Rain and sun for two seasons

At the end of April, the city began to thunderstorms and thunderstorms, signaling that it was in the rainy season. Just last month, when I went to the street, I still heard people complaining, ‘it’s so sunny, it’s so hot’; now hear: ‘take advantage of coming home early to let him rain’, ‘it’s already raining, bring the rain away’, ‘get done early, he’ll rain a lot in the afternoon’ …
The sun is tired, but the rain is very extreme, especially the street vendors. In front of the gate of the University of Pedagogy of Ho Chi Minh City and the University of Natural Sciences (District 5), there are enough fruit trucks, sticky rice rolls, bread, mixed rice paper … Add umbrellas, cover with a few small canvases to prevent rainwater from getting wet. Trolleys selling fruits are covered with tarpaulins, sellers run to support the eaves or some shops to temporarily shelter, out of rain, to continue selling.

“Is the rain so hard?”, I asked. Ms. Nhi (53 years old, selling fruit in front of the University of Education of Ho Chi Minh City) just laughed: “In the rainy season, we have to bear it, he rains and stops it, we stop it raining, we will continue to sell. Whenever heavy rain, prolonged, come back and rest early ”. The rainy season passes through the city but does not mean every day is rainy, it just means that a rainy day is more than a sunny day. Someone who was not born and raised in this city, but living here for a few years, well understands the weather situation of the city “early sunshine and afternoon rain” and as a survival instinct, people will know how to adapt. Adapt to the rain – sun in the city In areas where there are many office buildings and companies, you will definitely not worry about hunger, because there are enough restaurants around there from snacks to full food. Alley 100, Nguyen Cong Tru Street (District 1), during the lunch break, the office was bustling with rice, this season it was easy to hear people whispering: “Eat quickly and go back to the room to rain”, “bring an umbrella, The clouds are so dark. ”… Ms. Hoa (62 years old), parking her tea car in front of the alley, also took advantage of her acquaintance: there”. Guest nodded and smiled, Ms. Hoa quickly made a few cups of tea. Every job is difficult, but making a living by selling or working outdoors, the natural rain and rain becomes a direct factor. But people always have a way to adapt, almost in this city, I have not heard anyone say because it rains and quit work, only a little bit extreme and sell a little bit slower. Also on rainy days, the benevolent and generous character of the city “drew” more raincoats. On sunny day, easy to see “free iced tea” vase / box, it is raining, hanging in front of the house / shop or a big tree stump on some city streets, the carton paper says “Free raincoat” . Of course, it was a small raincoat to wear immediately so as not to get wet, but the rain fell, it was very smart to take it off, then only be able to wear it once or twice. But the precious thing is that people always know how to share together during hardships, a small raincoat also helps to prevent a heavy rain from getting wet. Rain – sunshine is the law of nature and rain and shine in this city also become a romantic theme of poetry. People remember the flower season – the season of scent in the capital, but Ho Chi Minh City has only 2 rainy and sunny seasons, it also goes into literature, staying in the nostalgia of those who are far away from the city. Rain – sun also carries more stories of life full of love …