A cheerful and optimistic guy, Pericles Lianos, takes the train from Xerokhori and heads for Athens, carrying a suitcase containing six hundred thousand drachmas. With this money, he plans to buy a house with a vegetable garden, open a grocery store, and settle permanently in the capital. Being a good-natured man, he tells everyone about his plans, and it doesn't take him long to realize that there are many who want to get their hands on his money...