Due to the financial crisis, many factories in China are forced to close their doors in late 2008. Zhang Xiaojun loses his job at a shoe factory. One day, a supermarket guard beats him up, mistaking Zhang for a thief. He asks the supermarket manager for financial redress in vain. Zhang’s dearest wish is to return to his village and become a farmer. But right before his departure, the police arrest him. The supermarket manager also has his problems. On a moonlit night, the storylines converge in a teahouse near the city rampart.