In the late 1920s, a confusing young man Xiao Jianqiu comes to Furong Town and works as a teacher. He shows great concern and compassion for a widow but he loves a landlord's daughter more. Later the widow's son dies so Xiao decides to marry the widow so as to help her and her young daughter. His noble action brings about a lot of gossip and the widow eventually committs suicide of shame and guilt. Xiao leaves the town indignantly and throws himself into the reforming current of the revolution.

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