1995年，张子悦和家人响应政府保护密云水库的号召进行搬迁，多年后张子悦作为北实集团的干部被委派到临水镇进行乡村振兴开发。她和临水镇保水大队队长李国涛在乡村振兴发展上的思路与想法有很多共同点，他们与当地民营企业家肖长河、养蜂大户于兰芝、农科院研究员张鹏等人合作，通过发展当地民宿旅游、养蜂业和有机农业，携手年轻人利用电商销售等方式，带动广大村民走上致富之路。同时李国涛也带领保水大队的干部加强保水宣传，依靠科技提升保水生态涵养能力，增强村民保水保生态意识。从此，临水镇一代又一代的人用实际行动践行了生态和谐发展理念推动乡村振兴。

影片取材2016全国最美孝心少年、盖州市梁屯镇旺兴仁村的迟凯琳和生父继母的真实故事。7岁那年，迟凯琳的父母遭遇车祸，母亲当场身亡，父亲迟峰落下残疾，无法从事重体力劳动。凯琳的奶奶是膀胱癌患者，爷爷由于神经功能障碍瘫痪在床，姐姐双目失明。这个风雨飘摇的家瞬间跌落谷底，伤残的迟峰万念俱灰，一度想到轻生。年幼的凯琳说：“爸爸，我们已经失去了妈妈，不能再失去你。”她的话唤起了迟峰重新生活的勇气。2011年，年仅24岁的田微走进了这个家，和凯琳一起把家撑起来。

1995年，张子悦和家人响应政府保护密云水库的号召进行搬迁，多年后张子悦作为北实集团的干部被委派到临水镇进行乡村振兴开发。她和临水镇保水大队队长李国涛在乡村振兴发展上的思路与想法有很多共同点，他们与当地民营企业家肖长河、养蜂大户于兰芝、农科院研究员张鹏等人合作，通过发展当地民宿旅游、养蜂业和有机农业，携手年轻人利用电商销售等方式，带动广大村民走上致富之路。同时李国涛也带领保水大队的干部加强保水宣传，依靠科技提升保水生态涵养能力，增强村民保水保生态意识。从此，临水镇一代又一代的人用实际行动践行了生态和谐发展理念推动乡村振兴。

Half month after the Wenchuan Earthquake, 30 children of the Chuangchuan Elementary school are still attending classes in the shabby classrooms. With cracks on the walls from years back, the school buildings here are reinforced by tree trunks and bags of sand. The severe earthquake in nearby province Sichuan finally pushed this little village school into the Government's reconstruction plan. 　　After years of teaching, substitute teacher Li still has no clue how much his wage is supposed to be or who is paying him. With the Government's planned dismissal of substitute teachers happening anytime soon, Li starts to worry about how much money for food he would have to spend each day if he was to do hard labour work in nearby towns. Yet, he is dreaming of saving enough money so he can send one of his three children to college someday. 　　County Hired teacher Yan has repeatedly petitioned to higher authorities about the low wages teachers like him 　　were getting. After 16 years of teaching in this impoverished village, he starts to reconsider what "making great contribution" truly means to him. Yan's father, a poor farmer, is proud of the fact he had supported all his four children to finish high school, although none of the four children is making enough for surviving nowadays. For all his life, he has been living in the isolated old house left by his ancestors, and kept the hobby of listening to news on the radio. 　　After her father was killed in a motor accident, fourth grader Zhaoxia has been taken care of by her uncle and aunt. It takes her an hour of walking in the mountains to school every day. And after school she would water the farm with water from the cellar. With droughts happening so often in the northwest areas of China, the weather is the eternal topic for the people here. 　　The nearby village is holding a ritual ceremony for the dragon boat festival. And it is then, divination seems to be the only chance for them to find out about their future and fortune.

一个关于竞争与自我牺牲的爱情故事，发生于明治末期。三弦琴艺人鹤八与民谣歌家鹤次郎是一个传统音乐组合。不过他们常常争吵。他们分开了，鹤次郎却无法靠自己兴旺。他们就又复合了，但当鹤次郎发现鹤八陷入一场恋爱之中时，便故意与她争执到分崩离析的地步，好让她安心去结婚。

一个关于竞争与自我牺牲的爱情故事，发生于明治末期。三弦琴艺人鹤八与民谣歌家鹤次郎是一个传统音乐组合。不过他们常常争吵。他们分开了，鹤次郎却无法靠自己兴旺。他们就又复合了，但当鹤次郎发现鹤八陷入一场恋爱之中时，便故意与她争执到分崩离析的地步，好让她安心去结婚。

冬天一个农民在一个结冰的湖边发现一只受伤白鹤。然后把它带回家养好伤。最后把它放走了。一年过后的冬天那个农民又来到湖边这时看见一位非常漂亮的美女。那个美女其实就是白鹤化身。她叫阿鹤。然后把她带回家。跟她过日子了。因为男方家里穷。欠了地主的债。男方的父亲很早就被地主逼死了！~家里只有一个瞎眼的母亲。阿鹤除了照顾男方的母亲外还要。为家里纺织一种用白鹤的羽毛织成的纺织品。卖给地主还债。原料的来源是她自己变回白鹤之后自己拔自己身上的羽毛。因此她每次都把自己关在一个房间里工作。一天男方因为好奇就去偷看阿鹤纺织。结果知道了真相。最后因为阿鹤是被神仙指点后才变成人身回来报恩的。报恩的条件是必须不给别人知道她是一只白鹤。如果被知道了的话。第二年的秋天就要变成白鹤，回到鹤群当中跟白鹤一起生活。

2012年，郑昊是新东市税务稽查局的中坚力量，在与女友梁锦秋谈婚论嫁之时，梁父因涉税违法而入狱。与此同时，郑昊的师父陈大军查案身亡。随后，梁锦秋母女也被追债人逼得出走国外；面对大军之死的疑点、梁锦秋的出走，郑昊因自己无能为力而深陷痛苦。 时间来到六年后，时任新东市岭水区税务局风控局局长郑昊运用大数据技术屡破要案，被调入稽查局担任检查二科科长；其前女友梁锦秋，在异国打拼多年后也在此时回国发展事业；而与二人在大学期间称为“高智商铁三角”的财大教授赵明达，正因女儿的病情陷入困境。看似祥和安泰的新东，暗处却有着一张巨大的以偷逃税牟利的犯罪网络，几人的命运被突如其来的种种境遇卷向了未知……