An old man makes clay flutes. He lives all by himself deep in the mountain, escaping from human society. Once in a while, however, he comes down to the town, where he exchanges his cray flutes for money to buy food, fuel and other commodities, and then go back into the mountain. His life is going on like that, day after day, month after month. Then one day, he is down there in the town and meets an old woman. For some reason, they begin living together in the mountain.