Odette Roger

After the young people abandon their French village for the city, middle-aged poacher Panturle (Gabriel Gabrio) longs to revive the area. Soon a knife grinder, Gedemus (Fernandel), arrives at the village with his companion, young Arsule (Orane Demazis), whom he treats harshly.

Francoise is seduced and betrayed by a wandering worker, and her father, Galubert, allows her to return to his home on the condition that she and the child stay concealed in the cellar. She is discovered there by a cluck, who falls in with her. (imdb)

An old man sells his orchard, but when the new owner wants to cut the trees down, he threatens with suicide.