A merchant is living in a fairytale Russia of hundreds of years ago. When he is making a journey to market, his three daughters each ask for a present to be brought back...

Conscript Andrey Vorobey dreams of serving in the army. However, to his disappointment, the medical commission declares Andrey unfit for military service. Nevertheless, he is determined to test himself in challenging conditions and goes to a southern state farm, where he volunteers for the hardest jobs...