A man becomes obsessed with facts and events that have been collectively misremembered by thousands of people. Believing the phenomena to be the symptom of something larger, his obsession eventually leads him to question reality itself.
土天革新的时刻，河北西部的一个乡村里的贫农张拴分得了一块好天，谁知他欠好好休息，效果岂但盈了本借短了一身债。为了借债，他咬牙要卖失落那块有“一杆旗”之称的好天。替田主干了一死涯的宋老定据讲张拴要卖那块“一杆旗”，心田悄悄愉快。他念捉住时机购那块好天。宋老定的女子东山是个共产党员，他念劝侈乞贷资助张拴渡过易闭，资助他以后好好休息。可女子俩讲了半天，基础讲没有到一块去，女子俩闹僵了。东山的爱人秀兰知晓后...
