(Baonghean.vn) - Due to difficult family circumstances, many children in mountainous areas have to work hard at a young age to earn money to help their families; during the summer, many children run errands in the market to earn money.
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| Every child dreams of going on trips and vacations during the summer, but life is still difficult, and the daily worries about food and clothing keep these dreams just a wish for poor children in the highlands. Therefore, many children share the burden with their parents by selling goods at the market. Lữ Thùy Dương (8 years old, sitting in the middle) from Cây Me village, Thạch Giám commune (Tương Dương district) shared, “During the summer break, I also want to have fun with my friends, but my family is too poor, so I stay home and help my mother sell goods.” (Photo: Đình Tuân) |
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| At just 5 years old, Lo Thi Viet Ha, a girl from Lung village, Tam Thai commune (Tuong Duong district), already knows how to help her mother sell goods (the distance from Lung village to Tam Thai market is about 3 km). Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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| Despite the hard work of selling goods at the market, the children all feel happy to be able to help their parents. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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| Sometimes they sell their goods on the streets of Hoa Binh town (Tuong Duong district), other times they sell them in the market. Although still young, the children are very skilled at selling. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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| The bicycle is the children's companion as they roam the town selling goods. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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| The children's goods are usually produced by their families or harvested from the fields and brought to sell. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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| Kha Thùy Dương, from Cam village, Tam Thái commune, counts the money she just earned. Photo: Đình Tuân |
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| Working at the market during the summer, the children also want to earn money to buy clothes and school supplies before the upcoming school year. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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