There was a dim sum shop in Tangzhen County called "Good Again", which specialized in selling famous dried fruits and various pastries. Unfortunately, when the shopkeeper Zhang was young and strong, he suddenly got sick and left, leaving behind his wife Liu Shi and his teenage son Zhang Xiangu.

Liu shi was a strong woman who refused the good-hearted persuasion to remarry. She raised her son wholeheartedly, ran a shop, and lived a safe and stable life. However, her son Zhang Xiangu broke her heart, and the little guy didn't like studying since he was a child. Liu shi rejected the idea of letting her son study and become an official, and devoted himself to teaching him business skills. When Zhang Xiangu became an adult, he let him go out shopping for goods with Uncle Li, the old friend of the store, to gain knowledge and polish his mind.

Zhang Xiangu was a smart man who was quick to get started in business. He was not inferior to adults when it came to business at a young age, but he was a little too ambitious and could not calm down when he did anything. For this reason, Liu shi talked about him a lot, but he always went in and out of his left ear and never took it to heart. Of course, his temperament has not improved.

Not long after, Liu was seriously ill and bedridden. When she was dying, she took her son's hand, took a thimble from his arms and put it in his hand, saying, "This is our family's heirloom, you have to keep it well."

This is a copper thimble, which is used on the middle finger of a woman when sewing clothes or soles of shoes. Every household has it. Zhang Xiangu is very familiar with this thimble. The clothes he wears and the cloth shoes on his feet are all sewn by his mother, who stays up late under the soybean oil lamp with this thimble. Zhang Xiangu said disapprovingly: "Such thimbles are everywhere, very ordinary, how can they become family heirlooms?"

Liu shi said: "My son, don't underestimate this thimble, it is a priceless treasure. One day when you encounter a problem that cannot be solved, you can take it to the money of Wild Boar Forest, and he will buy this thimble at a high price. He is the only one who knows the goods in this world. Remember to remember." Liu shi said and swallowed.

After finishing his mother's funeral, Zhang Xiangu locked the thimble in the box and put it on the shelf.

Zhang Xiangu became the shopkeeper of the "Okay Again" dim sum shop. In addition to doing business, he usually likes to socialize and has met many business owners. One day, when Zhang Xiangu was drinking with a group of bosses in the "De Yue Lou" restaurant, Liu Zhifeng, the new silk shop shopkeeper, was arrogant and ridiculed Zhang Xiangu's "Okay Again" dim sum shop as a chicken rib, and it was a pity to discard the tasteless food.

His words struck Zhang Xiangu's soft spot. In fact, he thought so in his heart, but he didn't say it out loud. The dim sum business was a small business, and, of course, the profit would be small if the investment was small.

After a few days of sulking, Zhang Xiangu pondered: My mind is no worse than Liu Zhifeng, Liu Zhifeng can do silk business, why can't I? So he decided to change careers and open a silk business.

Uncle Li, the old man, learned that Zhang Xiangu was going to close the dim sum shop, and hurriedly stopped him: "Young master, as the saying goes, every other line is like a mountain. You don't understand the silk market at all, and you will suffer a loss. Besides, the silk business is expensive, how can you have so much capital?"

Zhang Xianguo pointed to his head and said: "Doing business depends on this place. If others can do it, I can do it. As for the capital, I have a way." Zhang Xianguo was about to close the dim sum shop, change the counter, and reopen it, called "Good Again" Silk Store. He took out all his savings and mortgaged the old house to the bank, in exchange for a large amount of silver as capital.

Zhang Xiangu had a nimble mind and could bear hardships and stand hard work. He quickly figured out the secrets of the silk industry, and the business was done decently. But after only half a year, he felt powerless. Because of what? Vicious competition. Zhang Xiangu's business was good, which made his colleagues jealous. Those time-honored silk shops had a thick foundation, so several shopkeepers joined forces to reduce prices, and the thin foundation of the "good again" silk shop naturally felt difficult.

One day, Zhang Xiangu was in the shop, trying to figure out how to get out of a difficult situation. At this time, a merchant came, very shrewd, claiming to be the shopkeeper of the "Xiangfurui" silk shop in the provincial city. Yun Zhonglai wanted to negotiate a deal with Zhang Xiangu. According to Yun Zhong, his silk shop was the agent for purchasing satin for the imperial palace, and there was too much stock prepared this year, so he had to sell it before the end of the year and vacate the warehouse. Today, Yun Zhonglai specially brought a truckload of satin to see if Zhang Xiangu needed it.

Zhang Xiangu looked at the goods on the carriage, and they were indeed high-quality satin, and the price quoted by Yunzhonglai was reasonable. Zhang Xiangu was secretly happy, seeing that it was almost the end of the year, and many rich families would prepare new clothes for the New Year. This batch of high-quality satin, other silk shops did not have it, just in time to make a lot of money. He immediately bargained for the goods in the carriage.

Unexpectedly, after half a month, a few officials suddenly came and seized the silk shop "Okay Again", and took Zhang Xiangu to the county yamen. It turned out that a few thieves stole the warehouse of the silk shop "Xiangfurui" and stole a batch of satin specially supplied by the palace. The truck of satin bought by Zhang Xiangu was part of the theft. Later, the thieves were caught and confessed that they had pretended to be Yunzhong and sold Zhang Xiangu a batch of stolen goods...

Later, the stolen goods were confiscated and fined a large sum of money, which greatly damaged Zhang Xiangu's vitality. What's worse, after this change, his reputation in the industry plummeted, and there were fewer and fewer customers. Finally, in the spring of the following year, Zhang Xiangu had to close the silk shop, and the old house was also taken away by the bank. He had to squeeze into Uncle Li's rented house and live there.

Zhang Xiangu had always wanted to make a comeback, but he was suffering from a lack of capital. On this day, he suddenly remembered that his mother had passed on a thimble when she was dying, saying it was a priceless treasure. One day, he could help him tide over the difficulties. Zhang Xiangu hurriedly opened the box, took out the thimble, and ran to a nearby antique shop.

The shopkeeper of the antique shop took a look at the thimble, threw it out of the counter, and scolded: "Shopkeeper Zhang, I think you are crazy about money, and you are fooling me with such a broken thing!"

Zhang Xiangu picked up the thimble and took a closer look, but he didn't see anything strange. He was very puzzled, if it wasn't worth the money, why did his mother solemnly pass it on to him and say that she could help him get through this difficult time. At this time, he suddenly remembered that his mother said that only the money in the wild boar forest knew the goods. Zhang Xiangu immediately ran to the wild boar forest with the thimble.

Wild Boar Forest was not far from the city, and there was a large manor in the forest, which was the residence of Qian Yuanwai. Zhang Xiangu found Qian Yuanwai to explain his purpose. Qian Yuanwai took the thimble and said, "I didn't expect you to find it so soon. But it's good, come early, wake up early, and turn back early."

Zhang Xiangu was inexplicable.

Qian Yuanwai told Zhang Xianguo that he was a distant cousin of Zhang Xianguo's mother. Qian Yuanwai said: "I can help you make a comeback, but you have to tell me, if you are given the opportunity, what business will you do?"

Zhang Xiangu said ambitiously: "Of course it is to reopen a silk line."

Qian Yuanwai shouted, "Confused!"

Zhang Xiangu looked at him in surprise. Qian Yuanwai said, "There are deep secrets hidden in every business. You abandon familiar business and go to unfamiliar business. You have already suffered losses, but you are still not alert. What is it that you are confused about?"

His mother had long expected that he would change his ways. His mother also expected that he would not listen to this kind of disposition. He would not look back if he hadn't hit the south wall.

Qian Yuanwai said earnestly, "Three hundred and sixty lines, the line is the best. The dim sum shop is ready, it will not be worse than the silk line. The key is that you have to be calm and do it with your heart."

He had been in the business of dried fruit and cakes since he was a child, and he had long known the tricks in this business, so he was naturally handy in doing it. Suddenly changing course was like letting the tiger on the mountain go to the sea to learn from the flood dragon, drowning or starving to death.

Qian Yuanwai returned the thimble to Zhang Xiangu and asked, "This is an ordinary thimble, but do you know why your mother passed it on to you as a heirloom?" Zhang Xiangu shook his head. Qian Yuanwai said, "Thimble, some people also call it Zizhen, which means to be serious. Everything is afraid of the truth. Only by being serious can you do anything well. This thimble actually has deep meaning."

It turned out to be so, my mother really had good intentions! Zhang Xiangu immediately expressed his position and continued to open a dim sum shop and wanted to carry it forward.

"Okay again"   The dim sum shop reopened, and Zhang Xiangu started the dried fruit and pastry business in a down-to-earth and dedicated manner. Later, he opened several branches, and the business became bigger and bigger.

Other shopkeepers often wore expensive rings to show off their wealth, but Zhang Xiangu always wore the thimble on his hand. He often told his new business partners that it was a family heirloom, priceless! His tone was full of pride.

Because in Zhang Xiangu's heart, he has always been proud to have an amazing mother.