About the book: year / After the plague epidemic, there was a lull in the settlement. But this is temporary, because with the first snow the threads of the destinies of the riverside residents will be cut, of course, if by that time the old witch herself does not complete what she started. Sychkova and her friends are trying to prevent trouble. They have a plan, not too simple, but quite feasible. But Veniamin is muddying the waters again, and he also has a plan, albeit not a very adequate one.