Siberia, the twenties of the most controversial century in Russian history. On the one hand - the village council, the Soviet government. On the other hand, “obschestvo”, strictly observing the foundations of fathers and grandfathers. Anfisa's large family is to match the crazy spirit of the times: wealth and status are important for the hostess, so that the house is a full bowl, everyone is envious, and her beloved son is a representative of power, he has other values. Anfisina's iron hand barely has time to put things in order, but the news that Stepan himself chose his bride, and even "a goofy goner, hopeless bastard," is like a knife to the heart for his mother. Whether there will be more ... Daughters, mothers, mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law, brothers and sisters ... Sincere feelings, stormy relationships, hot tempers. What fate has the chaotic century prepared for the Siberians? This is the subject of the first novel in Natalia's trilogy The Lot of Righteous Sinners.