Possibly the point here is not the sheer quantity but the inner attitude of the Pilgrim: the starets wishes to test his obedience and readiness to fulfil an appointed task without deviation.
许关键不在于
数目,而于朝圣
内心
态度——长老希望以此试验他
服从,看他是否能毫无偏差地完成长老所要他做
。