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.”

had been kept warm by the

all consisted of wild

curly dock salad, boiled dandelion,

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. They were blanched in lard and water before being wrapped. I’m not sure if you’ll be

their agricultural 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. They had to make do with what they had, turning

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

the city. If it weren’t for your

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local customs and lifted the

dishes served, the villagers finally

serving dishes to Lysander and Josiah, filling their

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

was. At that moment, she was eating several bites from her bowl without any sign of her usual mysophobia issues.

Just the smell

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 very particular about etiquette. Don’t use your own cutlery to serve

words spoken were somewhat

the cutlery. However, stating outright that he couldn’t stomach the dandelions

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

noticing the situation, Lysander quickly glanced at Josiah’s 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 love wild vegetables. If he doesn’t want to eat

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

relief. She rose to her feet and headed toward the kitchen, saying, “I’m

the bitterness of dandelions, yet he felt somewhat uneasy. He didn’t go there to cause trouble for

said. “I was just wondering what kind of dish this is. It’s quite bitter.”

also known as cankerwort. It’s actually a kind of medicinal herb. If you don’t believe

the conversation, saying, “Yes. Dandelions are great for their cooling and detoxifying effects. I quite

all the dandelions from her

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