(Baonghean.vn) - The cold weather makes life even harder for poor laborers in Anh Son district, but everyone is trying their best to provide their families with a warmer and more comfortable Tet holiday.
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| As the year draws to a close, construction projects are in their final stages of completion, giving many farmers the opportunity to find work and earn extra income. Le Van Tam, from Hamlet 10, Duc Son Commune, said: "During the off-season for farming, the whole village spreads out everywhere to find work, doing whatever jobs are available. For the past few months, I've been working as a construction worker, on a daily wage basis. Although it's hard work, it provides a decent income; I earn about 200,000 dong a day." |
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| Ms. Dau Thi My, from Hamlet 6, Khai Son Commune, takes advantage of her free time during the agricultural off-season to work as a bricklayer for a factory in the hamlet. She explained: "My family is struggling financially. If we only relied on a few acres of rice paddies and a few dozen chickens, we wouldn't have enough to live on, so I have to work as a hired laborer. My main job is pushing and stacking bricks. If I work diligently, I can earn between 150,000 and 170,000 dong a day." |
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| Unlike many other places, Tuong Son commune has a unique occupation: harvesting dried banana leaves. After the hard work of the harvest season, the people here go to harvest banana leaves to earn extra income. Ms. Le Thi Thang, from Hamlet 3, confided: "This job is quite hard; I have to travel all over the place." Every day, Ms. Thang collects about 10 kg of leaves to sell to her regular customers. Each kilogram is bought for 13,000 VND, so she can earn 100,000 VND per day. |
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| For nearly three years, Nguyen Thi Nhung from Hamlet 2, Thach Son Commune, has been going to the fields to catch crabs almost every day. For her, catching freshwater crabs is a side job, but it's the main source of income for her family. Each day, Nhung can catch 3-4 kg of freshwater crabs. At a price of 50,000 VND/kg, she can earn 150,000-200,000 VND per day. That means she earns over 3 million VND per month from crab catching. |
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| Many women have to find strenuous jobs like loading and unloading goods to make a living. |
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| Some people also take advantage of the opportunity to sell goods at the market to earn some extra money, hoping for a more comfortable Lunar New Year. |
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| Immerse yourself in the river hoping to catch more shrimp and fish. |
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| The end of the year is also a busy time for tailors, shoemakers, street vendors, and scrap metal collectors. For them, these days are the busiest, but everyone is happy because their hard work will help them earn money to buy new clothes for their children and prepare a decent feast for the three days of Tet (Lunar New Year). |
Huyen Trang
