Thanasse et Casimir

Thanasse, the guard of a small Ardennes station, lives a (rather) peaceful life, with his wife Charlotte (who enjoys pestering him) and his daughter Lisa. Lisa is in love with a young electrician and everything would be fine if Badillon, a very rich but very thick farmer, did not become enamored with the guard's daughter. Flattered by the man's advantageous position, Thanasse takes it into his head to support this union, which leads to tumultuous consequences...