She tells readers that one marriage custom of the desert required that the groom live with his in-laws for six years after the wedding. Another was that the bride had to leave home the day before the wedding. She would be brought back by the groom on their wedding day. San Mao says that while being led back, "She was expected to struggle, otherwise she would be laughed at."
又寫沙漠婚俗，說新郎婚後可以住在岳父六年，新娘要在結婚前一天離開家，結婚日才由新郎接回，而且接回時新娘「一定要掙扎，否則會被人笑」。