The widow Theoni Kanelopiperaki lives in her bankrupt guesthouse in Crete and tries to cope with the debts left by her husband. However, the rooms are not particularly easy to rent. So, together with her niece, Lucia, they hatch a trick and spread the word that the blessed man has hidden a treasure in the boarding house. Very quickly the boarding house is filled with treasure hunters who, with various excuses, ask to rent a room.