During the Korean War, the young Yin Dexiu boarded the U.S. military rescue ship with his parents, but encountered an unforgettable separation of life and death. Although the war has ceased, the North and South Peninsulas are divided into two, and the northern hometown that has suffered from artillery fire is out of reach. After growing up, Dexiu (played by Huang Zhengmin), who replaced his father as the backbone, worked hard to make money. In order to prepare for the tuition of his younger brothers and sisters, he and his childhood friend Qian Dajiu (played by Wu Dasu) went to West Germany to work as miners. Thousands of miles away from home and country, homesickness is like a thread. The lonely Dexiu accidentally met Yingzi (played by Kim Yunzhen), a Korean girl who was studying nursing in Germany. From then on, his life as dark as coal was illuminated by brilliant light. Happy times and the tribulations of death go hand in hand. Fortunately, after experiencing the test of life and death, Dexiu returned to his long-cherished home and won Yingzi's heart. On the long and bumpy road of life, Dexiu struggled forward with the company of his wife, relatives and friends...