Before the opening of the market at the beginning of the year, the villagers usually did not work. They would visit their relatives and friends and drink with their neighbors!
The so-called opening of the market was the first bazaar of the new year.
Shahe Town's Open House Day was on the eighth day of the first month of the Lunar New Year.
Therefore, before the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, every household was very lively.
Family and friends had arranged to visit one another's place.
The Shi family had many relatives and had to visit several families every day.
The brothers also arranged to visit the maternal homes of their wives.
On the second day of the Lunar New Year, it was the day when women returned to their parents' homes.
