In a mountain village in the Northeast during the 1970s, on a freezing and snowy night, the struggling Xiangxiu takes her young daughter and knocks on the door of the hunter Li Tieniu for help. The kind-hearted Li Tieniu extends a helping hand, and the two people who have endured numerous hardships in life gradually come together. Facing gossip from fellow villagers and numerous obstacles in life, they work diligently, rely on mountain forest resources to make an honest living, and join hands to overcome many difficulties such as capital and venues, driving the villagers to develop together. An encounter in the snow kindles hope for an ordinary family and writes a warm story of guarding and striving together in the wilderness.