Appenticeship

The young novice monk, Dong Sheng walked along the road diligently. As he saw the street sign with the words [Lower Groove], he slowed down and adjusted the backpack on his back.

In it were many kinds of produce from the mountains, and among them, mushrooms were the ones that held the most variety.

Twelve Fountains Mountain, where Twelve Fountains Temple was located, occupied a vast area and possessed flourishing forests. With the number of young and middle-aged men decreasing in the nearby small villages, produce from the forest increased.

It was usually the best time to pick mushrooms the day after there was rain. The master and his disciple walked a little deeper into the depths of the forest, and they were able to pick up a lot of wild mushrooms.