The priest Hannes Jagermüller struggles to keep his flock under control in the idyllic village of St. Gilgen on Lake Wolfgang. His arch-rival, the mayor Oskar Lindner, is planning to build a ski resort with a hotel on the "magical" wedding meadow.

1923 - inflation presents Bavaria's citizens with major challenges. Even farmer Jackl and his daughter Evi don't know how to make a living. When a visitor turns up and claims the Spanner family's property for himself on the basis of a long-forgotten promissory bill, good advice is expensive.