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.”

food, the rest of the dishes, which had

consisted

a curly dock salad, boiled dandelion, and sauteed

Lysander’s words to heart, even going so far as to make special arrangements. Pointing at the steaming ravioli that had just been served, he said, “These are filled with chickweed.

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

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

the city. If it weren’t

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spoke, he followed the local customs and lifted the clay mug to sip the slightly astringent hot water.

express any dissatisfaction with the dishes served, the villagers finally relaxed. They returned

She kept serving dishes to Lysander and Josiah, filling their bowls with a variety of wild vegetables in no time.

spoons didn’t exist. Anita simply used her own cutlery to serve the couple food.

At that moment, she was eating several bites from her bowl without any sign of her usual mysophobia issues. However, he found himself struggling with the food

the dandelion was simply too bitter for him. Just the smell alone was enough to make him want to

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

were

one of the involved parties, Josiah wanted 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 in a difficult position.

grandmotherly age, realized that she had made a mistake at such an important banquet. She was overwhelmed with guilt

wild vegetables into her own, saying, “It’s all right. I’m not

couldn’t finish. She seemed to accept the natural bitterness of the wild vegetables quite

Anita finally breathed a sigh of relief. She rose to her feet and headed

had to endure the bitterness of dandelions, yet he felt somewhat uneasy. He didn’t go

Alvarez,” Josiah said. “I was just wondering what kind of

“Dandelions, also known as cankerwort. It’s actually a kind of

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

all the dandelions from her bowl being transferred back

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