In the mid-1960s, in the mountains of the northwest countryside, a farmer's son put on a military uniform and became a glorious PLA soldier. Yue Jun is going to join the army. People from the village came to see him off. He met his classmate Yinhu. Yue Jun's hat was snatched away in a panic. Ran to the team and said that the hat was lost. The platoon leader put the hat on Yue Jun's head. When platoon leader Yang reported to the company commander, the company commander asked him why he didn't wear a hat and let him get on the bus without waiting for his explanation. Geng Xiaolan, the object of Yue Jun, found Yue Jun's hat on a person's head. She said that she let Geng Xiaolan live in Shiqiaopu and took it away. The man who robbed Yue Jun's hat was Zhou. Yue Jun entered the HQ. While watching the female soldiers, Yue Jun's hat dropped again. The female soldiers were very happy. They put the apple that He Xiu gave her in the hat and still went out, so the hat returned to Yue Jun's hand. The three-month training of recruits has begun, and Yue Jun and others are undergoing strict military training. Yue Jun wrote a letter to his family after he arrived in the army. He said everything was fine and his training results were among the best. He also became the acting monitor of the new Class 5. Platoon leader Yang is very dissatisfied with the training of new recruits. He said that when the company came, veterans would come to repair it. When others are resting, Yue Jun leads the new Class 5 to strengthen training. Zhou came to Geng Xiaolan's house to find her, and Geng Xiaolan pushed him out of the house. Class five recruits were studying internal regulations when platoon leader Yang came. He said that the literary propaganda team would come here to perform. Thy company handed over the renovation of the men's toilet to their platoon, and Yue Jun took people to clean the toilet. The toilet was very clean and was arranged to help in the kitchen as soon as I finished my work. Yinhu was arranged to stand guard at the door of the toilet, while others in Class Five complained in the kitchen. Silver Lake saw the female soldiers go to the toilet, and he asked them to sign his name. Chen Xiaomei signed her name, and Yinhu knew that she was singing. After three months of recruit training, they were assigned to the third battalion and the eighth company. Yue Jun is a top student in all subjects, and the company commander told Yang how to use it. The female soldiers are going to the kitchen to exercise for three months, and they are arranged to help together in the kitchen. On the way back from buying books, Yue Jun rescued an old man's sheep from the river. He was praised by the company commander when he came back. Yue Jun wiped his gun with a handkerchief during the break, lest others don't understand. Silver Lake also flashed the words signed by Chen Xiaomei. Yue Jun is still reading and studying on weekends. He was called by the company commander, who asked him to revise Guo Xingfu's teaching methods. Chen found Napoleon's words on the title page of Yue Jun's notebook: A soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier. Platoon leader Chen confiscated his notebook and criticized him at the meeting. August 1st Army Day is coming. The company quartermaster went to the kitchen to talk about killing pigs. The pig killing was arranged for three of them, and the communication company was all female soldiers, so they had to do it themselves. Yao Xiuhe, Shi Chunyue and Liu Xue dare not kill pigs, so they have to draw lots to decide. In the end, Shi Chunyue was unfortunately drawn. Yue Jun was punished by the platoon leader for running ten laps in the playground to reflect on his mistakes.

Second set

After running again, Yue Jun said that he still didn't know where he was wrong. Yang Paichang said that he should profoundly review his thoughts of fame and fortune. When Shi Chunyue got the chance to kill pigs, she said that she was unlucky. Yue Jun talked about the reason why he wanted to be a general and his childhood. Since then, he has always dreamed of becoming a soldier. That David Lin is their headmaster Lin. An officer from the Political Department came to the army to investigate Yue Jun's notebook, and he said that it must be handled. After Zhang Lianchang and Yang Paichang confessed Yue Jun's behavior, Director Gu decided not to pursue the matter. Zhang Lianchang said that Yue Jun helped him revise the article, and there was no other person with better literary talent in the whole company. Shi Chunyue looks for the feeling of killing pigs in front of cabbage. Platoon leader Yang returned the notebook to Yue Jun, and he reminded him not to write psychological words on paper in the future, so as not to cause more trouble. Yue Jun handed Zhang Lianchang's Guo Xingfu training materials to the headquarters, and the teacher said that it must be guided by experts. When it was time to kill pork, Shi Chunyue was too slow to start work, and the pig ran out without being tied. The pig that ran out was trampled to death by Yue Jun, and his body was covered with blood. He said he was Yue Jun and left. Shi Chunyue came to Yue Jun's army to thank him. Wang Yuanliang burned Liu Xue's hand while pouring water for female soldiers. She didn't say anything. They brought Yue Jun braised pork. When they were eating braised pork, they were discovered by platoon leader Yang, who criticized and educated them. Zhang Lianchang asked Yang Paichang to act as deputy company commander, and Yue Jun was transferred to the cookhouse squad, which made Yue Jun very emotional. When Wang Yuanliang saw Liu Xue again, he saw that her hand was hurt, and he apologized. Li Yinhu met Chen Xiaomei in the communication company, and he took the opportunity to stall Yue Jun. When Geng Xiaolan was working at home, Zhou always came to haunt her. He also gave her bananas brought by his relatives in the south, and Xiaolan took a bite of the belt meat and left. Wang Yuanliang brought a gift to Liu Xue to express his apologies. The kitchen door was not closed properly and the dog took a piece of meat. Platoon leader Yang said that he would take back the loss and kill the dog with bones. Yue Jun told the company commander about killing the dog at the garage door, and the company commander reprimanded Yang after knowing it. When villagers near the army came to look for dogs, they found dog skins. Yue Jun said that the dog was poisoned by rat poison in the army, and he also lost money to the villagers. Yue Jun tricked his fellow villagers into handling disputes, and the company commander asked Yang to write a check for himself. Yue Jun won the first place in the new recruits' bombing training. He felt that he couldn't miss the chance to shoot with live ammunition. He got the chance to throw live ammunition in the name of being on duty for others, and then he was praised.

Episode 3

When the cooking monitor came back, he found Yue Jun gone. Because Yue Jun went AWOL, the meal was burnt. The company commander removed Yang from the post of deputy company commander, and Yue Jun was also criticized. He realized his mistake. Yue Jun was promoted to monitor the cookhouse squad, and Shi Chunyue and Yao Xiuhe bid farewell to Yue Jun after being admitted to the military medical training team. Wang Yuanliang was also promoted to monitor, and his behavior made Yue Jun and Li Yinhu very uncomfortable. Director Zhou found chicken excrement on the table when he was checking the hygiene. Yue Jun said it was big sauce, and he tasted it himself, making everyone believe that he actually tasted it with his forefinger and his middle finger. Yue Jun received letters and photos from Yao Xiu and Shi Chunyue. When he wrote back, he wrote their names together. After reading the letter, they didn't understand what it meant. Shi Chunyue tore up the reply and left half. It's time for veterans to retire. Wang Yuanliang heard the news that Yue Jun was going to retire outside the window. He told the news to Li Yinhu. Li Yinhu is also the monitor now. He told Yue Jun the news. Yue Jun was in a bad mood when he learned that he was lying in bed without eating or drinking. Li Yinhu and decided to send wine to platoon leader Yang and purser to help him. Li Yinhu accidentally found that Chen Xiaomei didn't have enough money to buy a pen. He waited for her to leave the shop and bought her a pen. Wang Yuanliang gave the wine he bought to the platoon leader in his own name, and the wine Li Yinhu bought was stolen by Yue Jun and drank. When Yue Jun saw Mr. Li coming to inspect the troops, he called out Mr. Li Ma's nickname and wanted to compete with him in shooting and gambling. As a result, the teacher was one step ahead, and Yue Jun only used nine bullets. He told his teacher the news of his retirement and asked to stay in the army. Li Shifu asked Yue Jun to have dinner. He saw Yue Jun's talent in his eyes and kept it in his heart. The teacher asked him why he wanted to be a soldier, and he said it was an honor. The teacher agreed to his request, and Yue Jun was left in the army again. Zhou helped Geng Xiaolan's family, which made her parents happy, but Geng Xiaolan was not satisfied. Wang Yuanliang saw Chunhua washing clothes by the river. He managed to get to know her and help her wash clothes.