Guoren travels the villages, selling goods of all kinds while he hunts for the man who stole the money for his son's care. Madou, one of the many abandoned children in the villages, hides in Guoren's truck so he can look for his father. A powerful but cathartic trip through rural China with a neorealist touch and non-professional actors who add authenticity to the story, prompting spontaneous laughter despite the challenging issues involved.

本片呈现了一个痛失爱子的寻仇货郎和一个寻找父亲的孩子从不共戴天到形同父子的感人故事。这段寻父之旅使充满复仇心里的苟仁重新燃起对生活的希望，也使寻找父亲的孩子毛豆找到了心灵归宿，二人相互救赎了彼此。