Rising from hardship

In the 1980s, he and his wife came from Tien Giang (now Dong Thap province) to Thuy Dong commune (now Tan Tay commune) to reclaim wasteland and build a new economy.

After a period of contact, the two fell in love and have been married for nearly 36 years.

The family of Mr. Tran Van Quy and Mrs. Le Thi Kim Loan (Tan Tay commune, Tay Ninh province) always strives to build a warm home and stabilize the economy.

The first days of the newlywed couple were full of hardships and difficulties. Mr. Quy recalled: “Back then, both our parents were poor, so we had to fend for ourselves. There was still a lot of forest and wasteland, so we couldn’t grow anything. Growing sugarcane and pineapples were all “dead”, the fields were often flooded, and we couldn’t harvest anything. During those years, we didn’t dare cook rice, we had to buy broken rice to save money.”

After many failures, the couple decided to switch to growing yams. After hearing an acquaintance’s recommendation, they borrowed money to buy seeds. One year, they were short of money and had to buy fertilizer and pesticides.

Thanks to his diligence in learning and applying experiences from friends and neighbors, combined with applying knowledge through technical training sessions organized by the locality, Mr. Quy's family's taro growing model has gradually become effective.

From a few initial hectares of land, up to now, the family has 3.7 hectares of taro cultivation. Mr. Quy mainly sells taro seeds to familiar customers and traders.

In 2021, the price of potatoes peaked at 21,000 VND/kg, helping his family earn more than 1 billion VND. In addition, Mr. Quy also actively supports people around him, willing to share techniques, soil treatment, and pest and disease control to help people cultivate more effectively.

In daily life, grandparents are exemplary role models for their children. Conflicts are inevitable in married life, but grandparents know how to compromise and work together to take care of their children.

The grandparents remember clearly the time when their children were studying far away from home, the whole family had to save money, trying to earn money every week to send to their children. "Every time I visited my children, I brought rice, braised fish, and braised meat for them to eat gradually" - Mr. Quy recalled.

Now, all the children have stable jobs, and the family has two more grandchildren, making it even more crowded. On free afternoons or weekends, the extended family gathers around meals, chatting about the harvest, agricultural prices, and everyday things in life.

For many years, his family has been recognized as a Cultural Family. Mr. Quy was also awarded the title of Good Farmer and Businessman at the provincial level in 2023 and 2024.

Not only taking care of the family, Mr. Quy and his wife also actively participate in social activities. In 2018, his family voluntarily donated 322m² of land to build the 5000 Bac Dong canal.

In 2024, he mobilized each household to contribute 2 million VND to complete the electricity system for the 2km long road and called on friends and benefactors to donate 100 gifts (worth about 30 million VND) to help households in difficult circumstances, contributing to social security work in the locality./.

Hoang Lan

Source: https://baolongan.vn/vuon-len-tu-gian-kho-a198123.html