At the beginning of the year, I was filled with happiness when reading the news that the person who dropped 1.5 million VND received a "lucky money" of 100 million VND.

Tuoi Tre Online readers shared that they were moved to tears, happy, and felt very warm on Tet holiday… when they learned about the poor circumstances of the woman - the owner of 1.5 million VND wrapped in notebook paper and the act of love and kindness of the community.

Vinh Thai Commune Police found the missing person and returned 1.5 million VND to Mrs. Hoa and the old lady (sitting) - Photo: HNM

'Going to the Tet market: bananas, areca nuts, vegetables, 10kg of sticky rice' and 1.5 million wrapped in notebook paper

The story took place on January 27 (December 28, year of the Dragon), Ms. Le Thi Thanh Thuy (42 years old, residing in Tan Mach village, Vinh Thai commune, Vinh Linh district, Quang Tri ) picked up 1.5 million VND on the street.

The money was wrapped in a piece of student notebook paper, torn diagonally with a scribbled note about the Tet market, including: "bananas + areca nuts, betel leaves, vegetables + 10kg of sticky rice". Feeling that this could be a warm Tet, a large sum of money for the person who lost it, Ms. Thuy asked the Vinh Thai Commune Police to find the person who dropped it.

The money she lost along with a note about what she needed to buy for Tet - Photo: HNM

On the night of January 27, Vinh Thai Commune Police went to the house of Ms. Nguyen Thi Hoa (55 years old, residing in Tan Mach village) and determined that this was the person who lost it so they returned it.

Ms. Hoa said she went to buy candy and then burn incense and lost the money. She also produced a notebook that matched exactly with the lost piece of paper.

The story did not end there when the community realized the difficult family situation of Mrs. Hoa. In the house, there was an elderly man lying on the floor (due to a congenital disability, he could not sleep on a high bed, which was not safe) in the cold of nearly 14 degrees Celsius, a small child of about 3-4 grades (her grandchild) and Mrs. Hoa "with a haggard figure and an optimistic smile".

When the video of Ms. Hoa's situation was posted on social media by the commune police, without anyone telling them to, everyone shared the same sentiment, donating some to the account of the head of Vinh Thai commune police.

By New Year’s Eve, the amount of money Vinh Thai commune received was more than 100 million VND. Vinh Thai commune police will publicize the list of donors after the bank reopens.

Online community, Tuoi Tre Online readers: Heartwarming Tet holiday

Faced with Mrs. Hoa's difficult situation and the community's kindness, reader Nguyen Song Giang expressed: Sincerely thank the kind hearts of philanthropists who joined hands to help Mrs. Hoa's family on the last day of the year.

Reader Anh Ba Ton shared that reading the good news on the morning of the first day of Tet brought tears to his eyes. "Thank life and the community for showing me that life still has good things like this. Tet doesn't need anything, everything will pass, only human love and kindness will be remembered forever," Anh Ba Ton wrote.

Tuoi Tre Online reader account tuil****@gmail.com shared that he was very moved when he read a truly touching story on the first morning of Tet. He was happier to see the police force being responsible to the people, because of everyone's sharing.

Touched, heartwarming on Tet, happy on the first day of the new year... are the common feelings of readers Lam, huynh****@gmail.com, Teosg, Huynh Anh Khoi... Reader Nguyen Minh Quan expressed: "10 points for Vinh Thai Commune Police".

Heartwarming action at the beginning of spring: Online community gives lucky money of over 100 million VND to poor families

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/dau-nam-rung-rung-hanh-phuc-khi-doc-tin-nguoi-danh-roi-1-5-trieu-duoc-li-xi-100-trieu-dong-20250129180222378.htm