The autistic postman had been diligently delivering mail since childhood. The whole town knew and loved him, and a few families held a special place in his heart. One day, he couldn’t bring himself to deliver a death notice. Instead, he wrote a “letter from the front”. From then on, he replaced death notices with letters, and no one ever suspected the deception because the postman was a talented man – his letters seemed to be written by different people. But this didn’t last long, because during wartime, the military authorities closely monitored the mail.

After losing her parents, Masha falls in love with her guardian Sergei Mikhailovich. Masha is young, Sergei Mikhailovich is much older, and they have to go through a difficult path to understanding each other.

One spring morning, during a breakup argument, Katya's boyfriend turns into a puddle of water on the floor. Katya decides to bury the memory of her ex in the most environmentally friendly way possible: by planting a pear tree. Unbeknownst to her, a whole crowd of townspeople comes to her aid.