Jiang Yexun's Unease
Su Xiaoxiao smiled sheepishly. "It's nothing. I just saw a little Lingzhi mushroom growing under that tree and thought I could take it back to plant later."
"Searching the mountain is quite exhausting. Comrade Su, you can wait for us at the brigade; it might be very late before we return tonight," Xu Chengzhi suggested, feeling guilty for taking up her time.
But now that they were here, Su Xiaoxiao had no intention of giving up halfway.
"I'm not tired; I'll stay and help you find her. Once we bring her back, I can dig up the herbs I saw."
Xu Chengzhi looked a bit worried at Su Hongchen and Jiang Yexun, who were also watching Su Xiaoxiao.
Seeing that she showed no signs of fatigue, both were surprised by her stamina.
However, they quickly felt astonished at their own bodies—after climbing for nearly three hours, they felt nothing at all.
While they had good endurance, it was impossible not to feel even a little tired after such a long hike.