There is a river on the plain in eastern Henan, named Huanggu River. There is a bridge on the river. It is said that ghosts get on the sedan chair on the bridge.
The Wang and Fan families, separated by a river, chose to exchange their children for marriage because each had unspeakable pains. Due to rumors that there was a ghost on the bridge, the two families had to go around the bridge on the day of the marriage exchange. On the way, the weather on the north bank of the river suddenly changed and it rained heavily. The bride and her lover took the opportunity to escape from the wedding. Many years later, the two families fell in love with each other...