Kinh bride returns to Mong village to become Party cell secretary

(Baonghean.vn) - Ms. Dau Thi Lich overcame prejudices and customs to build a happy home with a Mong ethnic man.Ly Ba DoMoreover, Ms. Lich became the Party Secretary of the Mong village..

The spacious house of Ms. Lich's family is located at the beginning of Hop Thanh village, Xa Luong commune (Tuong Duong), with quite complete living facilities inside. Temporarily stopping rice milling, Ms. Dau Thi Lich (born in 1980) talked about her youth: "After finishing junior high school, in 1995, I followed my grandmother from Cua Rao 1 village to open a grocery store here. At that time, the whole village only had one store, so it was very crowded. Young people in the village often came to visit, among them, Mr. Ly Ba Do (born in 1974) - my husband now - came regularly and stayed the longest."

Then love ripened like a peach in the summer sun, giving off a fragrant scent. Both families strongly objected. Ly Ba Do's parents did not want a Kinh daughter-in-law, because she would not follow the customs of the family, of their family and of the village. Lich's family did not want their son-in-law to be a Mong boy, because this is a community that often lives separately with different customs. Despite everyone's objections, the young couple was determined to come together. One day in the middle of Spring 1997, the people of Cua Rao 1 village and Hop Thanh village witnessed an unprecedented wedding: A Kinh girl became a daughter-in-law of the Mong village.

Ms. Dau Thi Lich (left) visits a family in the village with a sick member. Photo: Cong Kien.

As Ly Ba Do's wife, Ms. Lich always tries her best in all her work, learns and grasps the customs, habits and rituals of the Mong people to gradually adapt and harmonize. Up to now, after 20 years of being a daughter-in-law, the former Kinh girl has become a Mong woman, speaks the Mong language fluently and understands the customs and rituals well. Moreover, she also knows and sings very well Mong folk songs such as cu xia and lu tau.

Thanks to her diligence and business acumen, Ms. Lich's family life is always stable and happy. A spacious and fully furnished house, two well-behaved and studious children, the eldest daughter Ly Y Phua (born in 1998) is studying at the Security College; the youngest son Ly Nu Dia (born in 2002) is studying at Tuong Duong Ethnic Minority Secondary School. For 15 consecutive years, Ms. Lich's family has been recognized as a Cultural Family.

Not only is she a good bride, a good wife and a good mother, Ms. Dau Thi Lich is also a good Party cell secretary. Actively participating in social activities, from 2012 until now, she has been elected as the Party cell secretary of Hop Thanh village. Thanks to her dedicated contributions, Hop Thanh village now has a concrete road, a dream of many generations of people here. Also thanks to her active advocacy for the implementation of population policies, environmental sanitation, and preservation of cultural identity, Hop Thanh village has been recognized as a cultural title.

Ms. Dau Thi Lich and village elder Gia Xia Sua inspect the environmental sanitation work of the villagers. Photo: Dinh Tuan.

In particular, the female Party Secretary of the village has encouraged the Mong people of Hop Thanh village to promote the development of livestock and poultry farming in captivity and for commercial purposes; and develop raw material forest plantation to take advantage of the local terrain and climate. Following Ms. Lich's advice, the lives of the Hop Thanh people have improved day by day. The village no longer has hungry households, the number of poor households has decreased significantly, and everyone is grateful to Ms. Lich.

Talking to us, village elder Gia Xia Sua said: “Lich has now become a real Mong! He speaks the Mong language, thinks of the benefits for the Mong people and does good things for the Mong village. The Mong people in Hop Thanh love him very much.”

Cong Kien - Dinh Tuan