The collective farm is left without its main meat buyer due to Kruglov's scheming, and Kuzya and his team come up with a new business idea: pelmeni, which unexpectedly become a hit at the village fair. As Kruglov tries to sabotage the success by faking a scandal involving maggots, Herman saves the day, the governor praises the pelmeni, and Kruglov ends up with nothing, even his компромат на Германа оказывается пустышкой.