乐手小喇叭（韩非 饰）和工厂女工阿翠（李丽华 饰）相恋多年，两人一直渴望能够携手步入婚姻的殿堂，无奈囊中羞涩，没有足够的钱来举办一场盛大的婚礼。小喇叭拒绝了邻居和朋友们的帮忙，想要靠自己的力量凑钱，他好不容易靠卖馄饨赞了一笔钱，却因为阿翠的父亲受伤看病而将这笔钱花掉了。

　　阿翠的爸爸不忍心看见两个年轻人被钱所困，于是谎称住在朋友家，将自己的家让给小两口，实际上流落街头，小喇叭最终发现了老人善意的谎言，又将他请回家。之后小喇叭企图用肥皂箱建造一座木屋用来结婚，可一转眼就被地主给拆除了。日子眼看着越拖越久，这婚到底能不能结呢？

A wedding musician fails to wed his own love: Little Trumpet is raring to marry his childhood sweetheart, but a series of setbacks has prevented them from getting their way. Criticism against social formalities becomes all the more forceful with the clever use of contrast and irony, not to mention the realist and comedic touch a la Zhu Shilin. Of special mention is the famous teahouse scene where dynamic, melodic camerawork creates a hilarity that continues to amaze to this day. A genuine masterpiece with every single detail, down to the minor props, forming an integral part of a whole. Today, young couples are struggling nonetheless to get a roof over their heads, a testimony to the fact that poverty still reigns beneath the facade of harmony and stability after all these years.