By the time they returned to Yangshu Village, it was already evening. Originally, she wanted to come back early in the morning, but Ms. Liu of Wang Family insisted on having them stay at her home to have brunch before allowing them to leave.
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After the second day of the new year, those who had gone to visit their parent's homes had returned, and from the third day on, relatives from other families and some villagers began to visit one another's homes. Today they would host guests at their house, and tomorrow it would be their turn to attend someone else's feast; it was pretty much a continuous cycle of eating from one house to another.
The only difference was that some families would offer more numerous and abundant dishes, while others would have more frugal offerings. However, the new year was all about the lively atmosphere, and nobody really cared about the variety of dishes served.
