陈家沟地主赵金奎为自家风水，执意要填埋全村赖以生存的老井。村民陈旺田为护住全村水源，答应开荒乱石盐碱地换取保井机会。开荒途中，他偶遇一头老牛，老牛暗中相助，在乱石之下挖出沃土，还寻得古老谷种，荒地奇迹长出庄稼。赵金奎见良田心生贪念，百般算计抢夺土地与谷种。老牛本是受罚下凡，感念陈旺田当年的救命之恩前来报恩。贪念之下得来的粮食尽数化为顽石，赵金奎自食恶果。最终土地归村民共有，众人谨记善心为本。

The American farm and farmer at harvest time, beginning in Texas with the first cutting of winter wheat, and following the season north to the Canadian border.

陈家庄农业生产合作社在党支部书记、全国劳动模范陈初元的带领下，连年获得丰收。合作社主任孙富贵却产生了骄傲自满情绪，当李家庄向陈家庄提出明年的增产竞赛时，他认为生产已经到顶了，应不应战要等陈初元从北京参加国庆观礼回来后再做决定。陈初元回乡后，向村民们介绍了在首都见到毛主席和参观国营农场的情况，并提出了增产口号，动员大家响应爱国增产运动。陈家庄的人们听后都仿佛看到了美好的未来，对增产增加了信心。只有孙富贵和副业队长杨明远觉得增产的目标太高，难以完成。孙富贵还固执地拿脑袋和陈初元打赌说：增产绝对实现不了!为了保证增产，陈初元认为光靠密植、施豆饼和化肥是不够的，一定要想办法打井，把旱地变成水浇地。孙富贵的儿子小冬与陈初元的女儿金花都是共青团员，他们拥护陈初元的打井计划。

沈青苗随家人远赴边塞，凭借早年习得的农耕与营造技艺立足北疆。她与师弟合力改良荒地，冬季培育蔬果、进山采获物产，化解多方刁难，查清冤案为家人正名，把耕种方法分享给当地乡民共同致富

从近处看，米克尔似乎在欲望的笼罩中四处走动：找到他失踪的猪，获得生物学证明，在菜子沙漠中打破孤独。 但是，更进一步，米克尔似乎反而吸引了保罗。

Tiny Tim stars in his first dramatic film role in this taut drama. A Beautiful young girl, Jill Robinson, returns to her peaceful rural home town to find that her life has been turned upside down. The house she grew up in has been defaced, her parents are missing, and the whole town hates her father, the bank supervisor who had foreclosed on many of the local farms. Only "Marvelous Mervo" (Tiny Tim) seems happy to see her. He wanders around the community dressed in a clown's suit with a clown's permanent grin grotesquely painted on his face. Mervo's brother tries to re-kindle his love affair with Jill. Then, one by one, those closest to her are slaughtered like cattle... tied upside down from the rafters of the barn... until the surprise ending reveals the madman.. and a very unlikely savior.

Farmer Tommy and his girl Jane come in from the country for a night at the Hollywood Trocadero. There, they meet Chuck, Hollywoods Number One press agent, and his Girl Friday, Daisie.

陈家庄农业生产合作社在党支部书记、全国劳动模范陈初元的带领下，连年获得丰收。合作社主任孙富贵（赵子岳 饰）却产生了骄傲自满情绪，当李家庄向陈家庄提出明年的增产竞赛时，他认为生产已经到顶了，应不应战要等陈初元（李舒田 饰）从北京参加国庆观礼回来后再做决定。陈初元回乡后，向村民们介绍了在首都见到毛主席和参观国营农场的情况，并提出了增产口号，动员大家响应爱国增产运动。陈家庄的人们听后都仿佛看到了美好的未来，对增产增加了信心。秋天到了，陈家庄获得了空前的大丰收，与李家庄的竞赛又一次取得了胜利。

1980年隆冬的深夜，火车站旁的废弃桥洞里，二十岁的林诚又冷又饿两眼发晕。一只瘦小的中华田园犬，浑身沾着煤灰，正用舌头拼命舔着他结了冰霜的脸颊。地面上还有一个冻得像石头的半块白面馒头。十年后林诚成为了当地最大酒楼的老板，却在一辆狗贩子的车上发现了当年送自己半块馒头的老朋友。一段跨越十年的救赎就此展开。