Within the Csarda, a group of farmworkers convene, discussing the most advantageous course of action—to seek employment in Germany, primarily to avoid conscription, where they believe they can earn more.

Their presence on the estate is met with acceptance; the manager is Hungarian, whose family barely escaped to the USA.

Situated in a remote area, the estate's owner is elderly and ailing, with his sole son serving as a soldier.

With careful saving, he and his wife manage to send their son a bicycle, allowing them a glimpse of the sea.

The estate owner, hoping to retain their presence, offers them leasehold land, but their hearts yearn for home.