Farmers excitedly scoop up 'heaven's bounty' on a warm sunny day
Huy Thu - December 28, 2023 15:34
(Baonghean.vn) - The earthworms come to the fields on a warm sunny day, making it easier for people to collect them and sell them for a good price.
In the middle of this November lunar month, in communes along the Lam River such as Chau Nhan and Hung Loi (Hung Nguyen), the earthworms float to the surface of the fields during the day, making the farmers less tired. Photo: Huy ThuThe weather is warm and sunny, people in the villages with fields of earthworms are eager to bring their tools to the fields to hunt for earthworms. According to local people, during the months of earthworms (September, October, November, December), earthworms often surface at night, so hunting for earthworms is difficult, especially on cold, drizzly nights. Photo: Huy ThuOn this full moon day, the tide in the fields on the 15th and 16th of the 11th lunar month begins to recede around 6-8am, and the time to catch earthworms lasts until noon. Photo: Huy ThuAlthough each field has a door to catch the worms, people still take advantage of the opportunity to scoop up each worm in the field and ditch to avoid loss. Photo: Huy ThuThe time when the most worms appear on the surface of the fields is also the time when the fields are most bustling with people hunting for worms. Some households with few workers have to ask their relatives to come and help them watch over the worms, dump them, and transport them home. Photo: Huy ThuThe rice fields near the riverbank, near the ditches, with easy access to water, are quite convenient for hunting for worms. When the tide recedes, people just need to stand at the entrance of the field, pour out the baskets, and collect the worms. Photo: Huy ThuThis year's rươi season is the season with the most rươi in the fields. Households with many rươi fields all have a hit of rươi on the 15th day of the 11th lunar month. Photo: Huy ThuMr. Nguyen Van Dien, Phu Xuan hamlet, Chau Nhan commune, said that his family grows 2.5 sao of earthworm fields, and each season usually yields 6-7 tons of earthworms. "The earthworms come to the fields during the day, and on warm, sunny days, people do not have to work hard at night to catch earthworms" - Mr. Dien said. Photo: Huy ThuAccording to local people, not only is it convenient to hunt, this year's Hung Nguyen worms are also of good quality, big, fat, and brightly colored, favored by traders and consumers. Photo: Huy ThuMr. Cao Ngoc Thanh (73 years old) in Phu Xuan hamlet, Chau Nhan commune excitedly shared: His family has 5 sao of earthworm field, 2 batches of earthworms emerged in mid-October and early November of the lunar calendar, caught 700 yen, this batch got a few more yen, total nearly 100 kg. "My family's field this year has a better harvest of earthworms than last year" - Mr. Thanh said. Photo: Huy ThuMs. Nguyen Thi Linh, Phu Xuan hamlet, Chau Nhan commune has more than 1 hectare of rươi field, harvesting nearly 200 kg of rươi each year. In addition to selling to traders in the field, each season she also leaves a few hundred kg to make rươi sauce to sell during the Lunar New Year. With a purchase price of 400,000 VND/kg, rươi has been bringing in a good income for farmers here. Photo: Huy Thu
Catching "heavenly blessings" in Hung Nguyen. Video: Huy Thu
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