A love story about a young couple from a village in the northern-east part of Taiwan. The boy, Ah-yuan, goes to Taipei to work after graduating from junior high school so he can earn money to send home. The girl, Ah-yun, follows him the next year and they work hard to earn enough money to marry. Then Ah-yuan must spend three years in the military and the girl marries someone else. Although Ah-yuan regrets what happened he does not blame Ah-yun.