Village girl Qiu Lan falls in love with Jian Yong and elopes with him. However, Jian Yong is addicted to gambling and deeply in debt. He drugs her, knocks her unconscious, and sells her to Erhu and his mother as a wife. Qiu Lan is repeatedly imprisoned and abused, but she attempts to escape time and again. After she suffers a miscarriage, Erhu's family plans to sell her off to someone else. Fortunately, she manages to escape and is rescued by the kind-hearted Lao Hou. Qiu Lan willingly marries Lao Hou, and two years later, she successfully becomes pregnant and gives birth to a child. When Erhu comes to cause trouble, he is taken away. Having endured countless hardships, Qiu Lan finally finds a peaceful and happy life.