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, were quickly
consisted of
curly dock salad, boiled dandelion,
so far as to make special arrangements. Pointing at the steaming ravioli that had just been served, he said, “These are filled
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
villagers‘ tension and, as a gesture of respect, made a point of generously
such a variety of wild vegetables in the city. If it
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the clay mug to sip the slightly
shot from the city didn’t express any dissatisfaction with the dishes served, the villagers
guests. She kept serving dishes to Lysander and Josiah, filling their bowls with a variety of
serving spoons didn’t exist. Anita
her bowl without any sign
too bitter for him. Just the
you before? The city folks, especially the
words spoken were somewhat
about the cutlery. However, stating outright that he couldn’t stomach the dandelions seemed to contradict his previous statement, leaving
realized that she had made a mistake at such an important banquet. She was overwhelmed with guilt and
own, saying, “It’s all right. I’m
the dandelions that Josiah couldn’t finish. She seemed to accept the natural bitterness of the wild vegetables quite well,
a sigh of relief. She rose to her feet and headed toward the kitchen, saying, “I’m
to endure the bitterness of dandelions, yet he felt somewhat uneasy. He didn’t go there to cause
said. “I was just wondering what kind of dish this is. It’s
felt much relieved. “Dandelions, also known as cankerwort. It’s actually a kind of medicinal herb. If you don’t believe me, you can ask
“Yes. Dandelions are great for their cooling and detoxifying effects. I
the words left her lips than she saw all the dandelions from her
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