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Early on the first day of the new year, it is customary to eat vegetarian food.
The Xie Family followed this custom, starting the day with porridge and vegetarian dishes, which was just as well since after feasting the night before on New Year's Eve, no one felt particularly hungry in the morning—it was like giving the stomach a cleanse.
That day, the Xie Family truly lived a leisurely winter life; the entire day, everyone either stayed in their rooms to sleep or gathered in the main hall to play cards.
Yan Jinsu and her mother-in-law sorted out the goods she had bought shopping the day before, categorizing them and making detailed plans for distribution, marking how best to allocate each item.
Some needed to be reserved for use after the sixth day of the new year.