On December 28, when the countryside markets were again bustling and bustling, we went to the traditional market in Tam Dao (Vinh Phuc), suddenly a familiar memory, our whole childhood came rushing back.
At more than 8:00 a.m., it was drizzling on the day before Tet. Mr. Do Van Suu, Ho Son commune, Tam Dao district, took his son Do Anh Quyen (4th grade student) to the rural market in Tam Quan commune, nearly 3km from home, to buy food. Buy new clothes on the occasion of the nation’s traditional Lunar New Year. The atmosphere of the rural market in Tam Quan commune was bustling with buyers and sellers. Mr. Suu looked at the rural market and chose suitable shoes for his child, with the meaning of encouraging his child to be healthy and study better in the new year. The countryside market near the Lunar New Year, each person who comes here has their own meaningful purposes, but in common they all prepare for a decent Tet with fruits, candies, making five-fruit trays…
Fresh flower bouquets are always the best-selling item during Tet and Spring.A year has passed, the old chopsticks are due for replacement, an item that many people choose to use during Tet.On her children’s school holidays, Ms. Nguyen Thi Ngan, Tam Quan commune, took the opportunity to take her children to the countryside market to shop for Tet, new shoes, clothes and fresh flower bouquets to prepare for a meaningful New Year.
Flower products “sell out” every time Tet approaches.The countryside market is vibrant and bustling with shoppers preparing for a warm, joyful new spring.Mr. Dang Van Phong, Lung Thuong village, Ho Son commune (Tam Dao district) went to the rural market to buy medicine to fertilize more than 8 acres of chayote trees during and after Tet, because that is the source of livelihood for the whole family.
When Tet comes and spring comes, everyone does Tet shopping, but in rural markets, in rural areas with a tradition of wet rice agriculture, we still see bustling scenes of buying agricultural tools and products for production and care. Plants grown during Tet. Mr. Nguyen Xuan Truong, An Hoa commune (Tam Duong district), is a blacksmith of agricultural tools sold at Tam Quan rural market, shared: “For four generations, since the time of our ancestors, we have been forging agricultural tools, plows, hoes, knives, “It’s close to Tet, but there are still a lot of buyers because rural farmers always have the habit of taking care of and preparing land and seedlings so that after 3 days of Tet, they can immediately start the new spring rice crop.”Food sellers during the three days of Tet are selected fresh and delicious to serve the needs of rural people.On the ancestral altar during Tet, pieces of areca and betel are indispensable. In the photo: Ms. Nguyen Thi Lan, Dong Tinh commune (Tam Duong district) has been selling betel and areca nuts at Tam Quan rural market for more than 10 years.Experiencing the countryside market with parents and buying gifts is always an unforgettable childhood memory for every child in the countryside. And when I returned to the countryside market, childhood memories came rushing back.After hours of selling on cold, cold days, people selling flowers and peaches at Tam Quan rural market gathered around the fire to quickly light a few dry firewood branches, laughing and chatting happily, waiting for a new spring. warm, peaceful.
