Before the粉碎 "Gang of Four", in the winter of 1975, Shuai, a 1968 urban educated youth who went to the countryside, got himself into trouble: Due to the cultural poverty and thirst of that era, Shuai secretly read Stendhal's "The Red and The Black" and gave speeches everywhere about it. He was then grabbed as a typical example by the commune and was assigned to be educated by the newly appointed team leader Niu Xianhua. Niu was known throughout the county as a "Iron Girl" for her simplicity and sincerity. During the process of educating Shuai, this world-famous masterpiece gradually brought them closer together. Shuai's versatile talents, mischievousness, and straightforwardness left a deep impression on Niu. Their yearning for culture opened their closed hearts...