In the past, no matter how big or small things are at home, the husband and wife decided after discussing them together, but this was not the case before. In the past, no matter what happened at home, men had the final say, so women just took care of the elderly and children at home, and as long as they made a decision, they had to find a man. When a man goes out and a woman is alone at home, and no one is in charge at home, a woman puts an empty bowl at the door, indicating that her man is going home soon, and the woman can make a decision for him first.
Speaking of women putting bowls at the door after men go out, I remember seeing them often in the village when I was a child. At that time, I thought the bowl was broken, so I left it at the door waiting for more garbage to be thrown away. A few years ago, my father went out to work, and my grandmother asked my mother to put an empty bowl in front of my house. When I came back from school, I saw that the empty bowl at the gate looked clean and took it home. As a result, my grandmother scolded me and told me to put it back in its original position. Later, after listening to grandma's explanation, I realized the purpose of pouring bowls at the door. ?
Nowadays, whether in rural or urban areas, men and women are equal, and there is no custom that women should put bowls at the door when men go out. However, many old people think that this is a sign that women respect men, so there is still a phenomenon that women leave their bowls empty at home after men go out.