Small children could not control their games.
They threw the ball and ran to pick it up.
It was very difficult for the carriage drivers and horse riders to stop and save them.
Kite flying was another activity.
When the kite rose high up in the sky, the eyes of the kite flier were glued to the kite.
He did not care for the crowd around and could get injured.
Carriages, horses and people filled the roads.
The brightly coloured Han fus brought about a bright and beautiful scene.
The street hawkers peddled their wares very nicely.
The candied hawthorn berries sellers carried whole bunches of candied hawthorn berries to attract small children.
The toy-sellers set their stalls on the pavements.
The biggest crowd was in the vegetable market.
Some people move from stall to stall and bargain for each and every item.
They were also very careful about short-weighing by the vendors and keep an eye on the scales.
The shopkeepers had sweet tongues and try to entice their customers through sweet talk.
There were roadside sellers who had opened up their shops where colourful embroidered materials were hanged and others umbrellas.
The jewellery shops were not closed yet and were flooded with young ladies from all directions who wished to make themselves more pretty.
There were tailoring shops and shoe shops where one could buy his or her shoes and clothes.
There were clinics opened at night.
Women could be seen walking together carrying baskets in colourful han fu clothings with shawls over their shoulders with beautiful jewels on their hairs, necks and fingers.
They seemed to be going out to buy materials for preparing food for their husbands and childern.
The colourful lanterns lit up the capital making it appear like a city filled with fireflies at night flying around.
Whenever they walked and approached a woman, the woman stopped and started conversing with them along the way.
Lin Wangshu felt as if she could go and buy the ingredients alone because of the woman's behaviour.
The sun soon fell asleep, shielded behind three sloping, blue mountains, each smaller but tougher than the one before.
The trees were strong, black soldiers, standing in an unmoving row.
They were now at a carrot seller in the market.
The stall was full of fresh carrots with their sizes ranging from big to small.
"Fang Mei, you have arrived." The carrot seller said to the woman.
'So her name is Fang Mei. She is the mother of me. But what is my name in here?' Lin Wangshu asked herself.
"Gang Shi Yun dear, you have accompanied your mother, how sweet." The carrot seller said to Lin Wangshu.
'So my name is Gang Shi Yun.' Lin Wangshu said to herself once more.
"She is so rebellious these days, I do not even understand her anymore." Fang Mei said to the carrot seller.
"When young girls grow up, their behaviour may change completely. You have to leave space for her to grow." The carrot seller told Fang Mei.
'Where do I need to grow when I am already this tall?" Lin Wangshu asked herself.
"Yan ér, how have you been lately?" The carrot seller asked Lin Wangshu.