The hot May sun seemed to exhaust people, but salt people in Chau Ha village, Thach Chau commune (Loc Ha – Ha Tinh) were still busy in the salt fields. For them, the sun is a privilege that nature has bestowed to make the salt crop more bountiful. The peak sunshine of May makes many people uncomfortable, but for the salt people of Chau Ha it is the favor of nature, because the hot sun means that they will have a salt season… The salt season in Chau Ha usually starts from April to August. In order to make white salt grains, the salt people in Chau Ha often start working from early morning to early evening. They go to the fields early to pour the filtered sea water from the previous day on the sun-dried umbrellas. In the midst of the sweltering sun, the wind blowing fiercely, and the salty taste in the face, Mr. Nguyen Hong Tuan (SN 1958) still worked hard at each stage. Mr. Tuan’s family makes 5 sao of salt. Every day, he and his wife start work from 5 am to 6 pm. According to Mr. Tuan, to make a batch of salt must go through many stages and every stage is hard and laborious. Starting from preparing the field, compacting the soil, taking sea water into the field, drying the sand, soaking the sand, settling and filtering the water and then scooping it up into the drying box. Just a full day in the sun, the white crystals of salt gradually appear in each box under each golden sun. Working with the profession for more than 40 years, Mr. Tuan shared: “The salt industry is very hard. If you work hard, this job also helps the salt farmers to have more money in and out of the fields, although they are not rich, but it is enough to cover their lives. This season, my family makes 5 sao, after the end of the season, the output is about 35 tons of salt. With the price of 1,200 VND/kg, this year’s salt crop my family earns a good income. The salt industry depends on the weather, so during the growing season, from morning to night, Mr. Tuan and other salt farmers in the village can only rest for more than an hour, the rest are always anxious to watch the sun and rain. , standing in the field. Mr. Tuan confided: “Good harvest is also thanks to God, bad is also because of God. There are years when the salt season comes to harvest only a few times, then it rains heavily, in a moment the salt fields become a vast, white sea of ​​water, the salt people can only stand at the door and look out.. .”. For many people, the heat is “harsh”, but for the salt people, every year there is a lot of rain and storm, and the sun is low, people are restless. Because this is a job that requires a lot of sunshine. Contrary to most other occupations, intense sunshine and prolonged sunny days are always the desire of the salt people of Chau Ha in the salt fields. Although at the age of “near the land, far from the sky”, Nguyen Thi Chat (81 years old) still tries to make 1.5 sao of salt to earn extra income. Every day, from 5 a.m., Mr. Cho’s hand had to take a handful of shovels, trailers, drinking water… to go to the fields to make salt. Holding a hydrometer to measure the salinity of water, Mr. Chot shared: “The salt profession is so arduous, when it’s sunny, people rest, I carry tools to the field to do it immediately, then my feet will be dark until dark. just homed. On sunny days, if I work hard, I can collect more than 1 quintal of salt, giving an income of more than 100,000 VND. Mr. Chot said, from 12 am to 14 pm is the time when people use a tool to measure the salinity of sea water to determine the salt concentration, when the salinity in the water reaches 20 degrees, the salt people put water into the filter system. for salt production. If it’s sunny, you can also put salt in this layer or another layer, but if it’s not sunny, it’s not too crowded. Sometimes in the middle of the main crop, the unseasonal rains suddenly come, how much effort is successful… in the wild. When he was tired and sweaty, he went to a temporary shack next to the salt field to rest and drink water to regain strength. More than 70 years of salt production, which means that Uncle Ching has gone through 70 harsh summers, but he has never tried to measure the temperature of the salt field at noon, only knowing that the more sweat he sweats, the hotter the sun. the more salt you can harvest. Salt begins to crystallize at about 2pm every day, at this time, salt people rush to start harvesting. Each square of pure white salt is like “pearls” carefully collected by the salt people. According to many salt people, the price of salt for many years has not escaped the fluctuations, up and down. The chorus of good harvests, losing prices, keeps hanging around with the salt people here. At the beginning of the season, little salt, many small traders come to the fields to ask to buy. In the middle of the season, salt is “crushed” as the price. On sunny days 39 – 40 degrees Celsius, the salt field evaporates, despite the saltiness of the salt and the heat like frying a frying pan in the face every day, the salt people of Chau Ha still persistently beam their bare feet under the salt fields. . Perhaps, there is no profession that oozes hot oil like salt making. The salty white salt is the crystallization of the taste of the sea and the sweat of the salt people in the fields. The people of Chau Ha have for many generations still buckling “carrying the sun”, carrying the hardships of life on their shoulders. And for them, making salt is not only an income but also to preserve the traditional profession… Currently, the whole village of Chau Ha has about 110 households engaged in salt production, with a total area of ​​more than 13 hectares. The salt industry here has been around for more than 50 years, since the salt industry has helped many families here stabilize their lives, raise their children to study and grow up. That said, but the salt makers in Chau Ha now only have “aged” men and women attached to the profession. Mr. Nguyen Minh Chau (SN 1961) confided: “The young people in the village when they finish high school, if they don’t go to university or college, they all go to the South to settle down, in the salt fields now there are only shadows of the old people. old person. I know that making salt is not a high income, but I and many other households in the village are not willing to give up, because I want to keep the traditional profession of my forefathers.” With more than 30 years of working with the salt industry, Ms. Le Thi Ty (born in 1962) said: “The salt industry depends on the “sunshine”, the consumption is precarious, we always expect the authorities at all levels to have policies to support farmers in finding a stable consumption market, so that the salt industry will not be lost or abandoned. According to Ms. Ty, over the years, the salt people here have tasted the bitterness of salt making, but if they don’t make salt, they don’t know what to do, because they have no agricultural land and no side jobs. How many things must be carried on the back of the salt grain, so that the output and price are stable, not being forced by traders, which is the biggest desire of the salt people today. According to many salt farmers, the price of salt goes up and down erratically, many people when the salt season ends, they have to turn to other seasonal jobs such as construction workers, porters, fishers… to make a living. Even so, all of them still did not give up the salt profession because the hard work and saltiness in the fields late at night had soon become familiar to them. With their hard work and love for their profession, the people who are “hot team, looking forward to the sky” in Chau Ha salt fields are day by day refining the essence of the sea to make a living and keep their jobs. Sticking with a grain of salt, the lives of the salt people here are still full of hardship and hardship, however, showing up on each of their faces is always an optimistic smile. Ms. Le Thi Chau (SN 1963) shared: “My family has 3 children, but none of them follow in the footsteps of their parents in doing traditional jobs. My husband often jokes: “Let’s work hard until our eyes are open and our hands are not shaken to keep the job, so that we can’t support the job that has supported our whole family for most of our lives”. As for health, my wife and I will not quit our job, quit complaining.” For the salt people of Chau Ha, the white salt warehouses are the “gift burdens” that the sea and sunshine bestowed on them. And perhaps, for that reason, although the salt industry is hard and precarious, the salt people here still do not want to give up their job, on the contrary, they see salt as a part of life.

It didn’t take too much time to come up with ideas, 46 students in class 12A10, Luc Ngan No. 1 High School (Bac Giang) all agreed to take a yearbook that blends Vietnamese and Thai school styles. Instead of just wearing the traditional ao dai, the whole class decided to use the school uniform shirt, combined with the skirt and pants like the Thai school uniform. “We wanted to create a series of photos that were both simple and unique, but full of student character,” class member Bui Hoang Anh told Zing. Hoang Anh said the total cost to make the set of photos was 30 million VND, including the cost of hiring photographers and buying decorations. In addition to taking photos on campus, class 12A10 made another set of photos on the lawn. The members help each other do makeup, do hair, make use of everyday items such as books, brush, etc., thus saving part of the cost. “The week of preparing for the yearbook shooting, it was raining heavily, my class was all depressed because the rain was too heavy to take pictures. The whole class planned to change the schedule but couldn’t. Fortunately, the weather was favorable that day, the school yard was dry. , we easily completed the set of photos in just one day,” the class representative excitedly recounted. Wanting to save the best moments of student life, the whole class decided to “go with nature”, have fun together, chat while taking pictures. Familiar images such as corridors, classrooms, school yards, and even gymnasiums appear through photos of the class. Due to not being constrained in how to pose and express, the whole class quickly cooperated with the photography crew and kept up with the pace of work. Hoang Anh confided that the yearbook shooting day was also an opportunity for the whole class to talk and speak out their heart before graduation. The male student found that the photo session helped the whole class unite and understand each other. Many students who were normally quiet have become more inclusive and open-minded. “That day, almost everyone in my class cried, but thanks to those words, we understood each other better,” the male student recalled. After just one week, the yearbook of class 12A10, Luc Ngan No. 1 High School (Bac Giang) attracted more than 16,000 likes, 800 comments and more than 300 shares. Most netizens expressed their interest in the class’s natural and close-knit photos. “Shooting yearbook doesn’t need to go far, it doesn’t have to be fussy or fancy, as long as the whole class puts all their love into it, that’s the best thing,” commented one person. Receiving an enthusiastic response from the online community, class 12A10 could not hide their surprise. “I posted it that day, thought it wouldn’t be approved. Who would have thought that there were too many announcements until the evening, I opened it to see that everyone complimented us a lot. We are very happy that the series of photos received such a response from everyone. “, the male student recalled. Not only saving the best moments of student life, the class 12A10 wants to send the message of living to the fullest, living true to youth. “Later, we will realize the best thing is when we can wear the same uniform, study in the same class and see each other every day,” wrote Bui Hoang Anh.

A talent show encouraged fans to buy milk to scan the QR code to support the idol. China’s top cyber watchdog has pledged to work harder in shaping how young people in the country follow and support celebrities on online platforms. This move came after the appearance of a video that angered the public. In which some fans poured milk down the drain to support their idol at a talent show. “We have made it a priority to control celebrity fan behavior this year,” said Zhang Yongjun, head of the comprehensive network management division of China’s Cyber ​​Administration. “We plan to fight firmly against those who incite young people to pursue the stars and severely punish the online platforms that allow these behaviors.” That was stated in a press conference on May 8 after the public vehemently opposed the video of fans of the famous talent show Youth With You pouring milk. The clip emerged after the show urged viewers to vote for their favorite contestant by buying bottled milk and scanning the QR code inside the lid of the box. Viewers realize that the more milk they buy, the more votes they love, and the higher chances of winning. This resulted in some fans buying more milk than they could consume, so they simply scan the code, then pour the milk away. Last week, iQiyi, the direct producer of the program and Mengniu, the dairy company that participated in the promotion, both apologized for the “spilling” incident. The show was also canceled. “There is nothing wrong with admiring the stars, but pursuing them without stopping is a problem,” said Zhang. He also explained why the Chinese government is determined to fight against those who incite young people to pursue celebrities in an irrational way and support idols by insulting other celebrities. In addition, the country’s government will also form a special group to study more about the behavior of young fans. They hope to encourage young people to idolize celebrities in a more alert and civilized manner. The battle against the cyber idol is one of a series of campaigns launched by the authorities to purify the network environment and promote the development of the Internet this year. At the same time, the campaign also includes the task of monitoring platforms that provide games, learning, and videos to strengthen the protection of users as minors. Dang Duong (According to China Daily)

Illustrative image – Photo: Reuters. Ethereum is “occupying waves” in the virtual money market because of its rapid growth. In the past 1 week, the second largest virtual currency in the world has increased by nearly 20%, surpassing USD 4,000 for the first time in the session on May 10. If counted in the past 1 month, Ethereum price has nearly doubled. At nearly 8:00 am on May 11 in Vietnam time, the Ethereum price according to the data on Coinmarketcap.com was $ 3,933, far exceeding the level of $ 176 a year ago. Another virtual currency that has also seen a dramatic rise recently is Dogecoin. However, there is a big difference in the uptrend of Dogecoin and Ethereum that CNBC pointed out. That is, Dogecoin price is pushed up mainly by the status lines (tweets) on the social network Twitter and the “inundation” of the crowd of individual investors on the Reddit forum. Meanwhile, Ethereum has the backing of institutional investors and is heavily chosen for multi-million USD NFT transactions. Ethereum is built on blockchain technology like Bitcoin, but Ethereum’s proponents do not view the virtual currency as a form of “digital gold” – a name attributed to Bitcoin. Instead, many investors, including billionaire Mark Cuban, consider Ethereum to be more applicable. One use of Ethereum is as infrastructure for the decentralized Internet, and people can develop applications on the Ethereum network. With a market cap of nearly $ 482 billion on May 10, Ethereum is now larger than the total capitalization of beverage company Coca-Cola, social network Snap, and Ford Motor, combined. In the world of virtual money, Ethereum is second only to Bitcoin – the virtual currency with a market cap of $ 1.1 trillion. If you bought Ethereum earlier this year, you can now pocket a pretty good return. Ethereum virtual currency price movements in the past 1 year. Unit: USD / Ethereum – Source: Trading View. According to CNBC estimates, with $ 1,000 buying Ethereum on Jan. 1 at $ 731, investors had the equivalent of $ 5,711 on May 10 when Ethereum’s price peaked at $ 4,174. The return on this investment is 471%. This rate of return is higher than the return on Bitcoin investment. If you spend $ 1,000 to buy Bitcoin at the beginning of the year, the investor currently has $ 1,948, equivalent to a near 95% return. However, this does not mean that Ethereum will certainly continue to bring big profits for its investors in the future. Experts always recommend that investors should not pour into virtual money an amount greater than the amount of damage they can accept.

You should choose 10 eggs that are evenly equal, not too big, not too small

200g delicious sticky rice

200g peeled fresh shrimp with suitable amount

1 pre-seeded sweet corn

1 little peas

1 ham

Spices: Salt, sugar, soy sauce

Delicious sticky rice eggs

Making:

Step 1: Rinse the sticky rice, cover the rice with 1cm of water, add soy sauce, salt, and sugar to soak for at least 2 hours to let the rice hatch to help when steamed with rice eggs will cook faster and more delicious. .

Step 2: Take peeled fresh shrimp, diced smoked ham, cooked with sweet corn and ripe peas are fragrant.

Step 3: Use fresh chicken eggs, pull out a small hole with scissors, pour out the egg whites and keep only the yolk to eat. This whites you can use to make other dishes such as ice cream for pastries.

Delicious five-egg chicken eggs

Step 4: Mix fried shrimp with soaked glutinous rice, and gently stuff each egg. When stuffing, you should stuff 9 parts full, you should not stuff too much when ripe, it will become fat out. You should just stuff it just enough to make the egg ripe and it will be both delicious and beautiful.

Step 5: You can steam for 30 minutes, you can wrap foil to make the dish extremely attractive and fragrant.

The delicious rice egg dish with sticky rice with five blessings helps everyone to enjoy the hill. Besides, the egg dish of glutinous rice with rice can be replaced with rice and still has enough nutrients. Wish you success with this dish!

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Just a little fresh milk applied to the stains that are difficult to wash on clothes such as ballpoint pen stains, color stains, food stains, … overnight until morning bring to normal washing the stains will disappear again. beauty for clothes.

Helping plants grow

You can’t drink yogurt, but your plant can! Dilute the yogurt with water and pour it into a flowerpot or garden to give the plant some calcium. Just like us, the calcium in milk will help plants thrive, especially for tomato plants. If your plant is in the garden, the sour smell of the milk will keep the insects away.

Lighten silverware

Dull silver will look new with the help of some fermented milk. If yogurt is not available, a few drops of vinegar can be added to the milk. Then, just soak the silverware in milk for about half an hour to let the stains fade away, then rinse with warm soapy water and wipe with a soft cloth.

Thawing food

Food (meat, fish) kept in the refrigerator for a long time will be frozen and lose its freshness, to overcome this situation you only need to put fresh milk into the food to be thawed, ensuring the food will be thawed. Freezes quickly, effectively deodorizes and enhances food flavor during cooking.

Soothes sunburns and insect bites

If your skin is burning from long sun exposure or itching, or pain from insect bites, try using a small amount of lotion to soothe. Mix one part milk powder with two parts water and add a pinch of salt. Apply this mixture to a sunburn or insect sting. The enzymes in the formula will help neutralize the venom of the insect bite and relieve the pain of a sunburn.

Save the pottery

Your favorite drink cup unfortunately cracked or cracked small cracks, but you could not afford to leave it and do not know how to fix those cracks. Do not worry, fermented expired milk will “save” your cracked cup.

Soak the cup in the pot of expired milk and show signs of precipitation, then put the pot on the stove on low heat for about an hour, then turn off the heat, wait for the milk to cool, then take the cup out. At this time, the glass will “miraculously” return to its original healthy appearance.