The story opens in Balochistan, in a small, scarcely ‘wired’ village bordering Iran and Afghanistan. Ahmad is an idealistic teacher in exile, educating the local community| his partner Haseeba, however, has spent time in jail in Tehran for the very same offence against the State. The disaccord between them is not only social but also personal. Ahmad's destiny collides with that...。唐大川与银杏结婚多年,育有一子,不料在5.12大地震中儿子遇难,这让银杏很长时间不能接受丧子的事实,长时间生活在梦魇之中。内心的痛苦让她变的有点神经质,丈夫大川看在眼里却无可奈何,他何尝不痛心失去如自己生命般重要的孩子。救灾过后,银杏在废墟上摆起了卖祭品的摊位,还支起望远镜供游人参观。大川为照顾银杏,放弃了去广东打工的机会,以小本生意在家乡开了个饭馆,店里新雇的服务员桃子是个寡妇,其丈夫也在地震中遇难,相同的经历令大川十分同情。后来,大川的弟弟二莽对桃子动了心,众人极力撮合,最终俩人走到了一起......。