An old mother of five struggles to get by after her husband is killed during the liberation war. The simple and kind-hearted Ah-Fu stumbles across them, and tries to help them as much as he can.

　　故事发生在抗日战争时期，江南某地。越剧名伶筱云雁（茅善玉 饰）险遭日军强暴，幸遇国军负伤飞行员邵望（韦国春 饰）挺身相救，二人在逃亡途中产生爱意。邵望将定情信物赠予云雁重返前线。回到戏班的云雁不从讨好为日军演出，遭汉奸师父杨永发（王卫平 饰）责打，暗恋师妹的良仁（胡大剛 饰）带云雁返回自己故乡，并对家人说自己是云雁腹中孩子的父亲，云雁百感交集。后来云雁被族长赶出良仁家乡，只身赴上海邵家，与邵母（吴云芳 饰）相依为命。几年后，抗战胜利，云雁与儿子小望和独苦的邵母望眼与穿地盼望邵望归来......