I thought this might mean more exchanges as I made the rounds today. (Para. 4)
Meaning: I thought their staying at home might provide more chances for exchanging
greetings as I went around collecting trash from door to door today.
make the rounds (also do or go the rounds): visit a number of people or places, usually in an established order
Whenever we go back to the place my wife was born, we always have to make the rounds of her relatives. 每次去我妻子的老家，我們都得一家一家地走親戚。
In hospitals, night nurse are making their usual rounds. 醫院里，值夜班的護士正在例行查房。
The guard makes the rounds of the building. 看守人在房子周圍來回查看。