Farmers excitedly scoop up 'heaven's bounty' on a warm sunny day
Huy Thu - December 28, 2023 15:34
(Baonghean.vn) - When the earthworms come to the fields on a warm sunny day, it's less difficult for people to collect them and they can 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, and people in villages with fields of earthworms are eager to bring their tools to the fields to hunt for earthworms. According to locals, during the months when earthworms are present (September, October, November, December), earthworms often surface at night, making hunting for earthworms 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 the worms lasts until noon. Photo: Huy ThuAlthough each field has a door to catch the worms, people still take 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 busiest 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 the worms, and transport them home. Photo: Huy ThuThe rice fields near the riverbank, near the ditches, where water can easily flow in and out, 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 has 2.5 sao of rươi fields, each season usually yields 6 - 7 tons of rươi. "Rươi comes to the fields during the day, and on warm sunny days, people do not have to work hard at night to catch rươi" - Mr. Dien said. Photo: Huy ThuAccording to local people, not only is hunting convenient, 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 happily shared: His family has 5 sao of rươi field, 2 waves of rươi floating in mid-October and early November of the lunar calendar, caught 7 swallows, this time got a few more swallows, total nearly 1 quintal. "My family's field this year has a better harvest of rươi 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 kilograms 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
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