A young soldier returns from the front line with a serious wound. How will he build his new life?

People live on the edge of the earth, trying to make money by poaching. Children do not notice the humility of their parents and the chaos around them. Chaos is not so much in the surrounding world as in the people themselves. Time has stopped, the days repeat each other, and the children gradually become like their fathers.

A slight sadness enveloped Maria Petrovna, enveloped her whole life, her feelings and thoughts. Every day she waters the roses in her garden, but the day will come when they dry up.