During the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty, there was a small vendor in Suzhou named Xiang Yongji, who lived by selling small goods on his shoulders. Small business was not easy to do, and when he saw New Year's Eve, not only could he not pay his debts, but he also had no money for New Year's goods.

Xiang Yongji was disheartened and was about to commit suicide by throwing himself into the lake. A fortune-teller from Yuanmiaoguan told him, "I'll make a fortune tonight at midnight by looking at the appearance of my feet. I'm familiar with the Maiyi Sutra and have a deep understanding of it. If you don't believe me, go home and try it."

Xiang Yongji was skeptical, went home, and said to his wife, who was also a little suspicious.

The two still used their only money to buy wine and food on the street, and lit lamps to worship the gods for the New Year.

In the middle of the night, his wife said, "Mr. Tianyuan said that he will make a fortune tonight. Could it be that we have gold and silver jewelry hidden under the bed?"

Xiang Yongji thought it was reasonable, and the two moved the bed and dug up.

Dig three or four feet deep and find nothing. The wife said, "There must be silver, is it somewhere else?"

The two were about to move the place when the owner of the salted fish shop next door passed by the window.

When the owner of Salted Fish heard his wife's words, he stopped and peeked. He saw a lamp lit in the house, the bed slanted to the side, and the ground was piled with sediment. He smiled and coughed lightly, causing the couple to stop in shock.

The owner of Salted Fish pushed the door open and came in. Xiang Yongji was afraid that he would open his mouth to ask for money, so he bowed his head. The owner of Salted Fish took his hand and said, "Brother, let's talk about the debt first. Tomorrow is the first day of the first lunar month, and no one usually does shoulder picking retail sales. I have salted fish in my line. Do you want to pick some to sell in exchange for some Chinese New Year money?"

Xiang Yongji said embarrassedly, "The debt I owe you has not been repaid, how can I repay it on credit?"

The salted fish shop owner generously said, "It doesn't matter. You can pay after you sell the salted fish."

That night, Xiang Yongji went to the salted fish store to carry back a bundle of salted fish. He opened the salted fish bundle and accidentally found that there was one or two pieces of silver wrapped in the salted fish bundle. Oh, my God, Mr. Dianhuan's hexagram appeared.

The couple were secretly happy and hid the silver. The next day, they picked the salted fish from Yongji's shoulders and went to the streets to sell it, but it was soon sold out.

Xiang Yongji was very happy. When he went to the salted fish shop to pay, he took another bundle of salted fish on credit and went home to open it, still wrapped in a tael of silver. Xiang Yongji was so surprised that he ran to the salted fish shop and asked the boss how many bundles of salted fish were backlogged in total. The boss of the salted fish shop said that there were still more than 10,000 bundles in the warehouse. Xiang Yongji couldn't help but say, "I will underwrite all these fish."

Xiang Yongji pulled back more than 10,000 bundles of salted fish, couldn't wait to open the bundles of fish, and looked for them one by one. Strangely, among the more than 10,000 bundles of salted fish, half a star of silver could no longer be found.

Xiang Yongji was dumbfounded, looking at the salted fish piled up all over the house, he only felt that his whole body was exhausted, and then he regretted that he had suffered a big loss because of his greed for petty cheap.

Helplessly, the couple had no choice but to make up their minds, cheer up, get up early and feel the darkness, carry their shoulders on their backs, and sell salted fish everywhere. After running around for more than a month, they finally sold out the more than 10,000 bundles of salted fish before the weather warms up.

Once the couple settles the bill, they can not only pay off all their debts, but also have a large surplus.

He paid Yongji an extra two taels of silver when he paid the owner of the salted fish shop on credit.

The boss asked what was going on and explained the reason to Yongji.

The boss blinked slyly and asked, "Is there only silver wrapped in two bundles of salted fish?"

Xiang Yongji told the truth: "Yes."

The boss laughed and said, "That's right, that's what I put in on purpose. Otherwise, will you sell all my 10,000 bundles of backlog goods to me? However, you also made a lot of money. It's not forced by the situation, do you dare to do such a big business? This is called leaving it to chance."

Yongji learned from the ups and downs of the business sea, gradually accumulated capital and opened a business.

As the boss, he did not forget his old kindness and was ready to hire the hexagram as a consultant.

Mr. Hexagram smiled faintly and said, "How many people like me who are engaged in hexagram business can predict the future? To be honest, this is a double play between me and the boss of Salted Fish. Because I have experienced many ups and downs, and due to professional reasons, I can read people. I can see at a glance that you are only temporarily in trouble, as long as you are willing to endure hardships, you will definitely make something in the future, so I deliberately made up a lie to get rich in the middle of the night to save you. After you left, I visited the owner of Salted Fish next door. He was worried about the slow sales of salted fish, and he listened to my plan, of course he couldn't ask for it. Remember, young man, as long as you don't despair in life, there will be a day when you will make a comeback."