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The village of Saint-Gineste is preparing the "Prémices du riz": unfortunately the ambassadress of the rice has sprained her ankle, but the deputy mayor Angèle will be the ambassadress.The parade with the brass bands begins, Angèle is on the float: when the priest wants to bless the sheaf of rice Angèle falls from the float and lands in the arms of Virgile.Then there is the banquet, Hervé also called Paddy and his wife Chantal arrive and they will manage the rice mill of Chantal's father.Paddy needs the help of Virgile because of the debts left by Chantal's father who did recently.Besides Virgile has other problems: Théron complains about the mosquito plague, the school teacher Mrs. Chevillard will be absent-but the secretary of town hall Maryse will work as teacher for some days and the pear producer are very angry.At the estate Anna needs workers for the harvests and has made a deal with the Romanian Vlad who says that his Romanian workers have the legal papers. In the night Virgile has to rescue Aziz and Théron who had organized a commando "anti-poires" and back to the village he meets Paddy in a gas station at 2 am. In the morning Virgile goes to the gendarmerie, the brigadier Vigan speaks about some shootings against wild boars: in the room there is the gay man Christophe who has been arrested; Christophe asks for a cigarette, something falls to the ground and Virgile recognizes the lighter of Paddy.At the town hall Angèle is thinking all the time about Virgile.Later Virgile has a meeting at the cafe of Aziz about the fighting against the plague of mosquito but some are for the fighting and others are against the fighting.After that Virgile gives back the lighter to Paddy- Chantal doesn't know about his secret life of her husband-.At the school Maryse receives the visit of the inspector of the academy and behave as if she is Mrs. Chevillard, the inspector enjoys the moment and tells her that he will come back the some pictures for a newspaper.Besides Virgile meets the banker Andrieu, they speak of a financial rescue plan and Chantal must come to bank for the final documents.—zutterjp48