In the center of the story is the story of a young girl from the Dai nation, who, despite gossip and accusations of witchcraft, becomes a successful doctor and finds happiness in her personal life.

On orders from the command, the wife of the commander of the 4th Army, Hua Xiaofeng, infiltrates enemy lines to establish contact with an underground organization and rally the masses to take up arms against the Kuomintang. Under difficult conditions, risking her life, the young woman carries out her combat mission. The red seeds she sows among the people sprout—the peasants help the 4th Army defeat the Kuomintang.

解放前的西双版纳，美丽善良的傣族少妇米汗因抗拒封建头人老叭的侮辱，被诬为“琵琶鬼”惨死在火中。十八年后，依莱汗长大成人，与翻身贫农岩温相爱。但解放不久的西双版纳，封建势力仍然非常强大。老叭看到大头人的女儿喜欢岩温，为拉拢岩温，竭力撮合二人，但岩温不为所动。老叭迁怒于依莱汗，使出毒计，散布依莱汗是“琵琶鬼”的谣言，迫使依莱汗的父亲焚毁了自己的房子，带着依莱汗逃往他乡。老父不幸在途中死去，依莱汗强忍悲痛返回寨子，却看到岩温的母亲为岩温整理结婚服装，误以为岩温变心，绝望之中投江自尽。但人民解放军及时救下了依莱汗，两年后，她在党的培养下成为傣族的第一名摩雅傣——医生，并回到家乡服务。她医术高超，治愈疾患，用事实破除了“琵琶鬼”的谎言。一次，已任副区长岩温在执行公务时中了老叭的暗枪，依莱汗悉心救护，使岩温恢复健康。他和依莱汗解除了误会，终成眷属。而作恶多端的老叭也受到了法律的严正制裁。

1960年代，浙江某地。自从在县民歌比赛中获了奖，陶小萍（尤嘉 饰）便不再安心养蚕务农，一心想当越剧演员。嫂子巧莲（朱曼芳 饰）是村里的养蚕能手，她告诫小姑子无论干什么工作首先要端正态度。此后，小萍虽说仍未断做演员的念想，却也在嫂子的影响下有很大转变。春蚕丰收后，她进城卖蚕，巧遇记者招呼巧手妈拍照，她误认为叫自己，结果弄得很尴尬。她去找在县剧团当演员的同学小梅（吴云芳 饰），无奈小梅也圆不了她当演员的梦想，只好悻悻回村。巧莲劝她回心转意安心农业生产，她都当成了耳旁风。为去镇上看戏，她央求水泉（牛犇 饰）替她在蚕房值班，结果蚕房遭风雨侵袭，损失严重，小萍深感愧疚......

In the late 1950s, during China’s Great Leap Forward, Shanghai housewives participated, supported by Dai Mama from the neighbourhood committee. Liu Mama opposed her daughter-in-law Wang Caifeng’s involvement, wanting her to stay home, but her son Liu Genfa supported Caifeng. Zheng Baoqing also opposed his wife Cai Guizhen joining the production group, but Cai ignored him, organised her household, and led the sewing group. Dai Mama helped persuade Zheng Baoqing to change his mind. Lu Afeng joined the sewing group out of fear they would borrow her machine but felt ashamed when they made coats for the children’s welfare home.

1980 Chinese film