People have the custom of eating three treasures in the summer, that is, eel, honey lotus root and mung bean sprouts. In the past, there was a custom of "eating fresh food" in Xiaoshu. People ground newly beaten rice and wheat into flour, made various kinds of cakes and noodles, and shared them with neighbors to express their wishes for a bumper harvest.

At the same time, these foods should also be prepared as a sacrifice to ancestors, and please bless the good weather. In the summer, people will also choose to "bask in the sun" and hang the clothes in the cabinets outside to receive the sunshine.