Abstract:Starting with the actual conditions of Village Z and farmer Mr. K, this paper studies the interaction between village cadres and the masses in the process of giving presents as returns, praying for rain and doing the yangko dance. This paper tries to argue that most farmers don’t show a repulsive attitude towards giving presents as returns and that giving presents as returns, on the contrary, is an important way to realize emotional exchange and mutual economic assistance. Village cadres attend weddings and funerals actively and give presents as returns, with one of the purposes to facilitate their work in the future. Village cadres indirectly interact with the masses during giving presents as returns. When it comes to praying for rain, village cadres neither attend praying nor oppose it. They achieve invisible interaction with the prayers by compromise and tacit permission. Yangko dance is a very direct manner of interaction between village cadres and the masses. Village cadres give their support and help to the participants in funds and sites. This paper maintains that folk customs can develop powerful solidarity and cohesion among village members. Unscientific folk customs like giving presents as returns and praying for rain can be regulated only through persuasion and education rather than coercive measures. Healthy folk customs like yangko dance shall be further developed and strengthened by village-level organizations in various ways.