The main character, Stanislav Leonidovich Stolyarov, who is in his seventh decade, having lost faith in the possibilities of medicine, turns to a well-known psychic in the city about his sudden and rapid aging. He receives a proposal from the psychic Ksenia: in exchange for his rejuvenation, Leonidovich should under no circumstances enter the church. Otherwise, he becomes an old man again and dies within 24 hours. Stolyarov agrees without hesitation and not only does he transform into a handsome forty-year-old man within a week, but also acquires the ability to perform miracles himself: read minds, make material objects move, develops the power of suggestion... However, you have to pay for everything in this life...