"Hey, how much longer are we going to be wandering around these remote mountains? When is this going to end?"
"I know, right? We've been at it for two or three years. I feel like I'm turning into a savage."
"Shh, keep your voices down. Don't let the boss hear you. Otherwise, you'll be in for it. Our lives are hard enough as it is. If the boss decides to punish us on top of everything, how are we supposed to survive?"
Three men approached from behind Su Qing to her right. They hadn't spotted her and were chatting idly, every word laced with complaint.
Seeing the three men approaching, Su Qing quickly tidied the spot where she had been digging for the Purple Danshen. Then, holding the gray squirrel, she climbed a nearby tree trunk with a few light leaps and settled onto a thick branch. The dense leaves concealed her completely. The three men would never find her, but through the gaps in the foliage, Su Qing could see them with perfect clarity.
