So I just got this game last week, and I've played the first few days (just finished my first Bazaar) and I'm finding it really hard to pass the time. After watering for a minute I collect flowers and talk to people, but then I still have half the day left over. Since I can't have animals or go fishing yet, what am I supposed to be doing?
Have you checked out the other shops in the Bazaar? I personally didn’t get that far but I’d just try keeping those friendships up. They gave you a decent amount of space for crops, try to grow more things so you can make more money for animals.
All you really can do - other than jump into the river and hope to pick up rare stuff to sell - is to befriend the villagers and catch bugs.
If you catch a lot of bugs you can get decent gold for it, not a lot, but decent enough for a budding farmer.