Quietly making a living in the cold winter night

Below are the notes of Hai Duong Newspaper reporter on the night of December 28:

Whether winter or summer, Mr. Tran Trong Nguyen and his wife (Tan Binh ward) sell corn, potatoes, and grilled meat at the beginning of Duc Minh street until late at night. Grilled food stalls like theirs are the ideal choice for many people on cold winter nights.

Mr. Nguyen Van Nam (65 years old) works as a security guard for a hot pot restaurant on Ba Trieu Street. When the weather is colder, he has to wear 4 layers of thick clothes to be able to sit at the door to watch the cars until 10 pm.

Regardless of the rain and cold, the daily work of environmental sanitation workers still takes place regularly. Their evening shift will last until 11 pm.

Mr. Nguyen Van Hanh in Viet Hoa ward has a mental illness, so even when it is windy and cold, he still has to go out and collect scrap to earn money for food and medicine. "Even when it is cold, I have to go to work, otherwise I won't have money to eat," Mr. Hanh said.

Having worked as a motorbike taxi driver at the foot of the 559 overpass for 20 years, Mr. Trinh Duc Van (65 years old) only works in the evening and until 1am. He shared: "During the day, there are too many young drivers, I can't keep up." From evening to 11pm tonight, he has only been able to make 2 trips, earning less than 100,000 VND, so he still patiently waits for more customers.

In contrast to the image of no motorbike taxi customers, the area of ​​night restaurants is bustling with people coming and going. In the photo is a night restaurant on Dien Bien Phu street at 10 pm.

Hoi Do market area is also bustling despite the cold night. Agricultural products shipments from traders from many provinces and cities come and go regularly.

Mr. Ho A Minh (from Dien Bien province) is loading and unloading a truck of radishes and carrots at Hoi Do market. Although the outside temperature is 13 degrees, he is only wearing two thin layers of clothing because "he works a lot so he doesn't feel cold."

This man had to use a heater while watching the store as the temperature dropped further at night.

A woman working as a waitress in a restaurant quietly cycled home when the streets were deserted.

The temperature recorded in Hai Duong city at 22:32 was 13 degrees Celsius.

LINH LINH