consisted of wild
salad, boiled dandelion, and sauteed wild
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
By the time they were preparing for the welcome feast in the afternoon,
of respect, made a point of generously complimenting them
vegetables in the city. If it weren’t for
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followed the local customs and lifted the clay mug to
city didn’t express any dissatisfaction with the dishes served, the villagers finally relaxed. They returned to their respective seats
was eager to impress their guests. She kept serving dishes to Lysander and Josiah, filling their bowls with a variety of wild vegetables
countryside, the concept of serving spoons didn’t exist. Anita simply used
eating several bites from her bowl without any sign of her usual mysophobia issues. However, he found himself struggling with the food in his own bowl.
for him. Just the smell alone was enough to make him want to
noticed 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
were somewhat harsh.
to clarify that the issue wasn’t about the cutlery. However, stating outright that he couldn’t stomach the dandelions seemed to contradict his previous statement, leaving him
was already of grandmotherly age, realized that she had made a mistake at such an important banquet. She was overwhelmed
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
finish. She seemed to accept the natural bitterness of the wild vegetables quite well, showing no signs of reluctance at
not wasted, Anita finally breathed a sigh of relief. She rose to her feet and headed toward
longer had to endure the bitterness of dandelions, yet he felt somewhat uneasy. He didn’t go there to cause trouble for
okay, Mrs. Alvarez,” Josiah said. “I was just wondering what kind of dish this is. It’s
“Dandelions, also known as cankerwort. It’s actually a kind of medicinal herb. If you don’t believe me, you can
Dandelions are great for their cooling and detoxifying effects. I quite
the words left her lips than she saw all the dandelions from
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