(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 fields of water.
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These days, when the flood water has not yet receded from all over 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 time after school to go to the fields to catch crabs. |
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The flood water has not yet receded, the children wade in the muddy water in the hope of finding tiny crabs hiding in the mud holes and wet stubble. |
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The Thanh Chuong people's flute has a simple structure, consisting of a flute face and a flute body. Just 2 small, round bamboo pieces and a piece of wood joined together will form a triangular flute face, with 2 handles on top. Attached to the flute face is an iron or plastic net, previously woven from bamboo longer than 0.6 m, called a flute body. |
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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 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