People living along Lam River collect 'heavenly gifts' to earn millions every night
(Baonghean.vn) - These days, in the fields along the Lam River in Chau Nhan Commune (Hung Nguyen), earthworms are coming out from the ground. Locals call it “heavenly gift” because this valuable commodity makes people pocket millions of dong every night.
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The season of rươi begins from September to November of the lunar calendar every year. Each month, there are a few days when rươi appears in large numbers, usually in the evening or at midnight. In the photo is a rice field in Phu Xuan hamlet, this is the field with the largest rươi yield in Chau Nhan commune. Photo: Dinh Tuyen |
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At around 6 pm, the people of Phu Xuan hamlet, hamlet 7, hamlet 8 had prepared buckets, basins, nets... to sit and watch in the fields, everyone eagerly waiting for a big catch of worms. Photo: Dinh Tuyen |
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| In the corner of each household's field, there is a basket to catch the worms. When the tide recedes, the worms will follow the water flow and get caught in the basket. The worm hunters must watch the net in the corner of their field to harvest. Every 10-15 minutes, people empty the basket. Photo: Dinh Tuyen |
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| In the past, when the worms were all over the place, the whole village would go out to collect them. In recent years, the value of worms has increased, and families with fields of worms have asserted their "sovereignty" by using nets to block them from spreading to other fields. Photo: Dinh Tuyen |
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| Mr. Pham Van Loi - a resident of Phu Xuan hamlet said: People here cultivate rice entirely with manure and especially do not use pesticides, because doing so will affect the reproduction of underground worms. For people with fields along the Lam River, growing rice is only a sideline and the worms are the main income because on good days, the amount of worms can bring in an income equal to the money from a ton of rice. Photo: Dinh Tuyen |
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| Mr. Cao Van Dang and his nephew in Phu Xuan hamlet were happy because today they harvested a lot of earthworms. Mr. Dang said: Catching earthworms in the fields is often unpredictable; some nights they can catch dozens of kilos, but other nights they can only catch a few ounces, and they have to go and collect each earthworm, which is extremely difficult. Photo: Dinh Tuyen |
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| The earthworms in Chau Nhan commune are famous for their fat, yellow, and good quality. Photo: Dinh Tuyen |
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| People's joy on a day of "heavenly blessings". Photo: Dinh Tuyen |
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| After the tide receded, people tried to collect the remaining earthworms in their fields. Photo: Dinh Tuyen |
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| At a familiar location in Hamlet 7, Chau Nhan Commune, around 11 pm, when the water recedes, the worms are scooped up and traders come here to buy them at a price of 350,000-380,000 VND/kg. In this area, each night when the worms come up, each household can collect at least 3-4kg, and some households can collect about 50kg, selling for tens of millions of VND. Photo: Dinh Tuyen |
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