An idealistic youth moves to the countryside in search of a purer, more honest society, but finds injustice even in his remote village.

A wounded soldier of the Northeast Anti-Japanese forces is found and helped by a local girl. They fall in love, but the soldier wants to return to his team.

Actress Tingting and cinematographer Xizi fall in love and their careers flourish.

Xiaoman and his younger sister Xiaojia picked up a curtain puppet named "Little Bell" on the road. The younger sister Xiaojia considered that Little Bell might still have performance tasks, and suggested returning it to the puppet troupe immediately.