(Baonghean.vn) - These days, traveling on National Highway 46, through Thanh Chuong district, Nghe An, one can see images of students "plowing without buffaloes" in the middle of vast, water-filled fields.
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These days, when the flood water has not yet receded from all the fields, people are inviting each other to go crab hunting to find some food for the flood season. Besides the young people, there are many children taking advantage of their school hours to go to the fields to catch crabs. |
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The flood water had not yet receded, and the children waded in the muddy water, hoping to find tiny crabs hiding in the mud holes and submerged stubble. |
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The Thanh Chuong people's shovel has a simple structure, consisting of a shovel face and a shaft. Just 2 small, round bamboo pieces and a piece of wood joined together will form a triangular shovel face, with 2 handles on top. Attached to the shovel face is an iron or plastic net, formerly woven from bamboo longer than 0.6 m called the shaft. |
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After a day of hard work, each child can earn 2-3 kg of crabs. In addition to improving their meals, people can bring them to the market to sell for 25-30 thousand VND/kg. This is a significant source of income for people during the rainy and flood days. |
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The result after a few hours of work in the field of a "dirt master". |
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Going to the village is not only about finding crabs but also swimming and playing with friends in the village fields. Going to the village to catch crabs has become an unforgettable memory in the childhood memories of many people born and raised in these poor rural areas. |
Huy Thu