Muddy roads and cold rain cannot stop 'Pho yeu thuong' from coming to Lang Nu

In the cold rain at midnight, the first trucks carrying pho to Phuc Khanh commune, heading to Lang Nu village, were stuck due to the muddy road. Hearing the news, local people and students immediately rushed to help.

The first hundreds of boxes of goods arrived at Phuc Khanh commune on the night of December 10 - Photo: HONG QUANG

Late on December 10, the first buses carrying Pho Yeu Thuong departed for Phuc Khanh commune, Bao Yen district, Lao Cai province.

The road from the commune center to the No. 1 inter-level school has many steep slopes still covered with rocks and soil, with some sections where the road surface has collapsed to only half - the result of the historic floods 3 months ago.

After 10pm, the driver of the first truck called to report that the truck was stuck in a landslide. The midnight rain made the mud even more muddy and slippery.

Teachers of Inter-level School No. 1 heard the news and rushed to the school, many people also came here to think of a way.

After about 15 minutes, they agreed to add a layer of rice husks over the slippery, potholed mud road so the truck would have more grip on the slope.

From the dormitory, seeing the teachers still keeping the lights on at midnight, Hoang Van Phuong and Duong Hoang Viet quickly ran down to the yard, volunteered to get sacks and ask for rice husks from households near the school.

Both in grade 9, the oldest of the school, Phuong and Viet said they always take the initiative to do the work that the teachers need. On the entire journey to the point where the truck was stuck for nearly 5 kilometers, the two students from Lang Nu village kept talking about how harsh the rainy and flooded days of September were.

Spread with rice husks and supported by local people, the truck then accelerated and sped past the slippery spot. "Luckily, I'll still have pho to eat tomorrow," student Hoang Van Phuong said brightly, not caring at all about his muddy feet.

Hundreds of boxes of pho and sausages on the bus arrived at Lang Nu on a cold, rainy night.

The truck had an accident due to the muddy road during the night rain - Photo: HONG QUANG

Hearing the news, people and students of Phuc Khanh commune quickly brought rice husks to the spot where the car was stuck - Photo: HONG QUANG

Thick layers of rice husks are leveled into the sunken areas so that the tires can create grip - Photo: HONG QUANG

Many people also pushed cars through slippery spots - Photo: HONG QUANG

Hundreds of boxes of pho and sausages on the bus just arrived at Lang Nu on a cold, rainy night - Photo: HONG QUANG

Many boxes of pho, sausages... are neatly gathered at the school - Photo: HONG QUANG

Students clean the school on the morning of December 11 to prepare for the organization of Pho Yeu Thuong - Photo: HONG QUANG

Pho with love to Lang Nu

With the desire that the series of events on Pho Day 12-12 is not only about culture and cuisine but also about love, sharing, and full of emotions, Tuoi Tre newspaper cooperated with Lao Cai Provincial Youth Union and Bao Yen district to organize the program Pho Yeu Thuong 2024 at Phuc Khanh Primary and Secondary School No. 1 on December 11 and 12.

Here, the artists of the pho restaurants participating in the program will instruct the women of Phuc Khanh commune and the teachers of Phuc Khanh Primary and Secondary School No. 1 on how to cook delicious bowls of pho.

Tuoi Tre Newspaper also gave meaningful gifts to 33 households in Lang Nu (households that have just received houses in the new resettlement area); teachers and all students of Phuc Khanh School No. 1. Each of 320 students will receive a gift bag including: backpack, dried pho, sausage and 1 million VND in cash; each teacher will receive a gift of 2 million VND in cash...

And of course, delicious bowls of pho cooked by famous chefs who have won high prizes in the Pho Day event, inviting all the villagers, students and teachers in the commune. It is expected that there will be 2,000 bowls of pho lovingly given to the villagers.

Participating in this year's Pho Yeu Thuong event are famous pho restaurants/shops, such as: Pho Thin Bo Ho (Hanoi), Pho 34 Cao Thang (HCMC), Pho S (Sam Ngoc Linh).

There is also the participation of two famous chefs in the culinary world such as Master chef Do Nguyen Hoang Long, "silver star anise" who specializes in cooking pho for family and friends to enjoy, Phan Quy Long.

In addition to the support of famous pho brands and chefs, Pho Yeu Thuong 2024 also received golden hearts of cash and in-kind support from HDBank, Greenfeed, Vietravel Airlines, An Nguyen Bao football team, Acecook, LC Foods, Yen Dao Can Gio, Saigon Cultural Corporation...

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/duong-sa-lay-loi-mua-ret-khong-ngan-duoc-pho-yeu-thuong-den-voi-lang-nu-20241211064555339.htm