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Open the life of the old lady, walk 2 km with bare feet, borrow 50 baht to buy rice Millions of viewers viral

Open your mind. An old woman, 80 years old, walks 2 km to borrow 50 baht to buy food. After the socialist parade shares the clip. with a desire to help

from user case TikTok @userukoowcdt5j Has posted 2 video clips of Grandma walking in the middle of the road. and delivered to the house with the money And wrote the message “Walk 2 km to borrow 50 baht to buy rice to eat #Udon Thani” with millions of views on the clip. and hit like a hundred thousand different opinions and wishes to help her grandmother Recently, today (27 July 2022) reporters traveled to a house in Nakha Subdistrict, Mueang District, Udon Thani Province, to meet an 80-year-old old woman who appears in the clip. Sitting on a wooden litter in front of a single-storey cement house There are appliances placed nearby.

The old lady said that her husband had died a long time ago. She had 4 children, 2 of them died, and the rest of her son went to work abroad. He lives with his youngest daughter. who separated from her husband have a general occupation and his grandson is an employee of a motorcycle repair shop. Each month, he will receive an elderly allowance of 700 baht per month and a premium for the visually impaired 800 baht to pay, but not enough to spend each month. because I feel uncomfortable Walk to play with neighbors in the village. Or sometimes walking to find friends in different villages, not very far away. When you come back, your friend will give you money. Or if people see them walking down the street, they will give them money. which he was happy as he was But suffering because there is no money to spend If there is someone to help, I’m happy.

The 42-year-old daughter said that she has four siblings, she is the youngest daughter. The eldest brother died. Second sister is missing Another brother went to work in Malaysia. but told him and his mother that they were different He had separated from his husband for a long time. Has a son who works in a motorcycle repair shop. The daughter is studying near home. They go to work for hire to spend at home. But my mother likes to walk and play with her friends in the village. Because mom said that sleeping a lot will be tired. I didn’t tell my mother to go and ask for money. But if it’s a real emergency, there will be “Mae Li”, who is at Ban Ngoi, 2 km from the house, telling them to call. don’t have to borrow anyone

As for Mr. Yodchai, 41, the owner of an air conditioner installation shop, who posted Tik Tok, said that on the afternoon of July 26, 2022, he drove to work at Ban Don Yanang. Found Grandma walking in the middle of the road alone. Heading to Ban Ngoi, which has 1 kilometer left, he parked the car and asked where he was going. Grandma said that she was going to borrow money from her friends at Ngoi’s house. buy rice He felt pity, so he took Grandma in the car back to her home. along with giving 1,600 baht to grandma to buy food to eat After posting Tik Tok, it has been viewed by millions and shared by hundreds of thousands. along with a request to help Grandma So he made a phone call to talk to the headman of Ban Don Yanang. how to help grandma which the village headman consulted the villagers to set up a committee to take care of grandmother and family