Everyone was expected to offer congratulations to any family celebrating a happy occasion, or express condolences at times of bereavement, and people had to help one another out in the event of floods, robbery, disease and other misfortunes.
平日裡，不論喜事或喪事都要互相祝賀或慰問，遇有水災、盜賊、疾病等災變時，則相互救濟。