Based on the play "One Hundred Thousand" by Ivan Karpenko-Karyi.

A wealthy peasant, Herasym Kalytka, wants to buy his neighbor's land, but he doesn't have enough money.The unknown offers him to buy one hundred thousand fake money for five thousand. Kalytka together with the best man Savka buy this money. But instead of money, they are sold blank paper. In desperation, Kalytka wants to hang himself, but he is saved. Kalytka's greed almost ended in tragedy, but he continues to dream of land.