Cuiqiao (Xue Bai), a poor girl living on the Loess Plateau in northern Shaanxi, was arranged to marry by her father (Tan Tuo) since she was a child. Gu Qing (Wang Xueqi), a member of the Eighth Route Army Art Troupe, came to Cuiqiao's home to collect folk songs. After a period of time, he and Cuiqiao's family seemed to be family members. Gu Qing talked about the situation of women's marriage autonomy in Yan'an, and Cuiqiao was yearning after hearing it. Although her father was kind, he was also ignorant. He wanted Cuiqiao to get married in April. Gu Qing was about to leave, and Cuiqiao wanted to go to Yan'an with him, but Gu Qing was powerless. Cuiqiao's younger brother Hanhan (Liu Qiang) followed Gu Da Ge and sent her off one after another. After crossing a ridge, Gu Qing saw Cuiqiao standing on the top of the peak. She sang goodbye with her sweet voice, and Gu Qing was deeply moved. In April, on the day of her wedding, Cuiqiao was unwilling to escape from her husband's home and rowed a boat across the river to pursue a new life...