In the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a man named Yufu. He did not want to live in poverty, and he saw that many of his friends became rich by doing business, so he wanted to give it a try. First, he went to a friend named Jiran to get advice on how to become rich. Jiran told him, “Now the demand for lacquer is very strong. Why don’t you plant some lacquer trees, collect lacquer, and sell it?”
Yufu was very happy to hear that and asked for some techniques on planting lacquer trees. Jiran patiently answered any question that he was asked. Yufu returned home, got up early in the morning, and worked until late at night. Eventually, he planted a large lacquer tree garden.
