A young country girl who becomes an apple seller is seduced and abandoned. She finds a protector but when he is arrested for theft she finds honest work in a factory.
The main characters - the Bezzabotovs - live for their own pleasure: the husband earns on speculation, his wife Nini has fun with fans. To avoid being seen as parasites, the couple are registered as unemployed. Soon, Nini's husband receives a mail notification that he should pay 500 rubles in tax....
