Qufl -ME

THANH TINI]

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TU.A

r|`hanh 'I`inh c(5 le ld I\hd ljdn d`au tie,n 6

mi`en TI`ung dd tl.inh bag cdc m6i` d&ig li6n lqcn"oi 6ng i]6.i d`6ng nSi qua hero.ng, nhtrng ddg

li6n lqc nh? nhdng nha tcr d`ong ngdg thu,nhurng kh6n{] u`i lh`c md k6m I)h`an uucrng i]it

ud qugry6n luu'en. Gi6 mila cfia c& n+¢t I)img ldlig

mac ud d`ong I.u¢ng tiu. chtmg ta lhdu lu6'l qualrong tdc i]ham cfia 6Itg, trono nh[~rng truu¢nng&n md h:bau hN6t khung cdnh ld lug] ire cfiam¢t a:6m nh6, ho¢c d6ng .56ng con chig quaru¢ng I_{la ttanh turcli` C6t t,I.ug¢n chit ld nht~rng

I)i¢c tt&u I.a` lI.ong ddri thurdng ngdu cfia cdc

nh&n I)¢t udn .$6ng tl`ong cdc ldng` b'en r&i rdctheo doc song . 'ho¢c da I`bli b6 cd.c no.i.fig di ldm

ctn |ihurorng aca. nhung md trong long l[ic ndoc,ting ttr&ng nh6. cdi Tinh Qu6-hurcrng dam th&m.

Ldng Mg-lg (m©l dam a?p) c6 I.a I¢h6ng

ph&i ld m¢f ldng c6 th¢1 tl.6n ban a:6o. Nhungmd lqi th¢l hcrn. n`eu t6i c6 title n6i tliE6, ~ d`ciudfi ud hoqt d¢ng hon bat ctr mSt ldng ndo.Ldng Mg-lg c6 li£, chit ld I)i%u hi¢u cho tat c& cdc

VI TU'A

ldng mac lI.ong met mi`el\. nhurng cdi tdi cfiatdc gi& da khien cho ghn gui ud than m¢1 ;ch{mg ta tu&ng dau nha s6`ng da l&u nc-im &trgng d6, ciing udri ngurdri ldng tham dpr udocdc c6ng I)i¢c hang ngdu I)a c{lng chia`er&

nhtrng n6i bu`on. I)ui=

Vd chting ta dureyc chitng ki"en nht~rng c6ngiii¢c rat th6n qua i]d m¢c inac. M©t ngdig gdt

lfia, met bulo*i ra ldng. hau m¢t chug'en db doci.tr chey ldng Thi¢n deem dau ldng Vi~elrtl.inh.Nhikng cam ±i.nh cHng gi&n di nhtr ctl¢c ddis'ong tig. i]d clii dig dfi lurcmg iji ti.ong lug tl.ahaw tr6n deong ru¢ng'au md th6i, C6 le, linhh`on ngurdri & ddH con nhiSu mdu sfro khde`ti`ong cu¢e s6ng con nhiB,u bi kich khdc;` nlurngmd tdc gia chi t& c6 cdi i]6 em a i]d nan _thcr.Tdm h`on Ira thich cdi g1 utra d?p di5. utra nhenke. tdc gi& kh6ng ldeh di sfiu. nlurng dimglqi & m¢| ldn gi6. & met cdi tho&ng luncrngthcrm cfia hoa c6 b6n miia. Chi*eu tl`ong QuaMe tinge din dhng. i]d b6ng tl`dng tl.ong QateBqu cfing hi`en l.dnh 6m a. Tinh qua hurcrng cfiac6 Th&o ld met cdi tinh man mdc ud an~namlam. Cfing nhur cdi ti.nh `u6u trung thdnh ud killd&o c.Pla c6 Surcrng` an ph¢n ud nhdn nqi ngaytit trur6Ic khi u6u. Vd trong nhi±ng t`inh d6, c6

TU'A VII

cdi g`l nho nh6r `.xinh *illh. m¢l cdi gt ddng g6iilhurorng khi8n ch{mg ia cam dSng ; ud ching ttia,hit Lg l&ng nghe cdi gigng h6 mdu chg (tl`ong{:du trugen hag T`\in thong ®au ha+) iigdm ddttr6n phd Tarn-giang` q,itra cdnh d`6ng l>dt ngdllid dudri « tl.dri met liimg d6in ddt kh6ng hqn ».D6 ld ti<eng n6i {.t.zu nhi~Tng i¢un hion qua mtiakia. Ijdi ca hdt ci:ia ddt ntrdrc m¢>t mii5n dion{]I.ueng` nhdr tdc gid mti nhip di¢i\ iiti gion(I lI\i`i3,n

dan lh&m thia ch[ing tn.Thanh Tinh da lnu6n lam mgirdri mt.ic den{i

ng`oi dudri b6ng tl`e. thai Sdo de t:a hdt nhtrng

ddm may ud ldn gil) lir(rl bay ti.i},n cdnh di6ng`

ca hdt nhtrng I)8 a?p cfia db.i lh6n qti6. Ong cddql dueyc chdng cdi {] mu6n fiig` i]d ti'eng `s&o

kia c6 uif en chug.'an du diFcyng lthing` idi tcin diecdc ban doc phdn dodn l@u. T6i clrfi mu6n n6irang tl.ong l{ic cdc, nhd udn ta bc®it dbau tr& vi3,ddt lundc de gin git~r cdc hurcrng hoa, 'l`hanhTinh dd cho chtmg ta nghe cdi ti'eng .Sdo nh6 i]dthanh cfia 6ng, kke rfei len lan udri iieng h6 cfitiban gdt tr6n song die c,a ngq.i cdri t`mh ud c,di thiui c,ha met uting.

THACH-LAM

QUE ME

Ch,i`en `chi:"eu ra `deng cf ra sou

Ng6 v`e qua in? Tu¢t don ciin ch{%u.

(CA DAO'

Cd Thao ra la}y ch6ng da ba nam. AnhVan ch6ng c6 hien lam Huong-tho a laT`g My-ly. Aiih Van trtrdc kia cd theo hQc`chfr qu6c

ngfr. nhung d€~\ hai nam thi Y8u-lurqc kh6ngdan men ann ta lai thai. Qua nam sau danlrong xdm bau anh ta len lam t`Iuong-tho tronglang. Ngay nao ann L`ring di nha nay qua nhA

khac phat thu, r6i i`hi8u den lei phai ra tandinh d6 lay ham tl]u den len huyen.

C6ng vi¢c cfia al]h tuy vat vao ntiunglucrng thang _ hay ndi cbo dting luong nam- ciia ann tr6ng it qua. Lang chi trich cho

anh ta ba mau ru¢iig vh nan d6ng bac d§lam tiEn 10 pbi. Nhung n5m d6ng a.v thikh6ng bao gld anh nban duqc. V] cac viencbdrc viec da kheo leo trd. vdi mdn tien phaiddng su.u nay tbu€ kbac gan h8l.

Nhung a vtiiig que, dut}c mat chtrc nghiep

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nhu th6, anh Van crlng cho lan danh gia lamva ba Lai, me, anh vaii, Ii'ic nbi chLi\'en vdi

nhfrng n-gud.i qilen, cfing kh6ng quen tqu hao

aureyc, m¢l ngu.dri c.on I.a dam durarng vies langviec iiu.dc.

C{``7 l`htio ra 12{.v ch6i]g v6n ligng kh6ng t`6

nan kLioiig di bu6n bdl` gi.h6t. Ca nba clil

tl.t.mg vao sau m{au ru¢ng tranh vA bfl'mau

i`Lr¢>ng liHig ds s6ng nam nay thaiig khdc.

Chieu ht^]m ay li'ic thoang Lh2iy bdiig chbng

di va de'n c8ng, c6 .rliao li6n voi vang am conr€` sam d.6 don. 'l`hay anLi Van ra dalig m¢L

nhgc nan c6 ta chua dam h6i gi h€t. Vao tdisam, anh Van li6n {]8n rigz5i tren cai c.hang.

C6 That> d8 con ng6i m¢[ ben ch6ng r6i dot

iig¢t chi cAy thanh-tra bell bd he ndi kh6 :_ Gay thanh-tra mdi day md da c6 trdi

r6i can a.Anh Van tis con iig`6i tren ch{ql]. r6i ctli

dau xu6ng nhin mat con diu ldi dip :_ The a Ca~`' th€inh-Ira a.v ti.6iig clang kho

khan kb6ng ngdr lai gi6ng t6tCO ']`hao gli6 ngSi mat ben ch6ng iibi ti€p :-Ca.v thdi]h trh ay t6i dtJm ttr ben -nha

qua day. Mdi hat n5m da cd trai 5n duqc k%cfing nhanb that.

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Anh Van nhu. squc tibb` m¢t vi¢c, gi, nhin

vq. h6i voi :~ T6i i`bt'y ]`a r}5i. Hdm ay lil t`gii}. gis 6iig

ben mq. MQ. v6 l{`tn.flj tin g.i6 r6i dem c!``y thanh

tra fi.\r qua i.ho tbi. Tdi i'i~ilig qiien Ji'Lc iiy mt)'

da ct'] thang lji.in chua ?`- Ri5i. Iihiriig n6 m6.i duQ'c ha thdng.

--- Md I(`]i (iuen gis 6ng nh.im ngfiy m€iy ?

(`.6 Th€9\o niiin ch6Hg mim cudi ..

-~ Dur{]`c vthi t`il`g ra qui nli`r cau tLii [i&ay

gis cf]a nii!L tt^ii cring kht}iig kh()i bLi.t]'Iig tall

ban lanh. Gi6 dog nlii`im met ngay d6 nhd

nhft iii& t`au i.tin`S quell.

Anh \'can nh`T !`hd kti \lu'Gt`, gt4t !i£``ii lia lia ..

~ T[i{^>i tt-ji nhr'y dii't.i.c I.i5i Git3 6Iig valo

tie.1 Triing-thu pli:'ii khftlig mr}. `:'

~ Klit`ing [3h:ii. ng+`iy I.am thfiiig {iim.

Anh Van 16.[i liting cird.i vang lam cho

th?\ng Lun ciiiig ]jiii'Ii Lifaiig in.tTit leii nhin T]go.

n8=\c.

\ -R6 ngfr iigaii nhir dan ba. Ti€[ Ti.ung.thu hay 1.atn th;ing tarn c6 khdc gi nliau.

Cd kh£'i6 lch n`gurdi hi-iv chfr hg tliti'drng gQi li8t

Ti.uHg-thu` t`6n ngirdi ... il ha~v chfi. thi gQi 1.am

lhal,g tti,n ....

CO Thao nhin cli5ng cu.(]`i in i`m :

14'I`iiANu 'r|NH

- Ngudi hay chfr vdi lai rigirdi it hay

chrr I Thl can cdr \t`di ngurdri tl5( vdi ngudri

thong c6 duo.c kh6itg.That .ra thi anb Van cfing c6 y nbi ngurdri

bay chfr vdi ngur¢i ddt. nhung lai sQr laliim8c,h ]bng vat.

Anh Van nhln ra trudc c6i]g yen tang.Thai]g Lun cL~ing mu6n tut xu6tig ddt dha vdi

dan g!t con clang di qua gan da.v. Co 'I`haovao iiha tbap den r6i lqi (rd ra ng6i ch6 cti.Minh trang tr{7ttg ltlc fly tla bat daft giqi. dnh

sang diu clang qua hchng tre trud`: cang.Trong lba}r i'`iih trang. ari`b Van quay lai

hdi vg :--Ham nay la mav I.6i [na .t.ra.ng sang qua?--Ngay mudi ba. `

Anh Van tha hal chan xu6ng ch6ng nhinv(J I,gcy I,Sac :

~ The Itgay m6t lA ngay gi6 ong r6i a ?

Va ngay mai La ngay mq pbai v5 laiig.

C0 Thab ctii dan nbin xu6ng d5t dip khe.- Pbai`A[ih VSn duo (ay len gjii dau :~ Tnatt6i vo tliih qua. Ngay ky da gan

den rna cting quen.Cd Thao ng6i yen lang khdng ddp. That

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ra t6i horn ay co mu6n xin cb6ng v6 lang gis6ng. nl]uiig cO khong mu6n ndi tbang. C6 tT]ighl nhac ch6ng ngay gis a nha minh la m¢tvi¢c chudng lam. That tqu nhien d§ cho ch6ngnbd lqi thi hon. Nl]ung mai dgr] chieu cfii]gkhong nghe cb6ng ndi gi. men c6 phai muqunden chuy¢n cay thanh-Ira d§ nhac xa xu6i chot3h6ng nhd.

T6i h6m try, ccrm uudc xong xuoi, anhVan li§n den xin me Oho vg v§ tang an gi6.

Ba Lai nhln cb Thao clang €°ipr con dtrngtqa ben cot b5o kh6 :

_ [`,to v6 thi v6. Nhung ben nhch ngay mai

gt6 ai rna t6i cfing quen pha[ di r6i.~ Thua me, gis 0ng con.- Th8 a.Nghi in¢t lil bit ta noi {i8p :- Mai mg chac phai ve lang sdrm. Ltlc 5y

cd 18 t6i cring chura day. Vay t6i nay mq' I.angoai vudn cat met bu6ng chu6i mat -bu6pgchu6i gan ben cai gi8ng ay _ ds ve gis dng.Nan nay toi ban viec nha qua, chac quakh6Iig ducrc. Th6i nhd trdi n5m khac.

Ndi xong ba Lai lach ban tay vao ttii y6mlay in met bao x,u r6i dua cho co Thao.

^-Thai cho mg met hao ds `di db. Va nl]d

16 TI[ANII rr|r``H

chd d6\em ng6i nhin xu6ng m€:it n`rdc.C6 Thao v¢ii vans d6. coli xut`;iig, dur€` hal

ta\' nhan tien t6 ra `/6 sung su.dng I+'im,Trudc khi di ng{Ti €iit!i Van cfirig chci.v

qunnh x6in nlu.i.).n ch6 m!. ch6 khc4c Oho c(`) .Thao them ban h{io nti.a.

T6i ht^jin ay ct^i Th€io kht`ing di ngfi sdm.

C6 dst t.on ligi'i }.en ben chz)ng xo'ng lai li:it

dat xcich dao ra sau \'u,f`rn t'hu6i. Ijoa}' h{]ay

met li'": laii c6 m6'i dem ciugc lHit`Hig chi`6i

ms`t `7ao nh*. Ct^i {iem tis vito ni¢t g6c lhst

kin vi ct^i s(.). nfi.a dem chut:>t d€:,n kiidi. Xong

r6i c6 m6.i qiia ben nha c(^i Thi murQrii d6i hoa

tai v!`tTig vti c€:ii nf>n la mdi. Sap dat dau d6

Xon8 x`16i c6 mdi len giu6.ng n€im ngimi.

Trt`]'i tar mt`r sang c6 T!i{Dio d`=i ||.fr d{ty. s.fim

sfra di v8 1,.`ing. Lang c`{-i fr cacli x:i l€`ing M}`'-l}.'

hon mud.i l:urn t.ay 86. Vi vf].\` nan m6i nr`m c'6

chi du.qc va 1{`Iig chti.ng h€ii ba lurQ`l la nhi6ii.

Xu.a kia c(^) h`ruiu qua l€}i lan{} M}~'-ljt ii¥q<fiy met

d8 ham gao, nliurng sau li'ic c6 ra l€'iy ch6ng

thi q`ie nha tl6i y{'yi t`,6 dt:1 lt4 i`io'i xa la.

Qiia nlii~rng con dird.iig nitin c,lii?y naptheo bt`T ru¢ng, c6 Iai nlid den qii5ng ddri barn

gtio cfia c6 ng<iy tru.6.c. Ti.oi]g tl.i c6 hien ralan lan hinh anh ci.lil c6 Thu, c6 Ngii.\et, ct^>

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Hurong, nhfrng c6 ban rna [rt.rdc kia ct`j cho` lt`i

th`An nhti(.

Nhtrng ddi cac cd fly cf]ng nhu c6. nghrala ct~irig c6 {'h6ng. c6 con vcr quang d6.i ]chm

dau ci~ing vat va, cfing ph<Rng b{qlig nhu nh&u

h6t..

Di chu.a duo.c li6n ctq}' s6 i`6 Tl]ao d5 thaym6i. C6 tqu nh€in thay strc c6 y8u hcm irLrdcnhi6u I:6`m. C6 mu6u di do cho d& chan,nhung s¥c nl]d de'n nhfi.ng Indn qua can phaic`ho en]g c6 lqi gang g,Lrquig di nhanl] hon tru'dc.

Qua kh6i dan lang Du}en.hai ihi c6 Thao

ga|t cd Diii, I`gudi b?n ctlng lnlig thudng choivdi c6 nga.\' t[.urdc. (`,6 'I`h:`o nh6. c6 ban gdnh

h© I]u6ng chu6i mat va rna.v gdi banh mu€iben chq Ky-l±^`m. C6 Dai vLTi v6 nhan ldi ngay.

Vao qufin nudc a gan d€iy ngl]i mat ch6c. I]aic6 lqi c``ing nhau len durdng chu}'en trd kh6ngngdt.

- V8 den Icing c6 'l`bao gap ai cfingddn c,hao

niem nd. L0ng c6 ltic ^ay nh? nhang vA viiisudng lam. Con lio gap c6 di clang xfl da keur6o len om sdm nhur gap duqc ngu'6'i s6ng lai.HQ h6i than c6 cbu}'en nay chuyen khac, mticdicli la d8 xem c6 an mac d¢ nay c6 kha hentrurdc kh6ng. C6 Thao thay ngur6i Tang ch&o

18 T H `A iN' H '|.i I |\T ii

b6i iiiinh van v.=i men clap lai I`aL viii v6. Co ta

kh6ng t|u6n lay cai ndi] xu6i]g, gia `'d quatvao minh d8 mtiy iigudi dtrng chung qii&nhduqc, tb%}' d6i boa t{`i vang cL'ia c6.

D6n trua h6m ay thi c6 vS den nha. Ma}.cau em dua nhau ra i]iu ao cbi. C6 'rhao xoi\daii dtra nay da t`aln di'ra kh{'ic, nu cud.i trenmoi c6 kh6ngLkbi nao tat. Trong thffy m€`

trong nh€t di ra c6 m[rng qu€'i C0 chqy laidtrng ban me, i.am dons quh den ru.iig i`irngnu.drc mat. M¢t lt'ic a:`u c,6 du'a thEing I.un i`.ho

in? &m r6i di tl]&ng vao nhh d6 cliao nhfi'ng

rigudi quen bi8t,Ba Van ctr qu€in quit ben cl]alu, l]en con

quen tici nga.v Sid.. Ba gidi thi.eu c6 Thao v6+ingurd.i iidy ngLi'dri kl]i'Lc, ba nh€®\c, den chuyen

c6 Thao ltlt`, t`r3 con n:`m sau tu8i. Bch k6 den

doan liao L]ii ctitig i`b }/ kL]oe c6 Th?io ddrc

hqnli v£`i kh6n iigoan cl{'i thin. B{`i nbi m5i mi`

kl]6n8 bi€L chung qLiLinh Jj:I kh6ng ai ]ighc`

bd h€t.

Sung surdlig ]ihfi,t la cO gai cd a,hang v6 nh{4

m€,. C6 Thao tuy v6 'gi6 6Iig. nhung kh6ng lam

gi h6t. (16 vao ph6ng me n:im ngfi c`a bu6ichiliu, in:ti den lrii., gab {`ungr c`6 mdi t`hiu dira ng()Ai.

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Iji'ic c6 di'rn8 la [h`i 6ng Vaii. than sinh c6,

¥u6t I.flu cLr6.i n6i :-~` Con pbai la th8 pban ch6ng con nfi'a.

Nd lfim gi ben a.v rna kh6iig qua.Go Thao s"] kbi thut 1``ti I.a kh6i chi.5u

mdri khe d[ip :L_ Di}. nl]t`i con mac viec quan.

C6 Khu6, c,hi em cht.I bac vdi c6 Thao,\dtrng gan day tr§ m6i ii6i ti6p :

~.-- Thtr d6 lam Huong-tho+ m6i mu`m an

li{i inau rut:>ii8 mri cfing 8Qi 1<` vi¢t., qu{iii.

Ai nay dau nghe ll]gy nhur]g kht^>ng ai c`ai

lai. Ong Van di'i'Iig ct'ii dau xu6ng hoi ngu.qng.Con c6 Tb?io gu.oiig imit d6 bdrng, quay daui`hiii xu6ng b€,p. Nhu.ng ng€`y li'ic ay c6 lcii gap

call mat cila me clang nhiii co ch6rig choc. C`t^>

a.lau lchg qu€'` dan da hal d6i]g le, f ltay dchi

tren in:.v.

Sfing 1]6In sa`i, cring co.in sang xong xu6i,

cd Th.flo lai sam sfi.a di qua lalig M}~7-l}'r. C6

gQi may di'[.a cm d6n gan i`6i cho m6i ddranan xu. Trong nhd ai criiig khen c6 I.¢iig r€~`ivat bit;i thti.ong em, men c6 vui sudrng lam.

D&ng lt'ic, c€\o hti.ng i`6 con hi'T€i s6 gfi`i cho

ine b€`i i..¥p Lio quin mdi d§ mac T8t nrraNhurlig chinh c6 ct~ing kb6ng bi6t s6 lay d&u

20 TI+ ,,\Nll 'rlNli

ra l]ai ccip do quan a)r. Chl trong nhriy matt`6 Thao da ph€^`n pha[ tfft ca s5 tian c@ dca

danh dum tro]ig m®[ n5m.Lulc sap sfra len dtrdng. bd V€}n i.h{> c.,de

nfra con gd vd mat g6i x6i d8 v§ nha cb6ng.Lt'ic I.a di c6 c`am d¢ng qua, dtrng ben nicva may em kh6c lil.rc n6..

V6 nl]a ch6ng, c6 Tbao lai lc+in vi¢c t[i.mai den chi6u, t6i tarn ca may mat. Luc m`Hjc6 ci~ing nl]d de-n in? iigheo, den c.in thorglih,ung nbd thl lb[ig {.a lei btii ngL`ti, tri c61ai

ban ran.R6i clii6u chi6u gap nhfrng li'ic nhan I.6i.

c6 lai i`a ddrng cfra s€`u vo van nhin vB ldng

Quan-lao. Nhurng lalng Quan-lao LAn sau damtre xanh da k6o mat gc?ch den dai tren ver`d6i xa th8m.

BfiN NtrA

Xem cbQ lc4 Icing Thiei]. 'l`rdi mur& tanta, Ti-udc kbi cho thu.van rdi kl]6i ben, c6Phuo.ng con nbin. len bd h6i Ion :

_ Ai vS Vi6n-ti.inli thi xu6ng m& ve.

Ti€ng cO lac fnat trong ti€ng mria i`i i`aoctia bu6i chi6Li lan bu6n ba. H6m ay tbuysnc6 vang khach. Co da cho thuy6n dan themmat gid iiti.a, nhung ngurdi v5 vf`n kb6ng thaym¢, ai.

C6 lai db lien nhs sa'o g.ac tl`ei] mui- r6i lh.

th' cho lhu}t8n quay lai. Ngfly ltic ay mat `cu

gia bap tai] chqy xu6ng bar s6.ng dua chii€c -dtilen cao gQi ldn :

-C6-Phuong g1]6 thu}.6n Oho toi-v6 vdi.•Phirong keo ngl]ieng cbi6c nan la, nhin

len I]d qua nhqlig' dbng mu'a chi chit : `,- Gu Uan day ii ? Chclu tu.&ng cu chi5u

mai mdi v5.Vt`ra n6i Phtrong vi`i.a f,ho, tbuy6n, quay

24 TI-I ANl| '+`J NI.I

mtii vao bd. Cu Uan xdch dt^.i giay ha trenlay, lei ra kh6i bd chdriig i]am budc. Li'Ic tha}.mfii thi]y§n g§n cung v€io bdr. ci.1 Uan lien

Qua mat lay giti. It?i. Dot?n cii budc len thuyenr6i v©i vang cl]ui vao trong mui.

Ti6ng c6 -Phuo.ng clang sam 1€\i ndi :`_ Cii c6i do udt vat tren d.q}T. D% nudc

mu.aL tlia'm vao ngu'di d¢c lam.Ti8ng nude mu'a x6i mqnli ii`en mui liim

dt ca ti6rig c6 Phuong. Cu U<an kh6ng ngher5 men nliin ra sou lai h6i :

-~ C6 l'huo.ng h6i gi ?

Phucrng nhin vac muiffftl]a.T cu Ut}m c8.I

{+o i`a r6i men ndi ti8p :- Cu xcm gitlm thfii]g Nghen c.lola £`tl]{'iu

1 nd da ngd chua.'l`i8ng cu Uan trong mui d.Ap I.€i .

- R6i..Phuong laiig lang dura indi cli¢o da}i dell

d6u tren mat nudc. '[`binh lhoang c6 lai duatay vii6t may ddng mira chay tram tren mat.Phuo.r`g vti'a cl]eo vh'ii nhin len bai ben bd

' a,a hy vQng vai ngu.dri khach chain chap cbli

du6i theo tbuy6n c6. Nhurng sau luS tre caongQn. c6 ta ch{ mom thay vai ngqn den xa!ihdar`g rung rinh trong bang nhat.

BEN NU.A 25

Frurdc day hon mat n€-iln. Pburoiig chugch6ng lam ngh6 cbd kbach tar chg l€`ing Thienden lang Viamtrinh. Hat lang c{'ich xa nliautrei` ban mu.o`i c€^iy s6. Ije Ehurd'ng ci'r den

Ghi6L] nhs salo, tbi sang mai viio khoan# t€im

Sid, thuy3n da d8n lar`g Vi6mti.inh Lang Vi6n-trinha 6 gin bian, men d.&n ti`ong laT]g tl]Lrdng

{]em ci+i tom len Ghq Thi6n lian.

Tat ca gia tai cfia h{`i vq` ch6ng Phuong lil

m¢t c.hi€c thu}'8n r¢ng ba mui. va dan duQ`c`

ba }j6ii chuc, h`qc. L^al}J

thi Phu.ong sinh {bfitig

Ngh8n tren lay, ch6iigcu'di nbi vdi vq` ,

~ Thang Ngh6n lat6i d#y, mq a.

Phurong nbin con,

giQr)`g iiga.\' tlio ndi sa, :- Cau n6i lam t6i

nhau dirQc mat, nanNgh8n. M6i lan am

Pliuoi}g thlr6`ng tucyi

cL.ic w`\ng bi6t nbi cfia

nhin ch6ng, r6i mat

nhd b6i con di hQc,

[hay giao c6 bat t6i liQc bai : Ga d6 trdrnt`r

vans.CI]6ng l]huong au y8ni nbin vg ,I.6i tpr

nhien cudi sung sirdrng.

Qua mt]a dong riam sau, ch6ng l'huo.ngILang benh thurong bc\n , I`6i ttr tran. Ngh8n]tic ay mdi hon Lrai tu6i.

26 Tli A.r`il 'r]NH

Tlieo iigha ct'ia ch6iig xu'a, Phucrng lai matininh du..1 thu}'6n qua ngch}' th[ing.

***

'l`i`di s:^im t6i 'l`hu.`'b`n ci°]a I.hiroi]g d`6n t]au

lang M5:7.Iy thi tr6.i tanli mura. Xa xa ben {`,[ian

d6ng lang Duyen~hai, dam may den day dacda iitrt ra dan, d8 lot m¢t Lhi'T Link si'ing

xflnh dan ci.]a manh ti..5ng cu6i tbu.

Pbuong vdra che\o vdra t`a't giQng h6 lanh]anh :

Di dim Oho thi?S|) llreo c,[ing`

D6i mo lhi~6ij chiu, lqnh ling tlit6p theo.

Phurong Li.i' nhien cam Lbtiy long lanh leo

va bu6n ii]an mac. Cu Uan I]g6i trong inui,vdi met g'ipng rigt.li ngfi li6i s5 :

- C6 Phuo.ng o'i I Thu}.an da d5n dam I.6i

c6 nhi :

Phuro'L]g nL]in len di'im l€'Lch urn tLlm hai

l]en bd .song r6i d:'Lp :_ D€±] ihng D6ng-yen i`6i cu a,

~ That c6 cheo m{iu qua.

Nghan nghe c{'] Lie'Ii`g d6ng, tq. nhien 15ili

cam iig6i da}7 kh6c. Cu Uan d6 ngon d6 nggtmet h6i lau ci~ing kh6ng dugc+ Cu lian macthem {'`o 1.5i budc ra sau lf'ii ndi vb.i Phucrng:

Bfl.\ \lr,,\ 7

-Thai t`.6 v?`o fin chau' ngfi di. D8 t6i

c,lleo Oho.

C0 Phucrng con dting. clang ehu.a chinnghc ,

- Ai ii`iL ti8 cu t.heo.` Trong mui. ti€iig Ngb6n lai kh6c th6t

len. Cu Uan giuc :_ (`,6 du'{` ti``' c`,ht;o Oho t6i. T6i tu5' gi{`i

nhumg trai Lriing cbu'a ch.Plc dri cbeo kip t6i.Ph`rofig I)i€:t ttr ch6i cfing kb6I]g clurqc

Hen du.a cheo Oho cu Uan.

Ngha,n thay l]6ng me di v{`o Ltii kh6c gi{``

horii trudc. Pl]u'ong cFm con ti.oiig long n6i se ..~ Thai c,on ngi'i di. Vll den lang Vi6n~

trinb mo. se mua keo Oho con.Ng\han durQ.c th8 quay dan vao ngquc me

kh6c lan :__~ Con kh6ng €um keo.

Phuo'n.g dua tay v.6 nb? vdo lu'ng con :- Th6 con mu6n gi ?Ngh6n m6ii in.4o :-Thay con dan ?R6i iibu iiiQi ngay, liL'ic nghe con h6i da,n

cha, Pbuo'ng lai n6i d6i :_ 'rha}' qua chq Sinh mua ao t6t chot

Con.

28 'I`HANH 'rlNII

Ngh8n lai vtilig vang dau nfing niu :- Con kh6ng can cio t6t. Thay con dan ?

L¢ thudng de'n li'ic nay, ti.ing lam. Phuongmuqn met ngudi kbach tl.ong thu}'Sn v6' lam« th5.\ » d8 d6i con. Lt'ic #}T Ngh8n llldi chin

ngi'i yen ben ngueri cl]a gia. NhITrig ham a'}'

thu.\i8n vang khach, qiianh quan crii m¢I minh

cu Uciii va Phiro.ng. Phuo.ng clang lung li'ln8'chu'a bie't tim ke' gi, thi Ngh6n dci kh6c, lan :

-Tha`J con tltqu ?

Phuo.ng kien nhan d6 con .-Ctjn win di. Mg gQi thay v6 day.

Du.a dau ra ngo{`ii mui, Phuo.ng gQi ld]i ,- Tl]ay nd da v6 chu'a. Man xu6ng

thu}.6n chang thfing Ngh6n kh6ng chiu ngfi.

Trong I)dng t6i cfia lug Ire xanli chaydali theo l>6n Ndra, tt.r nhi6n c6 {i6ng ngudi

clap

_ T6i va day. Ghe [hu}ten ciio t6i v§ \T6.i.

Phuong clang phan v€^m chira bie'[ ngudita n6i dtia hay ndi that, tbi cii Uan dfi tdr td'cho quay mi~ii \'&o ben.

M¢t ngurdi van au phuc. nhaiih nhen xdchva-li budc xu5ng thuy6n :

- Dau, Ngh%n cfia t6j dau `? Sao n6 lai

kh6ng chiu ngfi.

i3riN NtrA 29

Phuong thay ngu.di khach thi gist minhben len :

- Cau 'ri]ao di dau rna v6 khuy€i the .?

Thao cfii]g vd.a thay Phurong, Pen cui dauap tll,g ,

-D6 clia c6 mh t6i ludng cfia ai.

Nghi m¢[ lat, Thao n6i t,i8p :~ T6i vh'a xu@'ng ga M}~7-lam v6 day. T6i

va tham tha}. ine t6i.

Cu Uan thong tha cho thuy6n ra kl]6i b6.r6i cheo xu6i theo ddng nude,. Manh trangba tuan ]'Ay ljui vang tren qualig d6ng lula

I.©ng Phu.o'ng am con ra ng6i trudc mui,

gu'ong mat tqu nbien a.ng h6iig va d?p mo[cach lSng lay. Ti8ng nudc reo hal ben lnqnthuy6n nghe nhe vcr em. Nghan ngiTdc matnhin Thao mo[ h6i kli.4 lau r6i th6 the :

- Day la thay phai kh6ng mq ?Phucrng nbin ra song ddp s§, giong

ngtrQ.iig rigap :- Va,,g.Ngh6n dun mat trc`n (1.do nhin Thao. n65

ti8p :- The sao tha~v kh6ng am con ?

Khong d§ Ngh§n nbi he't cau, Thao duahal lay cat Ngh§n len r6i vung v3 €qm vcho long.

30'l'Il i-,\Nr' T! NII

Ngli6n sling su'dng 1`eo Ion :~ Thay mua k€o` Oho con d±``u ?

Tbao c,tli xu6ng m& va-li` I.8i dora Oho

Ngh6n m¢{ Sdi k{2o tay.-- K?0 cho con da}7.

Ltic n6i den chfr con, lctng Thao tu nhiennghe em em m¢]t cchcli la. Phuong n6i lang

qua chu}'en khac :-D¢ nay thay` lam & dfiu ?

Thao quay lqi dip :--T6i lam a s& Hoa-xa. H6m nay duq'c`,

mtiy nga.v nghi iien dinh v6 tham n,ha.Nghsn vtr.a rin k?o vtra nliin dan don `

d6m lap lob hai ben bar song.Phuong dtrng Clay t|\iay daii nhin phii`

lai b6i :

- Cu U;in df` nhQc chua. Di3 ehchu ra

f heo thay i`t.I.

r\Tgh§n t¥ui` tay nam cheo do me nan Ill :~--. Me, ddrng ra cheo. Me ng6i day vdi thay

i.dri con.

Pl]u'cmg c`'ii dau nhin xu6ng sfin thuyan.

hai md d6 nhu. Sac. Dirdi anh tralig gir(rugmat ct'iaQphucrng ti.t`ilig hang hang tuo.i xinh

nhu. bang sap. I,6iig Thao h6i b¢p s§ nhuc€'`nh birdm

BF`:N Nt'Y,\ 51

Bang liii, ti€ng cL.1 Uan Gap ldn `-Nurdc chay xu6i men cbeo kh6ng m6i.

Ejtic nao chau Ngh6n ngfi s6 hay.

Ngh%n nhin va ph[a sau hii hi hfrrig :-Tigng ai day mcr ?

Pbuo.Iig xoa dan con :- Ti6ng cu LTan.

Ngl]Sn ngu.dc mi&`t-dam cl#m ]]hin Thao . "~ Con sq cu UAn lam.

Thao tucri curdri :~ Tqi sao ... {`oii SQI ?

Ngbsn nbi nh€`nh kh6ng suy ngbT :•-Vi cu a}-y c6 rail.

Thao nhin Pinu.ong in.i'm cudi.Tuy ngLL'dri gia vd lam thay Nghsn m6i

ng.ay m6i khchc, nbuiig P\Tgh8n chi hoi lig{?c

nhien m¢{ chil{ i`8i t|uen i]gay. Vi nhfi'ng

ngurdri ay, ngu'ti.i nao ct~i]ig bi€i vi.i6t vc Ngl]6n

va nh5t la bi6t cho r\T{jh%n qua b€inh. Ti.udc

kia Nghan h6i d6n thzi`7 i{i t`Ji iihd. Chtr l{qu nav\'

Ngli§n h6i Li]ay la a,6[ d6 h6i qu£L I>inh th6i.

r\'gh§n thfiy Thao tin mac Satig lc?i vui v`6 Iien

fhic,!i lam.

Con thuyeii ti`r` idr lurdt nhe {ren mat nudc`

em dam nhu cai b6iig. TL]ti.v thu}'6n d6n, vatcon ng<in clang lei tren s6I]g b6ng clap c{inh

32'l`t[.,\,N L1 'I` I J\T I-I

ba}i th{eiiig vao [rong rna.\. haiig c`€``.\' den 16i„

Nu'dc ray xu6iig nhiT mu':`.

Thao cam bfin la\J xiL]]i x{¢in t`{'i;i Ngh6n

trong ta}' riiinh 1.6i in?in cu'dri i`hin Ngh{3n clang

c6 gang rL'it ta}' I.a.

PhLt.o.ng t.li6ng t`hLn i'cr van i]liin lii^tiy

[bfra 1.ii¢iig cbaj. d*i h:ii l]en l]fr sdtig,long

hoi th8n thtrc. Phuoiig cting klidrig hi8u l€}i sao

[5i h6m na.`. ibng Pl]uong iai rao r`.Tc, I,a me

Libu d6ng tl.o L'hn men l]oi Lfra.

Mat trcing li'ic a}' d{=t lan hin!i ti.ttiig cl.im

mi`tyden.-

MAu xnnh lam cfl€i mall Strong bi.ii {oa

Liai ben bd song da lji8n 1.a m{`in xanh b{?c.` Bau

trdri c6 v6 ncing ns Lion trudc.

Ngh8n tqu nhien n5m lay in? I.6i lti' tdr k6o

manh. Mat 1€'`1 sau, Phu.o.iig cam tliay Ngh6n

daiig dat lay m`inh tren da tay mat ngu.di kbac.PL]uerng rtlng lninb. t(){`in ngudri i`un sf`, incri

thd manh vh kh6iig dau.

P!]uoiig kh6ng dam quay lninh lai> Ngh§n

nbi lan :- Da}t, m¢ md gitim may ng6n lay cfia

thay d§ con k6o lay con ra.

BEN NtrA 33

'rhao t.am pliai hcri lanh a da ta.v Phucrng

triTy§n qila ta.v minh, nan loan ng`rdri n6ng

bdrng, lay cban run nhe. Thao nhu ngirdi bith6i mien. Thao tha ban ta.v Ngb8n ra r6inam bhn ta.v din mat cfia Phuorig. Phurongcull dau nhin xu5ng mat nLI.dc, hai rna d6btrng Ngli8n trtlm hal ban lay nhs xiu cfiamiiih rigoai ban lay Thao r6i n6i ldn :

_. Tha.\T gi fr chat Lay. Ddrtig tha ra.

Thao sq cu Uan nghe duqc men qua}'lai h6i :

-a .Ti6ng chu6ng cbtia liao day cu Uan?

Thao vtra nt']i dirt ldi, mat ti8ng cbt]6ng_ chL`ia da diu dat tha gifra kb6tig ti.ung mat

ti8ng ngan dai nao nu¢(.

Cu Uan` che lay ngang tram nhin m6ng raxa r6i clap :

-Ti6ng chu6ng chda D6ng.Tan.

Phuong quay lai nhin T[iao,' bai lig`Tdi. Iihin nhflu m{iu curdi r6i ctlng dua mat nhin

d6i]g s6[]g sap u6n minh tru.dc mat.

***

Nam qua. ngay thalig qua. Nghan da kb6nIon va khoi]g h6i thay nhu trudc nfra. Nhung

34 'l`HANH TI.NIT

gitia dam khuya. m6i lan cheo thuyen quab6n Ndra, Pnuong Lai cat ti8ng gQi :

_ Ai v6 Vi6n.trinb thi xu6ilg rna va.

Nhurng di`m iiao t`fing nbu ttem [iao, clap

ldri Phuong, cbi cd tiEng i.r!u6i]g chtla D6iigTan ngan dai tren mat nurdc.

cHti T6I

t 6 i con I]hd I.6 rang, t6i ham ay la matdem trang v6 cu6i h{?. Chtilig toi clang ng6i

bQc trong nha. thi,chil tt^]i_nban di ti,nh ve, gh6

ai th5m-.Tl]a.v em gal tdi ng6i nghe nga hQc chL-I

Ham, chii toi den ddrng gair ben ban, mimcudi, nhin n6 chong choc. Nghe nd hoe, cl]atoi dua may ngdn tay thon tbon m6ng dai,tl]ong tha vu6t chai chdm rau xu6i]g, ra v6dac y lam.

Nhung em t6i thi hcin kh6iig dac y chtitnao, vi chfr nho I.a thtr chfr xua nay nd vansty. Theo y n6 ci~ing nbu theo y t6i ve thdibay gidr, thi ngudi ta bat chting t6i hoc chff

nho la lam mat viec hoan loan vo it.h. Chfrnho khd hoc cfing nbu kbd hi8u, va cbi demlai nhfi.ng squ rae r6i them Oho ddi hQc silih

chtll,g t6i.

3S THANII 'I`INl]

Nliung m6i lan nghe tbay day hQc I)an

giai nhfrng ngh?a tham thu57 cfltl nd tbi cl]i'ingtf)i lai dam ra ngdr vquc. Dau sao, chting i6i

van d6ng ldiig khinh va sQ nhi-rug bu6i hQcac lighiet n5ng n6 kia. Kb6Iig m€{.\' khi lrong

gid chfr nho anh em t6i doc thu©c bai. T6ithi nhanb tri. lam l}5m con doc du.arc `'ai hachfr, chtr em t6i thi dtrng ngam cam ra d6nhu. pho turpng.

Nhtrng ngQn thudc qua tbang tay ci'iflthay Thien da hat em t6i gh6t ludn ca tLiaylan chfr cfia thay da}' iitra.

Nd thudng gQi thay Thien la mat 6Tig actl]25n rau qu*p. Va m6t h6m ti`urdc mat hQc tl`dn6 con dam ca gan gQi th2Sy ta la 6ng d6 gan.Tdi con nhd met h6m tan hu8i hQc chiEu,nd hdn hd tim den t6i va nhi nhanh bi'iot6i rang :

« Anh Thanh a. thay day chtr Ham tenThien nbung ky tl]at thi ac lam. Ma dc hcyn

thay Thien tbi kh6ng pl]ai met tbay ten la acmh chinh I.i 6ng- thanh tra ten Le Bon. Anh

cd bi6[ kh6ng. sau khi den vi8ng lop anh thi6ng ta lai vdo ldp em vdri 6ng d5c trurdlig M}r-ly. Gap thay Tbien, 6ng ta li6n an can h6i

T, H U T 6 I 39

ngay b{ETig met cau ti6iig Phap : Monsieur,comment vOus appelez-vttus ? (1)

Kh6ng ligan ngai, thay Thien li§n chapi,ay cuTig ki[Th tra ldi :

J'ai Thien. (2)` The la mu6n tranh co.n ttrc curdri, 6ng

thanh Ira phai voi vhng di tl]at nhanh qualop khac.

Em t6i va t6i ghet chfr Hrin bao nliieu thichtl tt`]i liii thd. chfr 2{.v bay nhieu. Dting dell

chdr « thdr »' d`6 t6 lbTig chtl t6i }.eu qui n6,

tu6ng a,ting kh6ng qua daiig Vi chti t6i d5lam lan t6 ra v6 thd n6 tliat. Chang vay inchcl]d t6i lai di I`frd mat, in.T`c ao den dai tru.6.ckhi doc den chfr Hall. Ha\t m6i la[i v6 y lami`oi quy6n s8 t`hfr I]dn xii6ng dat. chti t6i lailat dat ctii lug.in len, r6i kinh can doi len trendau gin vai phi'it..

Nhfrng cfr chi ay tu&ng cting kb6Tig la

mat lfim. Vi chti t6i la mat nha tham nho 15van. Cfing. nhu cac nha hi®.1 nho kbac, chti t6i

ghat bgn lay hQc v6 ctliig. ChLl t6i bao bQn

(I) Th`ra-6ng, ten 6ng la gi ?

(2) T6i c6 Thi¢n (y 6ng ta mu6n tra ldri : " 1ja Thi?n ",nhurng n6i ti6ng Phfp kh6ng thanh.

40 THANH TINH

`-F

trai theo tay bQc sau nay chi t6 hat I]i€u. Chtit6i t.bn mla mai bao van chfr la.v nhu b (17e),

q (cu). k (ca). h (hat). hay n (anh). in (erri)la mat thin van khi doc len thi khong caotbupng chlit nao ca. Y ham chil t6i lai mu6nndi van churcrng Phdp chi quanb quan trongngh6 ca hat (k. h)` trong dqo anh, em (n, in)chtr kh6ng cd gi cao sieu lion nfi.a. V§ van

d3 nay chti t6i da lam lan cai ly vdi cha totr2(i ki(.h liet.

Chti,t6i bao :

« Anh cl]o thang Thanh di hoe chfr tfiy thl

sau nay kh6iig kheo n6 lei xai.h lot huoiig nha

ta di ban mfit. Thi nha lay c6 ban thdr dan

rna hao hd d§ lu huong bng ha nb lai.•« N8u 6ng nghe ldi t6i ch6 nd di hQc` chfr

Ham thi sau na.\' te di nfra nb cting ra lam huro]ig

lam ly vdi nudc vdri lang. Mh ten 6ng ba trong

gia pha lai kh6i phai lihd ai doc ho nfra. Cbn

gi hat hi8u bang ltlc demgia pha pha ta iihdltgurdi khac doc. Anh ngh? lai xem, T`gbi bht

long man mat diu clang thi hQ lai thay vac

ng6i btlt sat. Mh btit sat chi tao dur¢c quan lam

giac. chdr rao ra ngu.di quAn tfr hisn luong thenao duqc? U., nghi cho kS t6c tren dau la

CHU TOT 41

mau mfi cia cha in?, bg con giang tay ctip

phang di ducrc nfra lh.« T6i kh6Iig bi6u dan trong lang ugh? the

nao rna cho con di theo ,tay hpc durQ.c? Vicai gurong b^dt lii8u da 10 ra trudc mat rna bgkh6I`g chiu nhin Oho r5. Khong hat hi€u rnaben lay hgc dam ken 6ng ha cht]ng nd la « aicri ! » (aieiix) in nhu lric chting ken mo( ngurdikh6ng bao.gidr quen lii€t. »

Trudc bao nhieu Ly luan Tighiem Tighi va

uor`g gan a}t, chn t6i van lalig long mim curdi,cl]dr kh6iig bao gid dip lai.

Lan nay {`d 16 la iaii dan chti toi mdi ghelai ben bhn d8 nghe chi'iiig toi hgc. Nghe emt6i doc Ion m2iy chfr Ham, chti t6i ra dal]gmdrng r@ Ifim.

Chil t6i lan tay trong cbi6c bao con deotrudc rigirc, la.`. cap kinh ra r6i nang hai caicdng da tren m6p tai rat can than. Do`an chdt6i ch6ng tay len ban nhin quy§n vd cbdr Hamcda em tdi daiig lioc.

-_ Thay day chau hoe chti: Ham ten gi?- J'ai Thien.Em t6i nbi xong lisn ks rna len tren quy5n

Bach ctrdi neat ligh?O.-The nao ? Thay chau ho Ro ti?

42 'l`HANJI TINI]

Can h6i bat ngd av lai lam' cbo em t6icii.di ldn hon nfra. Kh6ng hisu chuy¢n gi. chtit6i cting cat ti6ng curdi theo, nhung vdri met

giQng cu't`>'i d:.`o mao nghiem trang ctia pband6ng ngurdri thc`o nho hgc.

Mat ltic sau. em t6i ng6i khoanh tay trenban, gia vd lam lighiem r6i nbi se:

_ 'rchti a. thay c,hau ten Thien nhung aclam.

_. tr, thay tbirerrig n]di Oho roi Oho vQt

chau ;i.- N€u tha.v thuong bang c€'ich ar}J thi tba

chau chin thay ghet con hon.Mu6n ndi Icing qua chuyen kbac, chti toi

li6n tha'm nurdrc mi8iig tl`en daii hai ngdn tay

r6i vira lat tdrng td gia'y quyan vd chrr Hamvtra khe hdi em t6i :

-Chfr Hdn chau vi€t hay chau d6 ?_ thaii vi6t day.- Ne'u vay thi cl]au vi6t t5t hon trudc

nhi§u lcam !- chti bao the', chtr thay Thien thi ctr

bao c`htr ch.iu vie't nhu gh cao.` -Thi ai cfing vay, dan c6 gci cfio thi sau

lnb'i . . .-- Md,i gi chti ?

(;HU T0I /I,3

_ . . . Mt')'i phL.ing mLia du.Q't.

-The ngu.di biin cl`au ten Phung`.sap

i`hfi' chi ta vie't ctilig nhir gci catj ?~ I,y si.I nhu chau thi u.olig gt`in I.*m. Bi8t

n6i den ltic nao mbi he't d`rqc ! '1 l]6i, na\ langd8 Tighe chLi h6i : K/z8ng-7`z.i. z7z.i.'£ ]a lighia gi

chdu c6 bi6t kh6iig ?~ Ija xdr Kl 8ng-Tfr ndi raTig.

_ &\. che't! Di`i.ng ndi dai. Pl]ai gQi ngai

la Ddrc Ti].qnb mdri du.Q`c.

_ Vans, tlii Dti.c Thanh Kh6ng-Tfi. n6i

rang._ Khfing du.a.c keu ten cfia ngdi. chi n6i

Dtrc Thaiih la dfi r6i. Ma da Thaiih thi phaidhng chti « da.\. » mdi nghe du.qc` chti. !

- R6 kli8, the sao iigurdi lam sach ]ai

kh6ng ndi : « Dtrr 'I`hanh vi6t » ?_ Ne'u Iibi Dii.c Tlianh vigt thi ai bie't la

dirc Th.qnh li&o. 'Th6i cliau chd t.ai lifra. Daysatt thi hQc v€iy, con nit rna doi TigaTig tai vdi

Tbanh-hi6n xu.a tlii cl]ang lihti'ng khdl`g phaidao voi « Iigu.di tren dau tre[i c8 » lai conkLi6ng men nrra chdu a. .

--Th(`}i du.cyc, tlii kh6ng men. Nhung kh6ng

bi8t Ddrc Kh6ng-l`fr I:6 hQ hal]g gi v6'i 6i]gKh6ng-Minh kh6i]g ?

44 TIIANII TlNH

-Kh6ng, dti'c Thanh la ngudi i]`Tdc L6...

es . Kh6ng d8 chl'] t6i n6i h6t cau, em t6i li6nlau linh ligat ldi, h6i :

-L6 ... Ia 16 v6n ay a, phai kh6ng .hti?

Lan nhy kb6ng men durqc con ttrc gianda tran tr§ trorig long, cl]ti t6i lian ham hu.c

vao nha iffy dti, r6i trd Ta di than-g. \

***

Da hon ba tuan chil t6i kh6ng qua nhat6i liti.a. NgAy nato chti toi cfiiig xach dti di

quanh cac nha hang xdm da khu.\en nhtrngngurdi lan can men cho con di hQc t`hti. Ham.

r{hu'ng dao Kh6ng, cfing nhu. chti tt.>i, da giar6i. da -khan I]oi I.6i. kh6ng ai con chiu ma'tthi gidr iighe chti t6i giang giai nti.a.

Ndi 'kh6ng ai nghe, i.J]d t6i lien mdtru.diig day chtr Han, d6 quye'n rti con dantrong lang dell hQc. Nhung trudri`g md cfrada rna.v ham rna s6 hQc sitih van kh6i]g qiiahal iigurdi. .\Ja hal ngurtyi ay kh6ng T7bai ai la,

chinh la hdi dii.a con ciia chii t6i len murditu8i. Tl]ay ben con nit trong lang dua nhaudl xin I]Qc a ti.urdng Msr-Iy. chti toi lai damra ghen ghat. Cd met lan, mat ben hQc trdtrudiig MP-l} di ngdl]g qutl nh& chu toi, r6i

cllt'J T0I 45

cat ti6ng nl]qi-giQng hQc cfia may cau call.

Qua m^a'y nga.v sau chul toi li6n di qua m^a'ylang I)i¢p-hai, Th.-son d8 qu.\e'n t]iem hQc trdden hQc. Nhung s6 hgc trd c`fia chti tdi vannhu ci~i dan ldi htra s§ da.v khdng l^d.v ti6n datram I.a kbap hu}'en. Trai lui trurdrlig M5T.-ly

cu6i nam ay, phai md roTig them hai ld.i] mdidd ch6 Oho con dan trong lang tt6n xin l]Qc.

Mat ham tdi den tham lhi th?i`. nha cl]tit6i chat nich t.a hQc tl`6. T6i du'onJg con ngacnhien thi chi'i t6i ken t6i laj gan I.6i mim i.urdri

suiig surdng s6 bao : « Dao Thanh-hi6n thikhdiig t>ao gid sny d6i dur¢c chau a ! » T6i

bi-8u l]i8[ chu t6i clang tranh fanh mat cach

am tl`am vdi trurdng MS-ly. 'l`i8nd hQc ldn

cfia bon hoc tro t.hrr Ham da lam chti t6i viiiv6, vi Trudng Mj-ly van con thua trurdng chtit6i v6 squ 6n ao nao nhiet. Cd mat di6u rat ]ala hoe ti.a trurdiig chh toi cbang lihfrng kh6itra tian thay. Iai durquc tbay cap gigy mtrc d8hQc vd lu6n ca bfra com trua tai nhd tuaynti.a.

Qua tbang sau t6i lai den tham. nhuTglan na.v thi nha chti t6i hiu quanh yen tinh,kh6ng huyen nao nhqu xu.a nfra. Vans vanschi I]ghe durpc may t.i€ng le nhs cfia hai dtra

£to rrHANH T!N[I

con chL'i t6i ng6i hQc. H6i den hQc trb thl chl'lt6i ng6i 6m dau g6i` thfr tlai r6i SS ljao :

- Chniig no cting tl]eo hQc a, b, r6i

chau a. .N6i xoTig cbti i6i lian guc dau 6m mat.Thi ra ham iiav t6i mdi bigt, hQn llQc trb

d^ng t]cio cf]a chti t6i iigd.v trudc la ben chanti.au rna chii tdi da quy6n rfi duQc 6 ngochid6i]g lang Quan-mj.

CHUYfiN XECU6I NAM

Cliw€n xe lfra den ra B€ic h6m na.`i c6ve hap tap v¢i vans nhur ]igudi di tr6n nty.Thinh tht]ang dan xe lai th6t v¢i Rifra quangd6ng khfing, xa nghe nhu l]oi th6' dai cfiaden v#ng.

Gid iigoai ti.d'i thai vi vtll tot-'i ho.i lamb

khap ma}' toa vf`tig v6. Tarn iiEt`]i di.t'a minh

van l`rng chi8c gli8 dai, g{'ic chan ]en I`uo`ng,

h@`j mat lim dim mu6n i]gfi. R{Pii I.ac trong toa

cd t.hem m~im liAnh khat`h khac, nfi`fl, nhuT`g

hQ da ngfi tii. lam. T.Am tl]a}j gi{*c ngi'i c`fia hQ

d6 d.fnig qii€i rna them. Nliu.ng Tfim cfingkh6ng bi8t IAm ti`6 nao d8 Iigfi (Iuqrc.

T€`tm d{X` lay kinh den I.a deo d6 dnh sang

trong toa d5. ch6i, nhurng cang kh6ng thaydurqrc canh vat cbuiig quanh Tarn cans nghTvcr van. Tarn bu6n vi gifra ltlc thien ha clangn6 ndrc~ trttng gia dinh d6 don xuan sang. Tarnlaj ng6i troi]g mat toa xe lfra lqnh \leo vdi

50 'l`HANH 1'lN[l

chung quanh nhfrng gLro'ng mat hfriig hd.Bu6n va tfii, T{im mu6n khdc d8 hatj

iihieu n6i kll8 durcrc tut^>n ra. Nhu'ng T.qm vaTi

khong tl]8 kh6c, dtrq(..

Sau bao nhieu nzvim l€-in len ti.ting ¢anhlam an chat vat, T:\m di~i cam thay 16ng minhran r6i v{`i nurdc mat T!`im khsiig cha.v durqf;d8 dangnhu xu.i:I. H6m nay ngh{: hcri laiil]

chay 16ng trong ilo va ngoAi trd'i ti8iig gi{D

th8i vi vii, Tarn mien m&An nhd lni nhfrngmanli db.i xa i-i~i.

***

Chu.~\'8n xe v€1n t.!]€?.y si6t treli con du.d`iig

sat v€i in nhfrng t#m viit^jng sang map m€`y

tren quang d6iig hofing vcfing. C6 hai hendudrng ci'ii rap iniiih nlui. k!ii8p st.]' i].irdc, met,

strt., m£.Lnh o'ai lighia,rli.

Mfiy l`]gudi vhng qtic], nib'i vai]g ngh{` !i€±rnL*

coi da i`hay ra gii~].a saqn nil.i dtrng ngt']ng. Ltit.,

thay xa xa ccip mat den dalig kho6t hdrig de"day dac®, hQ Ii6n lam ham :

•_ Tan hod t]a ilifn, Tha' lc4 mLrbi i]ai E€tt`]` ;

ting i+`H d€~` qua nan kl.`ac.

Khap trong th{5n m#y tl`aiig phdo chu¢l,lac!i t{4ch ri8 len rmot b5i. Htyi ph{io t{i gan`

CHuyfiN jtE CU6I I\'AM rii

ii8ng phdo di xa vcq quy8n lu}.€n du8i theo€rtyon tall Gem Tat.

Hanh khc4ch t].oiig toa d6u giui mat ng6iday. Squ that hQ kh6ng ngi.'i nh`r Tarn da tu&ng.

Hp thtrc vc4 long ho cfing lhao thtrc nhu Tan.Hank khacb li`o]ig chii`t€n tau nay tohn

la ]ihfi.ng ngudri da xa lac gia dinh. Su6t namhQ .an com quc4n nffi iiha thus r6i gan T€t hQ

lfli tim v6 que liircmg cf]a hQ. HQ dan 6` tqm

it h6m trong nha iigurdi f|i]en d8 ]ai di va tThL'i.a than sang mvim vt? nfi.a. Tfim ct~ing a trong`.`anh ng® ay.

Met cu gia la.v v!gm gi#u ti`ong bai {tii fir>,

Eihim ra cfra s8 xe m¢t lat I`6i nt'ii :T` Tigng pb3io giao thi`Ta dfi n8 ran r6i

4]ay`

Tia'Eig cu nhir gie,o I.oi valo c6i kh6ng ngurdi.

Kh6ng a.i len ti8n# liufrng ting. Nhurlig ldi c+.1

{i4i 1&ic \rao tcqm h6ii nhfi.ng ngurdri ng6i chung

4Euanli va bat bQ L]uan 1.all n!2hT nggi. Gurong

iiiat n`¥urdri ntfto cfing thodng hien m¢t net bu6n

Tigan laiih lhn8.

Tfim dura tay k6o vanh uifi xu6ng. Lticdat toa\' Iqi ch6 i.fi Tarn lhay I;+nh. Tan loaLy

lioa.v tim lai dring ng6i 5m dp trurdrc, nhung

khdrig th§ durgc.

52 THA-NH T]NH

Con tau van than nhien chay gifra canhd6ng hoang.

***

Nan gidr sdm liom `san, {inh sang nhurden c[itli nhat tat t`a v6 hu@n da s6ng lai tronglong Tom gitia dem t6i. Nfing gieo ng{7ai n¢ic6. nang lurdt tren dong s6r]g. Nhin nangTarn tba.v lblig vuiLiuoi hon ti.udc.

Cu gia rlg6i 'ben canh T!`im lay ao diau ramac. May haiih kh€\t`h kia cfing tim nude rfra

matva choang them ao mdi dfi man. Tanthay hQ tha.\' d6 mdi c.L~ing bat t.hLi.6'i. lam theo.

Tan m6 ruo.Iig !f3y {.hi€c « t`ravale » mAu vang

deo vc4o c8 va thav c€'ii Ao da den da bcicmau. T.jim `'dra Lhay Lfao xong thi ngu.dri sorit

v6 m6' cfr.i budr, vao. I*,ric thay ai nay danthb tay vao ttli chtTc. tim v6 thi ligub'i ay tucyi

cu.di ndi v¢i :~Xin cac 6ng cir ng6i )`en. Bau naii&

t6i den xin chtic cac 6ng duQc van si.i' ul]ur y.,Tarn va m5y ngudi trol!g toa dtrrig day

``htic lai.

Nhung m6i ngudi i]di m6i cau men 1¢nxon kh6ng ughe duQc cau nao. Ngudi soa[ve ctii chao mQi ngudi r6i di sang toa khdc.

CHU¥fiN XE CIJ6I NAM 53

Tan dora mat nhin theo va cam Lhay tim h6ntqu durng nao ntrc.

Cu gia hat chric ngu.dri n4y d8n ng`rdi

kh{ic. Ho chdc lan nhflu va (Iem mi'r[ balnh

.trohg 1.Lrong mdri nhau all mat {.ach vui v6.Tan i`.i~]ng dqu vao bfi.a tiec con con a.v vh T.imst> sanh *qu vui trong ldlig minh vdi anh nanLg

mtia xuan lac tren d6iig c.6 mdi.Td toa-cu6i. mat thi6u phu tr6 tii8i d,it

dua con ti`ai lt~i.ng thdrng di len. MQi ngLrdi

quay lzii nhin thi8u phu }'en lang. Thi6u phuctii dan chiio r6i mim curdri nbi ..

- Chat ! cd 16 t`,hau la ngurdi dau tien•d8n x(+,,,g I.6i.

Cu gia vii5t rau ndi ti8p :-Nhurng n6u. c6 dan xong trurdc cfing

kh6ng hal gi. Vi c6 i`6 daii theo dtra con trai.'l`heo tuc le xutl chiiiig tot tin nha di dirqc hai

me con {16ii x6tig laii thdr nhi tL]i hay kbim.

Thi€u t>hu tuoi cuo.i .._ Ngbia la nhur cliau d8n x6ng nha cac

bdc hien gid. Nhuriig ha.\. the riao t.u ?- La nha ngudri a.v durqrc doali tu va nha

ngucyi den x6ng {]u.arc vq ch6ii,g hod hiep.

Thi8u phu ctii dau xu6t`g nhu d6 giaumat chf.I le bu6n thofing m& trong mi. V6

\

54 THA NH `J'INII

tinh c`u da tpr mfa mai` r]gudri khac. Trexi li.an

cu net, nh5n kh8 l]2im manh len tl.e,n netnh{in 8ia.

Mat lit sau lbi€u pliu luoi tl'nh :~-~ Cci{. bdc clio ch5u de'n an T8t` & dfiv

c.,ho vui. 6. toa cti6i kh6ng cd ai h8{.

c,I.1 gia vui `76 ,.- Vaiig ci'r tq. nhie,n, mbfi cl]ti]ig t6i i t`ilig

nhu nhfi (.{^).

CL.1 gia ndi g,iQiig !hi`jiLi that d€n lihLr qi=£!`

mjnh dflng d troi`g ]oa.

Qua ga M.i.``-Iy, chu``6n xc lil.a ra 13!'`i; !aj

th. dn`h s.fang md nit i.i']a bil8i chiau tan iihti.

dan ri]inh ti`oiig bdng t6i mei`h "^>ne cq'i£`

canh d6ng l]at neat.M©L gia dinh g6m L.d nl]i~rng ngudi khon.g

gia diiih Gang vui `'6 Gin '}`6t v€`` clang qiiayb:inh lan dai {ren con dut].ng slit.

***

rl`rai lai s:,.`ng. Tan gi€il minh linli tjay.

Ti`un i^£.\. li3m lq l€i f u gi€i, thigu p}]u ira 'mfiy

lial]h kht\ch kin l`.h6ng c{`jn troi]g io& nti.€i,

Tarn ng5i nbd lei {`anh em 8in cipiii mi¢5 gia

diiih lam chiau h6m qua. Ben lf`3ng 'ram nbu.C(`m `'uoT]g lai {t nl]i{:'Li huo'ng \ri (`i:]a []g{`L?`

tlHlit'F:N br`. t;U("I] NAN .n

`L`6t. 'rain sa.\. sira va ,long T{`im bat ngat.

NhirngTam con mu6n iiiu jai ti.ong.16rig.!¥u.Cirig vi a.\' ]ai dan dan tan mfit. T.iiii tha'i

vQng. Long Tarn Ifqi lanh nhu. gi6 ngoai lrd'i(ia ]anh.

Taln bfang hoang di'i'ng fi€`i},r. . {:aiih gia

{`1iiih em fmi chiau h{->m qi!a d6i vdi T:.im d.ri

EBhu. m¢!`t:iinh dr)an vit^|] !rong m¢ng. Tarn

kh6ng tin c{'i that. Cr]iig nhu. T;`rm d{Oui so. kb6mg

ticfam tin T€^im t`ft gill dinh.

T€^`m xu6ng .g..I Yiiili

RA ljANG

ncqm £{}' Let hQc ldrp nh5l LrLrb.Iig My-J}''.'I`6i tiiy c.,dn it lu6i, nhurng llgub`i t6i do fly

tr6ng da cao x6iig va be `te lam La]7_g MS-l}r{]an cur lt. nc]n mt3i nfiTn vatj ky t8` t]ian thi tk^Ln

trong lang pbai i`:i {1inb c!`o {lfi. D6 l{`i cat

1¢ thurdrng ii5m, ¥i€'m {i€n k$7 t8 kht^tn`g si'rc rna

ai ctiiig bil5t Cb ii2im mu6!t dam ru.dc f.ham

du.qc trgng [h8, Sng Ijy l€?i con cho d6i c€'i

t.tHi dan'trelL mubi lam tu8i ra lanf nti.a.Ra lcAng d6i vdi t6i h6i fiy !a mat squ viii

tbich hi€m c{'j, vi i]8u 6ng L}'T kh6ng cho doi,

thi cbua chcfic tSi d.a durQ'c ti.I do ra xem hQ t6

16. Nliu'iig t`d I.a ling met lan mdi bit-;I Izd`m {`chi

kh8 nli\ro dg'iTig sQ'9 rna dan minh gidn trdng

lu.a.!]g dan dati cfili`g kh€^]ng ngd t].udc durqrc,

Trurdc in6m te' thcan met nasay, {^ing Ly ct')

gbt}, lai nh€`i {oi `ta €^`n can Oho ggi t6i ra n6i :~- Bric {hay iii~]iu nay.' chdu t.I"mg dii:a ldrii

I.6i, `'a.v mai la iigay te: than, chdu pbai r±i

diilh met, ham cho bi€'.I. C6 ra dinh mdi bi€{

6(i THANI+~ 'rlNH

lang bi8t I]u'dc, bi6t t]ai bi6t khan. chtr luc due]ufm trting lihh !hi khong hao gid bi6t khan

ducrc cha`i c?. VcS chau l€.ii hgt` trd thi c6iig viec

chati t`tirig t`hi Lhap huong hau Th€'i[ih hau'I`itan la dt®i I`fii, chtr kh6Iig ai bat ch{iu ldm

gi I]arig dau rna chau sq.Nghe 6ng Ly ndi t6i ttrd.ng nl]ur len tien

duqc, nhung kh6ng d!im d610 net vui tiroi r"Iigoai mat, vi cctn sqr cha t6` bao 16i nhac hoe,ttinh ki8m car dtA3 6' nha.

Toi chi ddrng tang iigLrJc mat nhin cha

t6i. fan 6ng Ly thi dua mat nhin t6i lil]umu6n d6 y ttr.

Sau ltlc u6ng mat hop nudrc tra ndng,cha t6i ttiong tha d8 chen xu6iig ban, diudalng I,(i-o t6i :

_ tr thi nfim nay con dta lan, 1.Bi 'cfing

phai ra ]dng cl]o bi6t. . Bac Ijy da cd ldri daythe. Lhi i6i nay con phai tain rfra cho Liiih

khi?i t]]di duoc.Tliay cong viec miiib sap dat dur¢c 8n

thoa, ~6ng L}J lieu ddri`g da.v cao tdr cha tot

r6i xach dh di qu!i ma\7 nha kl]:ic.

Thfiy t6i con 'di'riig ben {`anh ban chua

chiu di, clia tot tudLig tdi kh6Lig baLig Long

nell quay lai h6i :

RA I,ANG ('1

- The nao, con kh6ng mu6n ra lang a ?

Cd ra ling mdi bi6t ngudi tren k6 dtTdi,' bi8t

thuqng ha ton li duqrc con a. Ngoai cat ichduorc bQc khon lai cb cai vinh banh ng6i trendan nfra.

- Ng@i tren dan tli8 nao duqc, that tiiih

con kh6rig bi8il.

_ Thi that tinh con ngu lam. Ng6i ti.en

dan nghia la durQc all tren lig6i t[.`rdc dan, c`d

khd gi dau rna kh6ng hi§u. Ngu den th6 mancr]pg dbi sang nam di thi vdj cfr.

T6i h6m a.\' t.6i phai chay qiianh xdm damu.qn met cat khfin. Nhung kh6ng no.i nho€,d. hay cd thi roiig kh6ng vdr'a vdi dau t6i.Sau ci`Ing t6i phai l#y lieu c:ii khan t`f]a bac

xcq Thuy6n. mat ligirdri thudrng d5:n nlidr t6i

{]Qc tliu hay vi8t }'et thi.

Khan cfia bac tn hoi rang that, nhurng tt^tidinh chem vao phia sail mat c`,ai v6 diemkhong, thi chac t.i~ing vdra durquc. Niurng t.ai

khan lai day nlifrng chain ti`ang tron chuotkhdi. tr6ng khon8 kbdc gi mat cai hop tronbang mum khan can. T0i phai b6 ngdt ndra

Sid d§ lav mtrc b6i vao l]bfrng chain tl.ang ay.The la kban da den r6ig chi con cio dai ntra la

62 '1`11 A1\'11 TIN I-I

di']. Nhu[ig ao dell dai thi kh6ng hj, (6i chg

mu.qrn cl]i toi k8t lai may c€ii ntit ao vai dti -„t6i thurdrng mac di hoc - lch durcrc.

Sfip dat dan day xong xu6i t6i len giudngdinh di ngfi that sdm. Nhurng ti8ng m6 daulang du.a lqi lam tt)i giar nay minh luon. T6i

mu6n ngfi n[iurng kh6ng tai m`ao nham maildurcrc. T6i tran qua Ira lai mai. Bao nhieu

canh rirc r5. ngoai dinh md t6i th€iy dugc li'it`di hgc v8 dfi lam cfao t6i r6i !i:i. T6i tug.ng

a,

turqng den v6 t>ai nghiem ci'ia tlian thanh, v&dao mao cfia rna.v vien cl]d.c sac trong lalng,r6i t6i d.Am i.a lo .sq. T6i lai tqu nban minh la

mt:j[ ngurdri quan trQng [i.ong l£\n`f,f, met ngurdri

t.?a bi6t tham di.I d6n vie+=, tf¥ than t6 [lialnh,

kl]6ng khai-, gi +`-theo y t{3i --mt^}t t^)ng qiian

durgc du. vao vi¢c ti.il3u dinh .d8 I,Jam vj¢|,i., call

{rj iia muf>n dan Nhii.ng y nghl vi8n v6iig ff.\'

1€im cho toi sung su.6.I]g qufi den iigfi qiien [i.it`

nif o kh6ng i)il+Salig ham sau t6i da ngl]e tie'ng li.6"g a?'

iT@u tang \Iura de'n I.at ken va rfit cliam. T6i

vu'on vai tltrng day dinh den ben ban .qiGipsticli vfr lai d6 Sfra soaii di hQc, thi cali kha[i

iiam 8an dciy n!]ac t6i t]ht']9 tdi c{``ti chu}'¢n rfl

!faFl`1JA

RA l`AN(i, ():-i

'L`t^]i iihin lai c.ii khan d8 tren i7an 1.[iii#

]I]inh nl]ur lii dien giqut. Vi tren mat khan ma`'

con gian dc nghie,i d.a kh6'i them may 16 kh€'iIon ni"ra. Cbn iinti.ng ch5m trang i6i da b6imquc Sting kh6ng chin den toan v?n Oho, chlrai ra ti.en mat kh£-in nhti`ng chain Ism d6min,flu den Q`t. Cd 1§ vi t6i b6i mqut.`. tren may

i:ham ti.ang ay li'ic ban d6m. neri mdi [i.6ng

{|iia tlii tu6.iig da den nhi'iy nhmig ky that thit:6n nha[ lc*m. .i`h8 ]& tt^ji phi'`i i]]at them mudri

phiyit d8 ham !qi mtiy a,h6 ircping, v.i i]h5t themmet 16.p mL.rc, nti.a.

C{iiig chuyen chfi-a lai c{'`i khrin vti.a xong,

ti6iig h6 treEi iirfj.T!g dii g5 t!'jm #id. Chj I,6i vao

`gQi t6i ra an {`,hdo va m{m cur{`j'i n6i ch6 t6i

.trm¢t i.au I:at kh6 chin .--Ggi em lay le th¢io i`,hrh. ham m}y llii

i\m thi8u gi x6i th5i tp>- l£"ig ]ai phai fin chao

# nha. Chi duqc nhLr elm I.tii chi nhin d{ii d6n

hal h6m ti.urdc klii r.a dinh, vi a.a vay m{'fisam !julig n,6.ip.x6i lbit durQ.c.

Ndi xong chi {t^]i lay vat do`. trtrdc che

miSng cir6i nhu n{ic ne.T6i cting chfra then lieu b€drtng m¢if c€`u

kh6i hiLi rat iihat nhurng hi¢u nghi¢m vt^>

g-i`"`q. Cau tiy tuy khiitig dinh {iang gi vdi call

A;.(i

(,4.'I`HANH TINH

ctia cl]i t6i nhung lai )am cho chi t6i suomgshng kh6ng dam dtrng nbi khd~v vdi t6i nti.a :,

-Em durpc ra `lang la chuyen dl nhien.

Chdr chi mu6n Dam cfing kh6ng lam gi ra langdugc. Nbung d6u fly kh6ng ding lo lam. Vinam ]`ay da t.b anh Huan, r6 m¢i cfia thay, ratang lh€ Oho phan chi r6i.

chi t6i cLii dan then d6 ca mat, tti thatnhanh xu6ng b6p kh6ng dam quay dan ngdlai nffa.

An chao xong, t6i gdi cdi khan vao m¢[idr gii{y nhat trinh r6i theo met dudng I.at b6olanli d% di den dinh.

DLrt`mg h€m dan i`a dinh Lhi d!`\i lam v€'`

{it`.n nhdp la khfic,, nhu[ig di dudrng a.`J t6i

t]uqc yen ldng hon. Doc dudrng tt^ji kl.i6i sg

gap thay giao hay chting ban c.ting hgc. m¢L'Ei`ubmg. Di vdi t6i c6 nhfrng 6ng gia Li.1 khL.I

Gong mitih tren`gay ti'Llc9 va i]hrrng ann cban*

ftrai tr6. mat may den .Kin. quan 6ng than6Iig cao, nbur quanh IIam hQ `cbi,d ngo&i canh

bhn lay nudc dgng. May a[il] naly vdra di vtrandi dell chu\`en lchm an, cai nhau om sdm v€\ham he nhau nhu quan thh dii`h.

Ti8ng thank la dau tang dua lai, nbu thticli6i, nhtr nat la lam cho t6i ctl ban khoan

RA LANC 65

mfii. Di gin den dinb chdrng ]iao thi Long t6i

lai tha\. lo sg l]`6i hop chdrng ntiy. MO( m6i-lo

sg va.n vo kh6ng nghTa ly t`ti. am anh t6i hoai]igay tdr ltic 1(.]i nban tbfi.\7 mai dinh xa xa sau

rang lieu.Trudrc khi di den dilih ldi phai ddrng kii

sau t`:'Ii mi6u Than Da {]8 d¢i cai khaii lendau i`ho t3 cbinl]. 'I`rudc kja t6i da dinh them

phia sau kh.in m¢[ cai v6 di€m kh6ng cl]ovdra vdi daLi tdi. nLiung I.di t6i lc?i t|nen kb6ng

ttem tiieo. Tt^>i phai dhnh ng6i x€p li}i t6. nhat

li.inh. Doan lot v6ng giay cong fly r{-I phia sau

dai] t6i irirdr`, khi i!Oi kh.in le[i. R@i lay he.t

dzing dieu rat lTnhien -nghTa la i`Lii tu rLhienlltt]ng !i.i (u.d!ig tLrqng __ t]li \li tlii®`T]8 vao

d i ll h .T6i tJ]€i}' €ii cfing dti.ng I:}i ti`(`.r7g t{^7i L]en

tu h8 then vh ngu.qmg nghiu qua. P\Thu.ng sau

Lhay tigurdi di qita di Lai Gang lLic catig don,g

men dan daii t6i khong lo sq nhur tru.arc nfra.Ti6ng 6n tdrtrong dinh dua ra, ti8i]g thanh lattr ngoAi sat dual vao lam huyen nao ca mat

gdc lang ticl] mich. Vi nghe nbi§u t]]dr ti8ngqua men t6i hod ra can dam vh nhat lch batthiep vdi rna.v ngudri q`ien bi8t.

Nhung ch{ pl]i6n cat khan ctr theo libip

6') 'L`HANH r|,IN||

bur¢c t`,ria tdi rna tut dan xu6ng mai. L€im lilct6i mu5n rali c.qi daii ciia t6i 1.a d§ Iigan cdik,ham lai, Iibu.ng kh6i]g hi¢u iighiem gi. Ttrltlc a.v toi iha.i' ai daii to. d¢i khan vtra v€:in.

toi cfing {l!.]m ra them mii6!i. T6i loa.`J hoa)'

cbua bi5t men tim met `'jet`, gi d8 lam hav ]aidi ra ngoai bd ao (tr` xem hQ m6 frau b6 nhurmay n5m i'bn nh6.

Nhurng 16i nghie" I€.ii c6ng vi¢t. cfia t6i

nam nay cbac kht3ng nhu may n€V\m ti.urdt;dur¢c. Nghi vSy nhu.ng tfii ci:llig kh6ng bi8{

phai di lfim viec gL Tdi cfilig ra lang nhu ainhirng l€.}i kht.)ng .turqe rna.v ngudi {`!Lin anh

ds, y mat cac`h qua s6t salig nhur mfi.\' len d.qn

khat`. Nhung dirQ'c hQ da y thi tliam kh8 vi

hg lfl va sai kh6ng iid mieiig.

Trong ,tlinh lalng luc a.\' la m¢[ noi cacvien chtrc sac dfiu khan ra't k!cii lie[, Kh6ng

ai chiu nhudilg tl6ng lou i.ho ai. H9 ndi oal}goang v!` la bet lihu nhfrn8 ngudi dien li8t.R6i rat c`,u¢c ai lan ti8ng manli ho'i l`a Dgudiay c6 l}t, ngur6'i ay duqt` {lan lang cot lal

ngud.i bie't t.,hu\'etl.

Nghe 119 cai nhau cli€in qu€l, Idi lfrog

tl]frng loan di ra sau dinh tbi moi h6i tr6ngvans len lam t6i gist minh lat dat chay i`a

lt^ I,.||NG 67

phia trudc. Ltic ay la li'ic dan lhng clang sap^ifra rurdc tlian ra mi'au Than-hohng cc4ch xa

dinh gan nfi.a cay s6. T6i laj gan ben -buoiig£'`n €hquc di theo a:`ii iihu. nhdrng h6i 10i con\nh6. Lhi mob ngurb.i I? mat df¥n dSt lay len

vat {6i r6i nl]in t6i ndi s6 :~ Thi8u mat iigudi C:am lpTig che huong

^.an, vav may ph€°ii t`am ]Qng d% hau than.

Tdi chua bigt phai xfr lI`i th8 nao choI]Q bi6t t@i ld met n*ucri l]Qc trb thi i]gurb-i

lt.\.jnat da d€T`t vile hai ta}7 m¢t cdi )Qiig vang

a,hang sfin.'!`di ltfrc u2i{ cti ngub'i vi i`On gi nhuc bfiiig

i`a l{4rig cam long hav cam car nfra. T6i tptra€h 16i {ir+ qua tin ldri 6]ig Ly iien d6 dan

lang mdri^ khi¥ih mie[ a,!,']i hang So-hQc Y5ii-

lurqc c'fi;~` t6i nhu {h6.

T6i mu6n dtrng k!idc, 1`6 to d8 cho dan

T4iig l]i6t t6i tl{iiig bi ngu6.i ta lam nhuc,i`hurilg chung quanh tdi loan lh nhfrng ngurdi

mat ram da chat men t6i ct~ing kli6r}g bu6nntrc len khdc nfra. 'I`Oi dinh dua mat tim chattt6i d6 ).eu i.au squ cLie chd thi may qua, t6i lai

thay 6ng ljy ttr daiig xa vc4c dti di lai. Toi latdat chay ra i`.in durdrTig 6ng tfl. T6i chl duamat t]hin 6ng {a v€.\ cam Lhai]g cai l9iig d6 t6 y

68 'rHANH TINH

bat binh ctia minh chdr kh6iig ndi nana gi h8t;Chdrng 6ng ta cfing hi8u nen bud.c lai gan toilr6i ctii dan bao kl]e t6i rang :

_ Chau con nh6 y8u std.c, wh cai long nayiiang lam chau cam kh6ng nsi dciu. D8 bacd8i iigurdi Oho chau cam cdi guom nhe vadep hon.

Tl]8 la tt^ii phai buoc lchiig cam cat gironi (

96 trdng kli6ng khdc gi mat vi tudlig c{»rhat h¢.

Cam cat gucrm thl thf ch hcrn c,am cai long,nhung t`ting khong thong th€'i v{i .sung su'drng,

balig di tay kh6ng. .r6i li€c thay thfi[ig D6Iig.mac ao tl]ung xaiih dt'r[ig sau huo.ng an, rnAtoi them tham cai i]han cfia nd. Thalig D6nghoe thua t6i mat lop nbul'ig nd gi6i chfr Ham,]ai con t^jng bo troi`g lang men duqc t.fr lam

van 16, sung sudlTg va thanh nhan hon toil]lhi6u lam'

Bat dau t6i ghen vdi nd, sau tha'y n6 mim.cudi trong t6i mat each kieu ngao, men t6i laidam i`a thtl gh6t nd.

Dam I.udc than bat dau cfr banii. Ma`| la carngfi hanh di trurdc lung theo chi6u gid va phe

phay L¢n r5 nhu nhfrng la cd tren mat ti`an.Mtli huong tram toa ra em diu da xod nhati

RA I.ANG f)9

udng ganh ghat ctia t6i va Oho t6i thffy c6ngviec c.am guo.in trolig dam rurdc cting thf chtbtl v6 ctiiig. Toi hudc d6u dell theo ti6ngtl:6ng ken va kh6ng con [h#y nguqng ngbiunhir trudc nti'a. Sau dam rudc la mat lit con`nit h6n hiey di theo. Tr6ng mat dtra nao cting

vui v6 nhu nh!` chting n6 cd ky. Con hatben durdng thi ngurfri di'rng xem d6nLq dam

!kb6n8 xi8[

Qua kh6i c5ng Qunn thi t6i ht*]ng giat`minh. vi dam rude s§ i.§ va xdm Thien va dingang qua trudc trudrng MP-ly... T6i lo so` quAnell di§u dinh vdi ]igudrj cam gu.om di ngai]g

` hang t6i d`6 d6i ch6.

D8i duQrc cb6 t6i ci~"g hcri }'el.long mat`chrit, thay `'a hoc tro a trolig trurb.ng chac

kh6ng th8 n€io thfy toi du'Q'c. Nhurng kh8 qua,

:Iric dam rurdc di qua trudng thi nham li'ic.hgc:tr6 ra clioi. Ti..6ng ttia}' t6i, hQc tr6 li6n la leniihur sam dtqy :

~- Ijy-Tinh, Na-'rra, Na-'I`ra, Ly-Tinh„..

Chdrng cbting mii6n hao t6i la try-Toet,iien g9i toi la L}''-Tinh. Na-Tra, ten hai vi tien

i trong ti.u}'en Pbong-than.Toi mu5n cam dau di tliat nhanb. nhung

.dam i'udc lai chain tiua, mai den ncim phrit

70'l`HAjNH `I`INH

sau t6i mdi h8t iighe ti8ng « Na-Tra, Ly-Ti[lh iStheo du8i sau t6i.

Qua kh6i (rudng long tdi lai dugc .\'en tTnh.nhu trudc. T6i b6 tti.ng budc met d6u d6iitheo ti6ng tr6ng vd lii6n lu6ii lie'c qua iigudiben canh d8 di clio thang hhiig. D8n x6m Bhwdam rurdc. phtii di qua nhi~rng Canh d5ng ruolig^du.dr[ig tro'n nhu m5.

Xa xa ben kifi d6ng., dudi hang met c{``ybang cao lbn, ci'ii lni8u Than-hoang kh{`N`g

con v6 honrig vu nhir trurdc nfi.a. Ben nhting,cay car cam chung quanh mi8ug thti[t Lho€'`itg

hcrn vat chuc hang rigudri d€`ng ddrng chd' dchm.

rurdc den.

Xong chu.`T¢n t`ao Than, da[i L€`ng liic Luc

keo nhiiu di v6 dinh. Luc., v€? vLfing ti8ng tr6ng

ke,ii. I{li6ng c6 trot tL.r, t6i l€!i tha}' ngurgr].g

ligtlng nhu tl`ir(.}c.

T6i mu6n nh6. ngirdi qu;n cam h© i.di

guam cho \d5. th?n. nhu.ITg tr6ng ai ('fingkh6iig ranli tay he't. Mu6n trdnh di qua trirdc{rudHg hQc, t`Oi phai di vong quanb rzi iihfasau, durd'rig dfi nhdp lai d£Li gtip hal.

Ra dan durdng c!'ii t6i ]ai g{i|j.mfiy c,hi colt

gal trong lang di cl]g. Tt^]i th?n da ci'i mat vdn6iig btrng ca.hai tail Mtt6n kh6i tro tr6ii, t6i

[{A LANC' 71

lian qL]ay cai guom g6 n]a}r vbtig ti.en (ay,

iihu.ng v6 y tb8 nao ]ai da can guam danhnh&m c&i i`8 cfia chi Cam ban ra LI]at xa

l`6i mu(`m {18n xin 16i nliurng tip dng ndi khong

I.a ldri. con clii. Cam thi e th?n ddriig ci'ii rtcau.

Mat ehj len giQng kh6i b.4i 17ao tdi :- OLig turdng h{it b¢ iiom nay mL']a gLrom

vung vS q`!{i. Ma\' i`I]i Cam du'fl khien ra dr~j'

kip khoiiLg thi da bd ni?]ig rr]j.

Ndi xo[]g m¥i`\. ch± kl]ai`, cudri rt:] len lam

t`ho tt`ti `ngurgng tub.ng den ho€'i dieu t{Lrg`.. Mat`

{?£i chi Cam tqu di luqrm r8 1i;},., t6i c€&`m dau

L`ao i`h!`i]i di lp¢t mach kht^iiig tii'Lm ngd lui,

cting ktidtig dzim tr6ng i+i dl'rng l]ai ben v{:3

tu,¢[,g nti€|V6 d5n dinh Ll]j Lrdi da dti'nf trLra. Trong

dit`h-ltic 21i}' khot]g hLi.`eti nrio Lihir khi mai

nfra. M¢t ban kht^7ng khi yen lalig tti. t5n da rai

khi®`p may gian diiili. Thi ra lt'Lc i{y la lti,i-, c±c

quan vien chii.c s€dic va dan laiig clang ddnhc.hen. HQ kb6 kb!\ i]6i rtit sa v{`i rat lt. vi bQ

chl sg m2{t I hi gid ng6i n6i cbuyen gau, vA sqnhal l`i mtit nhi~T[]g lhtrc neon ndng hsi saptren ban

Lam li'Lc cd ngurdi Lidi rat vO ljr nhung

cr7iig kh6ng thay ai ]dn li8ng c.ii lai, Bao

72 1`I-IA.VJ-I TIN ll

nhieu t.4m lut` ho dsL` than vao tldi mat dstim thi'i.i`, a[i v!`` da, bi6t grip d6 5n ngon trurdt`

mQi ngurdri.

Nhfi'ng c`ai lhia g::L!j nhau Li'oi`g L]:it caiih,

nhi~rng d6i dtia chqm nhau' ti.eii dTa Lhi[ bo

ti'`i, nhfrng t`dj htip Ti.ng nyc, Iil]fr[ig cdi ugbi8n

d€o daHg hqp I:ti l!im th;lull m¢[ t!i¢u !``m

nh{}c kh6ng ten nhung ]qi c6 til8j. Thi (v`6

klld khan gi d€`u, c{ii dinh lang lam fiugc b€`o

nhieu mim thi ban am nhaf, ky qu{ii a`7 lai c6b#v nhieu tLi8i.

Khil bell h{``n c6 lfim {}tra tr6 dtri]g saulurng b6 Ii{'], vh thinh {hoaiig du¢c.. 1]6 n6

qua.v lung lai gitii ti.orig tit.v n6 mat ocqri x6ivat nhs hay vai I,jt bo thui.

Tdr mai den trira c6 le cl]i' luc nay lan

dtqn lar]g mdi lam viei`r mat cdi-,h chain chiva... yeti l*Iig how i]{ii. Nhu.rig le thudng « ifru

nhat'S Iig6ii xu#t" men kh6ng bao lau n[]frng

ti8ng cai cO lai nhao ]ihao n6i len nhir ci~i.Li'ic t6i di vao dinh ddn lang da an hall.

nii'a btia r6i. Nghe 6ng lj}'7 bao den i-in [6ic`r]rig di t`im mSt ch6 chat l]et d6 ng6i. Nhurlig

vtra n]dj ng6i xong 6Iig Ly i{a den bcao t6i

dtriig d£4}7 r6i keo toi den mat ch6 khac cao

qui !]o.n. T6i mu6n li6i t.,€io qui la vi cai phan

RA i,AN(; T3

t6i den ng6i hp ke cao I.fim. Cbn qui lhi kh6ngban qui lam, vi chung quanh 16i ch? cu gia\rdi cu giti. T6i t`tilig tur6.ng durqc ng`6i d€iy lal

}'en phaii, kht^]ng lig6' m©t cu gia ng6i dudilt^>i dti.ng d<iy phi pbao nt']i ldn :

-~ Thua vdi ihfiy lj}'7, il.6 ay tuy {`d ht.]c

niiung cfiog con nb{'] tu8i. T6i tii.\t dan ligH

nhung I.tfi gi{`i, N6i c.bo t]ung toi i.f]ng sanli

durQ.c `'ai chi.I vat b{Ac ct}a ti.0 a~`r t]ir¢c, dd la

char.1 ndi d8n vat On me. Tha)T c`!io n6 Iig6i

tren t6i tlii that thay da mu6n t-Ilo nd khitih

t6i i.Jch khin}i lu6ii c.a tu8i gia strc }'8ii cfia dan

lallg I,fi.!,

***

Quit i`ain saLi vao ky t8 than toi nhat d!nhkh,6ng chiu ra ldng lifi'a. mac dan cha t6i da1}81 ldi khuyen : €t Nam nay con dau bang

Ti§u~hQt` `''5u-luQc thi kh6ng ai diim d8 con

ng6i vdri dan dau. Durp'i., thay con lan hon

thien hq tbi cha t.ting kh6ng kh6i mirligtham va vui sLi'dng du.qi., ».

Kh6[]g J]i6t ldri khu`.en ciia cha toi c6

tl]anh that kh6ng, chLl' 16gn t6i lo sg lam. Vi

nan 5y 16i da manh da cao hon liarn trudc,tot chi sq ra dinh hp lai - bi8t chi`rng dan

/

T4 TIIANII 'l'1NIJ

t±u.O.c ~ I.fit {6i di cam lQiig` thi i`at lgi that

l{li6ng bi`i cat hal. Va cdi hai ddlig sg nh5t lai

i{h6ng phai cai hal mat tlia di¢n, rna that I.€`

l_,izii I)ai m£L .. fin.

Tha', lL4 toi !€}i phai tr6' vt`i cb6 cti. Tro[ig

l\'tt. tti t(ua iTi \'S` nhfrng dTa thit l]b tdi b5

*c.\i`ii nhur i-,htii I.6i. T6i {!tiqg chfr a chtii » tliat

khong qu{.I li°im, \.i ho €Ym u6ng the nao lai

lr6ng nhti.ng chdn ([t-o.ng, nhfrng bc4t canh

\i{til\ tiiili nhLi. !]5i nltti t'L't':`

TINH THU

den tiy trang sang lam. Me [di bi.itj chi'ilig` `

t6i den gb€ bAn ra sam d% hQc t`ho mat. Matt.on gid thoang qua, ngQn den lai dugrc dip

phun v!`ii ldp khbi len kl]6ng va hat r€` nhfi.nghoi n6ng kh6 thd. Me t6i yen laiig ng6i khfi`]ao hen em 16i. Thlnh thoang in? t6i lai du.al€ty nang cap kinh d8 ngay ngan tr'en s6ngmrii. Em toi ng6i nghe nga hgc, minh cli6m tdiI]ga lui. lam lhng chuy8n ca cat gh8 clangng6i. T6i thi clang hi body va lai cdi binhmirc da may h6m b6 dd.

Ann trang em diu xuyen qufl ma\r tchu la`chu6i rz5i nhe toa tren chi8c ban chting t6imay bang den\ ldn luon lu6n xao `d¢ng. Mtlihurong ben gian boa ly bay ra thorn ngao ngat.

_ Ran la met loai b6 ... i... a... Ran ld

m¢tloai ... Ran la met loai bb ....Ngl]e can hQc cfia em t6i hcri la tai, me

toi tdr tdr lay cap kinh xu6ng r6i mim cueri

78 THA1\lI 'l`!NII

nhin em t6i cht`]ng choc. Durdri nha b6p lai

dua len met nhip i`,udri khL'Lc khich ci®ia vtr BaovA thfing Le.

---- Ai day con ran l{i met loai bb ?

Ti6ng hgc cfia em tdi at c.i ldi me t6i, nellltd van diam nhien ng6i ]ioc :

__ Ran 1{`+ met lo!ii b{i .`. a ... a... Ran 1€`

Ln¢t loai bb.. ``.+t kh6ng c.,ham ... e ... sit

kh6ng chan ...

Ca nba piia len. curdri. NgiLy li`ic a}r d ligoai

c6ng cHnghu&ng len met nhip t-`t)rdi cfia ainghe I.at ti`ong tr6o. Hfli con ven v6 ra si'ia.

\19 t6i cat [i6ng h6i :- Ch} Strong dfiy phai kl]6ng ?-- Vring I

-- Di diu rna kLiu.va LLi6 ?

- BAG t``}iiTa ngf[ a ? Em Thank cd,`& nhL4-k)]dn8 ?

- Chi n6 bao di dau md kh6iig d nhd.R6i me t6i !i6i thang Le ra mfr c5ng.Su'oll8 V:lo.

Hat con v¢n nhan tlurqc ngirdri quen naniilidng sfia nfra`

***

Chi Suong ]h con gal hac l}r Hoang. nan

• 'I`I IN"1 'l`H U.79

tiy lndri mu'di bay tii:ii, iigurdi tfnh I]gt din

clang clang }.`eii va iin n6i i`6 du.\'en ltim. Chi

gy a €€'ich I`h!`i tt^Ii met x6m iieii thirdng tl8I{

cboi l{iit;Ii. I.an lido qua nLia chi cfifig iihd dtmi

qiid dan c.ho chting t6i. Vi vay rna th€``!ih thai

quen. M6i lan chi quen la thang Thuyen` emt6i`, gift cl]i lai kh6ng d8 Oho chi vti.

Nan a}7 t6i hQi`- lap ba trudng [\J]S-l!+,

con em tot thi bpc ldr]i ii!`im` M6i ngd.v tan bi]8i

hQc {`hiau, chilng t6i thn'd.ng rfi niiati l€ili tsi`,

ga HotiHan da xem xe lfi'a cl]€.`y. Ga m\y nfima gidra d6ng ltat r`gdt, xa xa mdi thay metng6i nhal men lr6iig ljii6n 16 I€¢`m. S& dT w Nh:t,

Nudc» dirng len cai ga a}i vi 12ing t6i t.6 con

durdlig cat di xu}'en qi,a hii}Jen So.n-hal cat,'l!

gfl gan !am c€`iy-s6. Lan nao di hoe va chtingt6i cfingL,gap {`hi Su-o'ng g.7.mh gao ]en d6 l]±in.

CLii Strong t6i ham try 5n n]ac nhur cLii` ct^j

gal que j£`im clang 6 mien Trujig : :'io vai [i`angdai. qi]an linh den. tii t`h{\ii kli6ng; iihii.ng

tr6ng ngudri /``l]i xilih xali va nhainh nhc"` Ghi Suroiig d8n lqua bell lian cl]ung t6i r5i

nhin elm Thii\.en t6i {`udi b.io :~ R.an cti!ig lz`i lo{`ii ijb nrra ii' em 'f`|]ii\.en c.7

ThS rna i`1ii {`ir iu&ng n6 la loai t!`il"

Ndi `'ong clii Stror]g lai cu.{`yi. M¢t nhi.p

80 THANII 'l`!Nl1

cudi thang than tL.I. nhieii cfia lrim c6 gal que Ltli`

durQc nghe mat can chu`.en gi hoi ngo nghlnb.Em Thu` en t6i ngud.c refit nhin t.h! Suong

cu'di r6i bang nhien cfi!`ig 6m bung cudi theo.Met ltic sau em t6i tuor liiili h6i :

_~~ Chi Suong dem quh gi cho em da.v ..'

Chi Suong lai n6i dtia them met c{\u va`lai lfi~v thati i'`o ti.urdc bit mieng curdri khric

khii.,h. Mat "id tdc den mudt toa xu6ng chekhLTat nd.a iL.dn ctia t`hi. Me t6i turo'i curdi I>ao .

.~- Chi Sucyn`g chic h6m nay t.,d ai di L]f7i

men mdi vui ve the. Thang Tbu``.en xiu cbimia cli. chang sau chi ay di lri.`i t`h6ng thi kho

xin lam da}i!'I`h6i cudi, i`,hi Suol]g nhe ci'ii t`liiu xu6ng

dip:~ B€tt; (huong tbi da}J tL]8, i.lidr €`i tLleLn gi

iihting ccm gal que I-Nhti'ng gai que I`hd lhng minh [bi hi6m

lam chi Suong a. Thi ttr ngay lihd nudc batcon dudng sat di qua lang minh, con (raitrong tang 6 vq la thudrng rl]tr con gal thi tochndi lay ch6,']g thay thong ihay ky a cdc tinh ldn.

_ That vcSy khoii8 bac !

_- Silo kh6ng that I Nam ngoai chi H6

c,bang ]a~\r 6ng d5c trudrng nap-l}'7 dd ur. Con

rl`iNI| 'rHU. 81

chi Viem con bric ca I.ai thi da cd tha}' daythalig Thiiyen sap den h6i.

_ Liim Sao baa hi8t duo.c ?~ Lam m6i dons cho ng`rdi ta ina kh6ng

bi6t tt`l cb! bao cbfi ai hi8( hon nfra.C{qu c.hu}.en sap keo dai ra nfra " hang

in? tdi'snyc, nhd chi Surcrng nay Sid van dtrngmen voi ndi ldn :

_ fly t`h8t, v6 [inh lai d6 khach den cboi

ddrng m6i chan. Thiiyen con vho nhh rinh chi8c

gb6 ra mau._ Ducrr, ljac dg mac, chau.

Em Thuyen toi vao nha met liic la`i mfriht huc rinb ra mat chi€c gh6 da`i. Chj Sucyngtha.`' `'ay ti8ii don I]gay 15.`t gh6 r6i ]ihanh tih?nden dot ng6i gan mat ben t6i. D{jqli chi catti8ng b6i :

_ FmThanh khongdi nglie hat gifi gao

ben xdm ban a ?- Di qua mi6u Thanh 6m st}. lam. va lai

a,hac t6i ham miy the nao thay day hQc emci~]rig cd di xem...

Ngam nghi m¢t I.4t t6i lai cu.di ndi ti6p :--A. chi Strung lichy. bat dan ttr ham liay

cbi hay g9i em h€iiig `t.all cho oai, vi sang nam

em da di thi baiig Y€u-]urQc r6i day I

82 'l`HANH 'I`lNH

Chi Sucyng tuy khf;ng bi€t di thi bang Yell-luqc la gi tthuiigci`ing niu6n lam vui I()ng tdi :

-tr thi cau .l`ha[]h\. Chi mu6n nht`i. em

mat viec na}-.~ Lai con em !- A tiuen. nhd can m¢[ viee, naly.

Chi Strong diTa mat nhin me t6i, lu.5.ng lq'.

Sau thfiy in? tdi van ngt`]i yell khau ao, chimdi ke mieng sat tai t6i bao kh§ :

-- Cau t.a bi6t tha.v x6p ga khong ?

T6i v6 tiiih n6i Jdn :•- La li`ing gi thay Xiian rna t6i kh6ng bi€t,

chi c`ting quen vdi thav Xiian a ?- Laii nay chi Sarong d6 lii`rng lnat len r6i

a'p i']ng ndi nhir ngurdi hoip`ng SQ` :-R5 ccf u Thanh kh6o iighi6n chuy¢n qua !

M9 t6i ctii dau. nhin chi Strong tr6Hi d6ivbng kinh, doqii mim cucri ..

_ tr, tbi thal`g Thanh nghi6n chuy¢n lam

gi d8 Oho t.hi Su.o'ng then !Ndi xong, me t6i bao.cm Thii}.eri di ngfi,

vd cfing di.rlig da.`' lti'Iig thfi.ng di theo sau n6

vao nha. Chi Suro.ng nguq"ig nghiu :~ Bdc cfiiig di vdo ngi'i a... Sao bac khong

Oho em Thanh di ngfi lubn th8...

Me t6i quay lqi t.,trdi :

•T,iNTI THu83

-~ T6i vao uf;ng nir6.c. con thang ThaLnh

thi d8 nd liQc thuoc xong l}ai trirdrng da !

***

N6i va.v c,hti. mQ t6i 6` iiin thang luon

trong nha khf}ng chiu ra. Chi Suong ng6i imlai]g mat h6i lau mdi din ldi bao t6i :

~ Em T[]anh a. Ii'i{. chiau thay Xuan cd 'nhd

anh ton-t{)n dora Oho chi met I)ho(]g thu. chi

kh6rig bi6t qu6c ngfr men mdi qufi nhd em

doc ho.Chi su.ong keo trong tdi {'`o ra mat {`zii bi

lriau vang. doan Jach hat iigdn ta.v gli6p ti.ong

bi ]a'v mo( nia]ih gitiy gapij tut dLTa clio tbi,'l`t`7i can than md [b. giay ti`cai len }ian r6i

chain chi') doc.

Bun Stro.n{},

Tr6ng e,in t6i ±]¢u lt&im. I{Ii6ng dam 1.do

t6i kh(>nt.I m¢ng thai.I em. N'eu em cnlig diongb¢nh tLrcfng lu: nhu t6i, thi elli n6i th¢it. di(a,

t6i mLrqn ngurdri dan tan nhd th`ag lne h6i.xin eITL

Ngu:di g6u elm : Ngu[]6n Xufin

Chi Siro.iig ch6ng cam ng6i }'en l€?`ng, baiin,at dflm dain nhin len dot can gi6 khu\.adud q`ia lqi. Ngoai du6'ng ltlc a}7 vans lt:`iig,

84 THANII T|NH

chi thinb thoang xa xa dua lai vai ti8ng ch6st'ia ]eii tl`b.i L2ay TihL-i.ng nhip dsu d6u, ctia

may chi8c {.bay v6 gia gao.Chi Strong b6ng Riat minh nhin t6i.- Em 'rhanl] doc xong r6i a ? Con nfra

118[ ?

- H8t r6i`-- Hai trang giay rna ch{ cd 'th6 thdi a ?

Thd-i em cbiu kL]6 doc laj a,ho chi ngl]e metlan nfra`

Lan nay nghe t6i doc, i`ht Suo'ng matrna.v n& I.a dan r5i la.v phong lti dai`g cam

tren tay t.he mi¢ng cirb'i cbtim chin. T6i docxting,t chi Strong lfv lai t)hong thor lal qua latLai ti.en lay mat li6i lan mdri lighieng dan va

hen t6i ndi s§ :~ Em Thanli a` em vi8t ho cho chi mat

phorig thur-tra ldri, Saiig mai chi s€ cho emnan xu.

T6i th2{y ki8m durgc tian mat t`,dch d6ding qua men tqu nhien cam tha.\' lbtig tur[ig

bdrng sulig surdrng. Nhung t6i con gia vd naiLbem :

- The thi thich cTu±i nhl', em cd tian em

se mua con `Qao ci°ia thatig Le. nhurng n.im xutbi kli6ng dfi : chi cho em mat hao. em s§

TiNH THU 85

gang vi8t thu. cbo chi bang chti. that t6t. Naocl)i doc cbo em vi6t di...

Tdi xe trong qu)'Z?ii `'d hoc mat ld giffyr6i }.en 15ng cam biit cbd chi Suowg doc.

Nhurig ch.i Suong tl]i lnrii dam d lm nliin tar

giay nhu mLi6n tir h6i t]haL giai bay nhfr,ngcau gi,. y gi lre!i mat gie{}. mdi mong thay

Xiian thau I-6 n6i lbHg.

Tdi tiTdng clii kh{>iig ngl]e li8ng men nL]ac

lai m¢t lan ni-.i.a .~ Kia {`hi doc cho em vi8t I

Chi dill giong l]ati Ldi :- Nbi sc se chtr li. . 13at da`I em ha}r vie.t :

'l`liil.a thay Xu€`m... a.1ia~v .em vi6t ld... [hua

anh Xii!`in. cho tli.all mat hon...

T6i cam ..ui min li6t vi6t lia t.hfr a.v chothat tat, d{jan ngur6.c mi`it le[i nhi[i clli Strong

h6i nfra : ,- Gi nfra chi ?Chi Suo[ig d`ra lir5i li8m moi tren mat tat

doau bz-`n khoan ti a lryi :~ Th6 em d€:il li¢ Oho rhi cd durQc kh6ng?

.- Dircrt: lam, nhuiig clii mu6n nbi gi vdri

thav xua[i 7h`di xong tf}i ng@i th3ng nglTdri len. {`h6iig

hai khu5'u Lay Len }jaii mieng Ligam dau call btit9

86 THANH 'T`|N]+

nhin chi Su.ong ra dalng m¢i ngudri theongh6 k6`m. C6n a,Iii Strong lbi nlur scr cap mat

tfii nhin chj, do.qn bi5t }'' mii6n ct'ia chi, nane ]e ci'ii dau xu6ng da[] :

_ Em sE Ii6i chi gfri ldi len tham iha}'

manh gidi. chi nidriig. r\.8u thay khdng k8 gi

cli! que mha thi c.hi htra s6 ti.Qn ddi theotba]. hall J]a.

- Chj mu6Ii tqu xtrng clii b.*ng [6i hay

bang em ?_ Bang gi cring durQ.c.

- Bang cm thi nghe tinh ti'r hen chti..Phai khot`g chi Su-o`ng?

-tr th8 c,~,,,g d,rq(`. .

Chi Sircyng lang long ng8i xem ]igdi `7i8ttot di qua lai tdrng n`6[ mat tren mat gis.v:t,rang ngirdi chi h6i a'y nga.v' tho nbu matdtra tre. Chi ch6ng choc nhin t6i vi€t ra vekinh t.an lam. C6 16 chi da cho ma}i d6ngchtr nguech ngoac cfia tdi la nhfriig ldi nditham kill cfia tan h6n chi, cfia ttao nhieudit`u u.dc mii6n mo m&ng cfla chi.

MQi vat a trt]ng c`anh '}'en laiig. Bang xtl

xa dita lai ii8lig coi tliet dai cfia t.hu.`6Ii xe

h.ia dem ra B:6it.. Chi Sut7Tig nghe tj8iig fi}' ra

cbi€u sui]g su6.I]g tram ligam nhungudi dueyc

'L`iNH THU.87

nghe khtic da,n ha}7. +Clii cam tay t6i bao

ngiriig vi5t r6i ngQt ngao :-.-Nchy em Thanh a gia ndi them c,flu Tichy

nhu y cl]i nghr thi ha.`' nhi.„ Nhu!ig n6i t`huthe cd dugc khdng? Chi m`i6n ndi rang m6ikhi nghe ti8ng i.Oi tall d&ng xa... Nhtit la trong

nhfriig tlem vang v6. I!ii the nho chi cting nLidden tLiay XL]an.., Em lieu vi6t ho chi (hg.

***

The ]h bat dau tdr d6 t6i da tr6' n4n` matvien thur ky be con ciia chi Strong r6i M¢tvien thor ky doc tL]u tinh va tlta\` cl]i tra ldi lai.

Theo tri non ndrt nhung Sdrm khan ci°]at6i h6i ay, thi cuOc tinh dii}ten hang thur cfia

tha.v k}'T 8a vdi co gal que cail8 ii8dv {.an8 damtl]am. man rna. Nhfrng LdL tha thi8t chari that

cfia tha.v Xuan btio gidr cfiiig khi8n cho chiSuong cam dong vd n6i ra nhfrlig can macmac nhung khfing tbi€u gi nhfi.ng tinh ttr d?pd6 ctia mat ta'm long sung surdng vi }'euduon8.

Clii Suong m¢l d6i lan tie'p duqrc ldi nanni cfia ngudri tiiih va cfing mat ddi ]ai` hen hd

c\`ing thay Xuan gap mat. Nbung cut.`c gap g@

van kh6ng ra ngoai « khu6n phep D vi thay

88 THANH T]Nl]

Xi]an la TtglTdri dLi.tig dfin cting nh,u chi SuoTig

]a ngudi cliin chin ; hai ben rap tlinh cnd tlgibanh pLitic ch.fan g6i Oho de'ii ligay cudi xinllall lloi.

Car .vay lrong gan hal thang trdi ]ihfrngcau nLid thuro'tig. nlitilig ti8ng tinh tdr. vdi liao

nhie`i ii6i vo vaii d6i vdi liglrdi khdc nhung

ra't y vi tt5i vdi chi Strong, tdi d6u doc qua \Jatoi la ngudri ch6p lai. T6i v6 tinh da Lam caiviec cria 6i]g to chai7. n6i cho hal ngudi yennhau.

Nh`rng chi cd,mat di6Li lam toi vui tbichb6i lta'y gidr : la m6i lan chi Sucriig iihd t6i vi8t

thu la mat lati ch! da vao lay t6i Dam xu :-- Chti em ti6n d€ mua sao.

Tdi mua mat con sao rna t6i van thicbva ndi `'dri bac x5 I.an d chng xdm ham chin

cho t6i mat cai 16ng son son rat d?p, tdi sE

gdij Ira dan.Bac xa thuaTi cho~ miia, 16i tinh trLI.dc

chb.ng mat th:'`ng nfra. n6u chi Sucriig nhdvl6t thur lu6n. t6i s6 dfi li§n gop h6t.

Vi the, rna tr^ng chi`rng t.hi Siro.ng lcqu

kh6ng dan la t6i lai iidng long mttng. R6i denmx.\. tuan cufii thing s!iu. ti`a}. ti`olig thu [nay

Xuan ndi den vi¢c solig than d 13ac gQi v6 da

TiNH THU 89

cudi ron mat cu Tuan, chi Stro.ng dfing in.it&u sau, bao toi vi€it thu cho thay iihti.ng cau

ngbe rat dau thuoi`g va ao nao.Chi Suong kh6ng hdri hd nhu trudc lifra.

M6i lan chi cam thor den lai ban kht.an lo

ngai nhu ddrng trurdc mat tai nan sap xay denOho mink.

Toi tuy` di r`gai 6rit]m, Iihuriig khi t6i vi8t

thu ti.a lb.i xong, cLii cho tiEn Ja tdi vui v6

n8a.V.

Con sao iigan ffia (di {`ting nhur ct'> y mr`Tig

cli! den va m6i lan tha'y bdng t.hi la kenmtrng vcq nhay nhdt r6i rjt trong 16ng. Ctin

vat cr]ng bi6L ,I.aiig sau n`6i lan chi Suo.iig

q`ia nL]a tbi la n6 lai dLrqrc toi in(ia chonhiau th`'rc .qn va cbam chiit nd hon nhti.pgngay khac.

Nhung q`Ta- thalig sau, da hai tuan. chi

SiTong kl`6ng dfn nha t6i nti.a. Bile xa Lantiia.`. tfii. khdng d6ng tian da hat ky men nhat

dinh dpra ti6n ,lai va dem cai l@ng chim ve. Tdr

day i.i]-n sdo Tigan cfia tdi phai chiu ngti ngoai

trdi suong lanh Dam iiati (I.bi mLra nd lei ri(len keu nhiT than o.+ti t`am hdrn.

(`,on chin sao c[']a t6i ngay met rae di rnat6i khong lti6t lam saLo durqc.

90 THANH TlNI]

Rai mf)t dem ti.ang, chi Strong lai 'quflnl]a t6i gifrn ldc chiing t6i clang i]g6i hQc

ngoai s,qn nhuL. mx.`' thang trurdc.` Lan nay tt.ti tr6ng ngu.dri chi Strong ho.

phdr lanti leo lam. Chi lan de'[i ben tdi. rdi rae16i ttr,lg ,i6ng mat ,

~ Tha.\' X[ian di rfl` Ha.noi r6i em Thanl` a.

T6i nghe cau ay nhur tl]am day nudc mat,trorlg long thuoiig cam mat each thi8t lha.

Nga\. lric a.v ti5ng cdi chu}'€i` xe lfra damra Bac lai rtic le[i lanh lanh n`Sodi quang tt6ng

xa mcy h6 vans laiig. Chj Suoi]g doiig longntrc nfr khdc theo.

Chi Suong cbam nudc mat nhin t6ithuong hqi : ,

- Em cting bui5n Oho dii`'en s5 chi a ?- Con sao ngan cfia em ch€t r6i chi

Suon8 a.Nd.i xoiig t6i lai kh6c ldn hon nffa.

CON ONG HOANG

6P chinh gifra lang MSJ-ly vtr d6i dien vdi

dlnh lhng Ma.v ben kia song. Ia cai phfi riguynga cfia Ong Hoang-Thie[i-Y Ong Hodng n&yodi quy6n hang hach met thdi xu.a. OngHoang qiia ddi da lau, con chau 6ng lfl khdiigcb may, men fanh phfi cans ngay i'ang Lieudi6u.

Ltic con nt]6 t6i bi8t durqc d`ng Hau lacon Ong Hoang `ra aLnh Van lh con 6ng Hau.

Anh Van hgc vdi t6i met lop. ngurdi xanhxao va y8u dieu nhur con gal. Alih ta thurdngdan i6i va phfi choi lu6n. oli8 Hau n5m a}7da tren n.¥m mucri tu6i, ng`rdi `l{in. tt.dn

hdi. va dau t6c bac pbar. OIig tfr t5 lam.M6i lan thay toi den choi t^>ng ni6m n&bdi han nhu con chau troiig nha. Trurdc, sam

pbfi cd rna.v cay 8i Ion men tdi nhd lai thamauh \`'an lu6n.

94 \ THAj\'H TlNH

Phti tuy cao rang. lheiih thaiig nhung ]ticiiao cfing t6i tarn va am dam. .Nhfrlig canh

ci®rtl tl`u.a.c tian dudng kh6ng rna.y khi thay

m&. Bau kh6ng kbi a trong vi vay tr& mennaltg n6 khd thd.

Trtrdc kia tt.ji tha.v trong phil cd I.¥mvat. c6 qiii gia va dep m!.`t l!6`m. Nhatnhi~i.iig chie'e lur hirorig bting ngQc ha`y

nlifrng cdnb hoa hang bac chain Nhung I]aonhieu vat ban a'y dan dan bi6I] di dan mg[.Tdi h6i anh Van thi aiih ltlng ti]ng d6 camat. T6i bi§ii y nan kh6I]g h6i nfra. Tii.\J

vay ti.udc sam nha 6ng Hall li'ic nno cfingthay day boa tucri c6 dep. Qng la phongluu lam. Co ltic t6i gap 6ng ng@i u6ng rirqudu.di gitin hoa I,V hay ch6p van tho. trenmet ngQn ld d{`lo.

Ca ngay Ong ta kh6ng lam g1 bet. Ongta chi di tia boa hay vcfa{; i.an ra ng6i cauben bd song Ha-ii¢i. T6i nghe 6ng ta c6 .inluro.ng thang nhurng kh6iig bi8[ bao nhieu.

Thiiih thtiang t6i c6 gap 6iig ta di choitrong cac 16i xom. Oiig di dtrHg ra cl]iaunhan ha lam. Di ra [igoai thi 6ng ta thu.dingmac .io ggm. bit khan di3u. v!`i cani ga.v tre

bit bac. Nhuiig fr i]ha thi 6ng ta mac gial`

CON (A)NG HoiNG 9S

d! hon. Mat h6m toi da thay tren do 6ng tac6 iclifi. iheii. 'I`6i tu6ng ld ao gra'm n[iung

nhin k}~7 t6i mfri hi8t do la btrc tm6'ng then.tbudng treo gifra nha.

. Anh \.an thi ldc\ Iiao ci~mgthayniac caiao den dai bac mchi]. Mt:tt h6m t6i den g9ia]`h di hQc ll]i tlia.v ai]h ta daiig ng6i va ao.

6Iig Hau tbxy t6i vao thi`` gia vd' mailg aiihVall :

~ Tliat tanh thang {.on la q\ifi. do quan

d8 d,i.v ruong m±i khol`g dem ra mac a,i'i' bobo gi fr lay cai ao den da i.ti iidt.

Aiih Van dtrng da.\' rfi flo kh6ng vcr nfi'a.

A]ih nhin t6i m!m f trdi nhung t6i thay halmaflnhd6g{6`t` .

Iji'ic sap di lioc, 6ng Hail lian g9i anh

Van dan gan ndi lou ..- Chi6u di hot, va` con nhd gh6 Iai nha

6ng I-Iii}'en Phong m6i 6ng ta den danb cdvd.i chLi nhs.

AI`h Vain ctii dan da r6i cL`ing {6i di dell

trub`n8.

Nllurng ltlc b5i hoe tdi cting khdiig thfiy

anh Van ghe lai nha 6ng Huyen. \'a ltic toivdi anh v6 Plit'i, yt6i,cfing kh6Iig lighe oiig Hau

ndi 8.I ll§t.

96 'l`HANII |'INIl

Canb Phi'i cang ngchv caiig tieu di6u, cbii

phia troiig thi cang lh^ay rang lhem in.Si, Batlu huorig s.qnb d5n the bat lur hirong iigQc,

vh cach vai thdng sau t6i chi con th5y ljatlu huong g6. Btto nhieu cat trolig Phd da®tl]ay lr6ng Iron va cfi nat, `'i ch`mg tiuanhthah cot kh6ng cd vat gi ham v€io da banmat ntia.

Qua ntqm sau len lt'y[} nh8t` Van thu.t`mgvfing mat l€®`m gid. sfr ky. Tlia\. trf'!f h anh \'an

bi8ng hQc, n.hurilg t6i thi hi8u anh ta liim.

Aiih ta kht^mg cd tian miia quyan sdch sfr ky.

Mat bu6i trira chd nhat d€n nha anh Vanchoi, t6i thfi.v 6i`g H€iu ¢ang sat dtra a di bat

ga. T6i cfing c8i ao di theo anh Van chan batrna.`' con g€`` .{y. Sau~ hal gid cha.`' quanh vu.dn,

chiii qtia bui+ chi'Hig t6i mdri d6t durcyc b6n

con ga tr5ng tia vao troiig 16ng. H6m ay t6ia lqi choi vdri anh Van gan 16i mdi v6.

T6i ngac nhien h5t strc ldc thay b6n con

ga tr6ng tia ci'ia 6ng HAH lai a trong chu6ngga nha t6i.` T6i h6i ihi me {6i ban ga ct°ia 6ngHau dem lai l]i8u. T6i clang phan van churahi§u thi In? tbi niim cub.i nbj tigp :

- R6i nha minh bi8u `lai 6ng ta metthtin8 gao.

CON 0NG HUANG 97

Ttti th5\. canh nha ann Van tting thi8umen tburcmg hal v6 ch[ig. Nbung 6ng Hart ltlc

nao cling thay nhan l]a Va Say su.a trQn ]igay.Ong thLrdng cudri lidi vaTig nha hay hat nhfrng

can « Tau Ma » dta quen lfrng di nhiau doan.Dan 6iig Hau da h€t long giau kin, nbuiig

su ti']ng ban 6. nha 6Iig dti dan daTi L¢ ra

rigtiai. t\'gudri ta bigt Ong Hau s& dT mu6n

tuoi tiuh la da gi fr ihs dien.cb lL'ic 6iig Hau da hao biep den quen ca

lni n h .'Ngirdi lii]l] hau i`an cfia 6ti# Hn&tt,# Iigay

xua mat h6m di{i` than 6n`¥ Hall va dem denbi5u mt.]t c!`n in.ri.I v€i hal !uQrng Ira. Ong Hau

iil`r\t dinh tri' t`h5i. kh6ng c!]!u lay, ngireri ljnh

kbong nan i`hi ken ]iai m5i :- Nhd on dtrc t-ilig xira con mdi len ltim

dugc phb qutiiig. on ay con xem nhur trdinhur bian. i\T6u ngchi kh6ng ]ilian cbtlt ta rmon

nay thi con kh6iig bao gid dam_ dg» thanngai_ nfra.

Da ngudi ta ep nat qua nglie cfing chudng.6Ii8 I]au diu idi da[] :

- Ha.v (inh tLi€ nay thi hon. Anh da cd

long cbQ t6i xin. nban va xin li8t lbiig fdmcyn anh. Nhurng anh phai iihan l¥i vat ninfy ds

98 THANH TINI]

cho mtiy chau nha anh mdi durgc.Ndi xoiig 6ng Hau mdc thi l^dy ra hai d5ng

dura cho ngurdri llnl]. Bi8t ttr ch(`)i cfilig khdng

du¢c. vien ph6 qualtg dchlih c.tli dau Qua bai

tay nhan lay.B€it dan tdr h6m a`p m6i lan dgn phfl clioi,

t6i d6u Iba.v 6Iig Hau ng6i nhfim mtrt vdinudc tra. Theo anh \'an thi d6 ld bu8i i.ombang ngd`v ci'ia I`ha aiih, vi `i6 ti6n cu5i t`ti[]g

6i]g []au da dura cho vien ph6 qiiaiig I]8t.

Nhung 6ng Hall van kho`ng th6i cho ligirdringoai !7ie't nl]a 6ng van t`bti ``ung ttic.

L¢ llang litim i.dr den gall T6i ld 6iig Hau

b6 nha di dau hen vchi tuan.Chinh anh \'an c.L~ing kh6ng bi8t 6ng ta di

dau. -Cd ngudi ndi 6ng ta di tham 1.6 va con

gai a QLii-nhon. t\Tgirdi khac lqi n6i 6iig talen tinh ds sin d6 T6t.

May ligA.v trudc T6t nan fy t6i duorc, divdi in? t6i len tinh. Tiiih tl]anh xa tang My.Iy l]on ha muoi c.qy s6 va phai di qi]a namsalt chu}.8n do. Ba lj6n nan t6i mdi duqc dimet ,anl

Nga.v a'y canh tTnh thanh d6i vdi t6i luroisang qua Tdi di xem ngbt iitia ngay rna kli6ngthaj. m6i cl]an.

CON ONG HOANG 99

Trudc them mat can ph6 ban gis.v boa,'it6i b6iig chtl y den m¢t cu gia datig ng6i vi8t

cbti thus. M®t hen tre ddrng va.v chuiig quanhnhin 6ng ta vi8t met each Icy clang. Chfr 6ngta vi8t d?p lam tuy !tic vi8t ban tay hoi I`un\run. Vi8t xong 6ng ta lai ng@i nhin mfty canli6n ha.\7 lay it vien sam cl]an len tren.

T®i h6ng giat minh ltic thay 6ng ta dirng`dayu6n ]urng cho d@ m6i. Toi v¢i` vai]g di

that nhanh vi sq Ong ta lai nhan thay dur¢cr\{6i, Vi ong fry la 6ng Ham:..

QHfi BAN

H"et mtia use r6, rgm kho

Bqi. va qua ban bi6t m6 rna t`bm,.

(CA DAO)

6' v``)itg que. mf}t d€m triing. Gjd thaideu ttt:u qua Tigpn cay va lay nh? nhfrng iaula xiim 'l`i.ai`Tg saliig. va Li`di khong ma}r.

Hurcriig ng6i nau che trong bgp. Iang taiTighe nhfrng cau bb tilih ttr t.L']a Man a rlgoai

san. Huo.ng li`ia mat I`am ron kh6 vao bapr6i dLra chiec que gi.it fro tan ra, lam den dannhu cai may.

Hon ba h6m nay giQng h6 ct']a Man da

qLiy8n lLiy8n I]urolig va` lthm long Huong xao .xuy€n, Huoi]g tqu T]hieii that. bu6n bu6n khb ta.

M6i lan giQng ho ci'ia Man Ti8an lenkh6ng, nhutieng chu6iig ran. hay tan macrh xa nhu dong hurcyng ci`On. Hurcyng lai than

Lbtrc va cd cai cam giac hoi la : fa chdrng das6i]g vdi Man dau tdr ki8p xa xua.

Ban dau Hurong me giQng ho cfla Mann,hung sau Hi|ong cfing khdng biet I]urcrng di

104 1`HAiNH TINH

me chlnh ngudi coil t!.ai a'y ha.`' chi me rieng

giQng h6. Hirtyiig c6 pliaii hi¢t d6 xem nliungm6i lan n#hi t!6Ii Mail, HirtH]g lqi liien tb€n

vcr khf]ng dam ng!il Iai].

Hirquig ld con gdi dan `.,fia 6ng fa Lftj,m€!{ di€in cllt.I gialu nli#t a laog M}~J-1}'r. L.'ic t`On

nhs Hucrng hoe, (18ii lfrp I)!i. iihurJiht qua n€~lm

sam me mat, Hurtmg phai d\in thai liQc. Tdr ddHurcyng li}i gitip cha lrt>i]g ogh6 liim rut:)ng. Ong

Ca i`{fang ligay cans gi!`i, nan bao nhieii viec

ru§ng I]u'ong dan do la.v I-Iuoiig {.ai quan.

Hurong rigirdri dau dan nd liaiig, kl`u(-]nmat {rdn \rii c€:ip mat li'ic nao cring mfr lan

nhir ngc?c nhieft. Huolig lai can cO cdi dacdiam ld `7ui linh v!\ hian lanh. Huo.ng it gian

ai v!`t i.fins kh6ng l€`Im {ii mat 16iig. (`.fiHg nhdr

tinh v6 t€`im. men d.5 ngoai hal muoi tu8i rna

Hu.crng Wall gi i~r durqc., su. m6m rii6[,ig vii net dju

ddiig cda tii6i ngay tho.

***

Nr5m #y 6ng a.a Lai xem lil.h tha.\. {hdi tii{tkha men mdi trai ban a cde, Ia[ig dan lam honba mir{yi m±'iu ruong.

TI`aLi `ban ld }tQn trai [rdng fr call, ldng t`huiTg

qnaiili `'t`iiig. c6 khi xa. xa lam. HQ a nhfrngno'i {1c¥t hem ru¢ng kh6, hay nl]frng vhi]g

Qub BAN 105

i]ang lut lei. H9 keo nhau di ttriig doaii trenbai muroi ngurdi, dd lan nhrrng ncri nalo can dencfing vi?c t`fia hQ.

H9 IA Tigtrdi b6n phurerng. nriuiig hg Jfapvia hiau nhau trong mat canh ng¢. H9 s6ngvdi nhaii troiig nllfrHg rig!``y ca,v Gay, `q*t !iai,

r@i Ea] tfin mfic, ra nhur nhfrng manh may rigan`

Xa mhau hQ Son mioi h;,7 vQng sang nan

gap ni~ra Nhung sang nam gap nllau la matchu~`.¢n khdH Vi qua hu.crng aria hQ {.ach nhan

xa I.#m. Van tl.u.dc kia hQ gap ]ihflLi ti.ong

caith `?6ng hoang hay trong qiidu vang, chdrc`6 ,rti }ji¥t nhd ai dau. Vi th8 m6i lan hen

sail.g t[j.im gtip nhaii thi !dng ho da don trurdcnbii.ng ii6i hLi6ri vinh biet.

NhLrltg kh6ng gap doan nchy thi hQ gapbQn ii,Suri`yi khac. Vi tiang ii.im [.a[ib lt`im 5n

d5'keo hg ra kh6i nha vh b{it hQ di tha

phu.orig. D{>.i hQ m6i nfim m6i khac nhu rdrngcay m6i li€`im t.6 m¢t lan la nidri.

***

Man fr lfi`ng L¢i`-giang` hu.\.en Binh-hai

cchcii i!mg M9.Iy hon ban ngiy dri.dng Manxua kia c6 theo hgc chfr nl]o nhung 16. tl`di.Ban dan Man dinh m& ti`urdng day hoe trong12ing nhtrng thay chfi. nho kh6ng ai dhng ntia

106 THANH T|NH

men nhap vdi hgn trai ban di lam an. Man dixa lang lan dau va criiig lan dau Man n8m

qua cai ddi trai ban.May h6m theo chtlng ban ra clang Sat

ltia hay ve nhs xay don ram, Marl thay lbngvui v6 vd an com ngon mieng. Cting c,a khi

gifra bu8i lam viec. Man iqu nhien tha'}J nhQcla ngurdri va hal hen thai duong lhng btingnhur bi cam gid. Man lai iig6i ti.en hdr ruoDgds tim nurdc u6ng.

Mtii ]ula chin va hcyi gi6 nhe dan dan lamMan khoan khoai va tinh tao nhtr trudc.Man lai cat giQng hb lanh lanh hay vLii mieng

ndi dtla d8 choc cho ligt+di chulig qiianh batcudi. Man di d8n dciu la ti`an t.,u.di di theoden dd.

Huo.ng I.*m ltlc m`i6n lf`im mat nghiemnhuTig cHlig knd nhin cudi ti.udit. lam can kh6i

hhi y vi cfia Man. NI`d tai kh6o plia tro, Mand,i dan \dan qiien tlian vdi c6 con gal nhtl cbfi.Nhfi.ng ]6i hai hudc cfia Man lam Hurong cudithi giQng hb cfla Man lai lam,Hurong.bu6nthan thja.

Met thtr cam tinh dam th3m gay Hentdr dd. Hurong m6i ngay m6i qui men Manhon len.

QUE BAN lot

Dem a.v ti.di cd trang. Man cho frau clap.1tifl ngttai san vdi trai ban. Gid cang khuya,

giQiig ho t.fia Man Tighe fang tham t]'am bi thi8t.Huolig nan cl]e xong sai di]a 6 mtic vdo cben4rbi dem ra sam Girl.a sam da cd ba.chi€c ch5ng`Ire trai cht6u sat-h se. HLrong ddrng nhin ma'yman t`he da d§ ham hot treLi c.hi6u gift.a samnoi Ion :

- Th6i mdi anh em nghi tay vao an che..

Man tqu nhien ngtriig bat giQng Lia(, h6i :

~ C6 Hirorig I]au i.i`e gi da,\. ?

Hurorig in?in t'urdri kboi hal :

-Ciie de an.

Man ndi ti8p:-chaHg le nfiu cbe lai da u5ng a?

Huo.ng dua canh tay che mierig t`udri :- 0 ha~v I aiih Man quen r6i a I Nan nudLc.

cbe tau ch&ng d§ u5Hg (hi d8 lam gi ?

M^Ot ngirdi ban diriig Gang xa tinh nghich :-. D8 u6ng troi`g ti¢c cudi day !\

Hirong l>6n len nhin xu6[`g dat, Man nd±{

chfra itgup.ng :'-Th6i 5n vdi u6ng cting nhur nhau, mi6m

no bung ]a ducyc.

Nhung Hurcrng van chua cbiu thua :

!08 THANH 'I`|NH

-- U5ng thi no bul]g tb8 nao durqc. An mdi(Ilo thoi |`hll.

N6i xoi`g thi Hurong cudi ndrc ii6i. Man ctinga,urdri theo. May n8trdri kh:ie bi6ng eudi nan

lfiHg l¢ang d€n ben mg.\. mam che khdi bay len

thorn p!`tpc. HQ diifl nha[i an 6 at vci vui v6.

Ti.dri cans khu}'a trtiiig cans t6. Ti8ng n6i

qita lai din dan i-ho d8n li'ic t.flu t`liu`.€in tbalihnhai lih6o v6 duyen thi ai nay d8u im ti8lig.CaBih vat cfia trcri t]em ]ang 16 bao v,qy giac i]gfi

siiy Sura c`°ia ct']a moi ngurdi,

***

Ham .sac treii ddng song Viem ho'n`mudichi6c thii\'6n ch& d.iy lL'ia tr6i nhE`iih v§ 1ang

M}~r-ly. H`i-en m6i thuy6p cd` nan ngurdri cl]eo.

H9 Oat ra cu¢e dua {{ti, that'h nhati lhii\6n nato

v3 tru.dt., thi durgc giai. Giai don 8o lam : chicd mat clEi}i rurQ'u irang va hal con mquc kho.

Nhfr]ig trtti ban c`i~ing viii long dua ; hQ cat layti8ng. N!iat ld lit`>m a}t ct`i IIirong di theo nan

hp khdng mu6n m`£t gia tri trtrdc mat cO chti/tr6 tu8i.

Ngirdi c6 gang strc licrli h8t la Marl. Mandtrng t.am lai vd kh6iig dam d8 loi mat maichett. Dung song hep, murdi cbi8c thu}J6n. ctr

QUE BAN log

duzii nhau. chain vao nhau thanh nhting tigDgmanh `td „g{C`n.

HQ vdra t`heo vdra hat lam valig d©ng camat dons s6T`g. H;ii Item bd song ngudi lalng

ra dtriig Hem dong ngh3l va trong s6 dd mat i)9nngurdi Ion ti8ng hat lheo da phan kh6i bentrai trdT`g du.di thu.van.

ThLi}.an t.iia Man t.hiau hr^`m ff.v giar gtai,

nhff [. Hirong vui v6 dgn dt.rlig I]eri Man it6i apting noi se :

-Alih dugc giai, that em bring lt`]Itg a»h<

lfim.

Man [uroi t.udi :_ C6 hang long tf.ii t`hat £` ?

Huong bi6t miiih ndi hd men hat mfl d6,btrng. Mol lat .qau Huorig cL'ii dau thi than :

~ Tl]6i anh `'ati an {`o'm ,chaiig t]di.

Man c`d y khtte khoalig. Aiih t.hang kieun

banh mat each ngay tbo vat ndi mat cfiu ratmac mac :

_ T6i {`bn di iin giai d8 chtr.

Hirorig nhin Man cd v6 kh6ng hit»u. Man`n6i tiap :

~ Ngh?a la toi an con mTc va u6ng chairupu ng`rdi ta lhiT6'ng chtt fly rna.

Huong lam b¢ nting niu :

rll0 THANH T!NH

- Em kb6ng bang long anh u6ng rurtyu`dau.

Man hip mat lai cudi :-_ The sflo h6i n{iy c6 bao c6 bfing long toi !

Nhfrng ldi trao qua dttLii lai loan la nhti'nglcau kh6i hat nhat nhgo nhuriig long Huroi]g

thi tung bri'ng nhu anh trdi bu8i `sdrig.Huong sung `€urdng dirqc Man ds y den\minh va xem minh nhur I)qn thi8t. Hirong

kh6ng e le I]fi.a, c6 da can dam ndi mat`cau m`h tudng kh6ng r>ao Sid. c6 dam ndi i`a.

- Em baiig long anh that, nlitrng anhitl6ng ru.qru thi khong.

Man lam ra v6 hung hang mat each kh6i-hai ..

- Kh6ng bang long rna, dupe a, t6i thictr `..

Hurong ngurdc mat nhin Man :•- T6i lam gi ?~ Toi kb6ng u6ng ruoru nfra.Hai ngudi nhin nhdu cudi chtim chim,

-trong long nao ntrc vui.

***

Qiia thang sau ron da thanh doll. Itia danan yen ti.ong vqua, va trai ban stlu mat bfra

QUF, BAN lil

com Tigrtn lanh do 6ng Ca th€t dai, da ttr gisldllg M)~'-I,V ra di.

Ban dan hQ n6i chan I]hau di thanh matdoan ddt, nhuiig qua m6i I,f`ng, lai cb mat d6ingurdi r€ durdiig di va q-`ie hucrng cia hg.

H6m thay trai ban i`a't hai len \Jai sa|] di,Htrolig (.hay I.a sau l]ui® chu6i dt.rrig kh6c.

Man dtrng sau d6"g ron thay Hu.orig khdcc,tills ta'm tdrc khbc theo,

. . . va idr day ddTi8 sang viem plian8 lane.

d6ng tang MS-ly varlg teo, trai ham di, longHuong bo phdi nhu cfinh vudn hoai]g char

Sid ]a.

M6T LANG CHfiT

t{4m di gifra hai hang Ire {`ao vtlt vcr damcl]cqn¢len b(.ing minh dung in da`i trurdc mat.

Tan thay hay hay va vLii i.hrAn dam len ,mai.

Tarn thay di each ay thi qiien dudng xa vang5 mink clang i]en got lihip Tih€ang theo ti8rig

ken bilih tudiig turQrng. Thinh thoang Tarn lai

d8i chi8c va-li sang tay cho d5 m6i.

Thay du.dng di ±]achg brim kh6 mat lang va

tron, T{im m`i6n tu¢t doi giay d8 di chantram cho mat. Nhulig tirdng €ipr chi a.\r se lam

mgurdri qufl durdrng bat cudi, men Tarn kh6ng

nghf den ni~ra. Nhung m6i lan tha}' vai ngurdri

vhiig qL]e di chan kh6]ig tren mat dudrig matrupi, Tan lai them tliem nhu dugc tr6ngai €~m t|ua chua.

.Durqu may ugh.v lighi, Tan dinli vri, {|uethan tha.v me. Nhurng chuy6n xe ho.i Tan {]ilai chat in:iy ngay giTra qua!ig tl5ug Hoa-lai.

Tan can Oho xe vufj`t tli6m mu'6.i t.c4`' s6 nfra

116 THANH .rINH

mdi den lang Mj-ly. Cac h?inh khach khacd6u tim bang ca.v di nulp nang va chd ho chfi.amay xe. Nhung Tarn kh6ng hy vong gi v5 squcbfra chay ay. Tarn nhan thay may xe bangn5ng lam va chfra nhanh nhat cfing dan chi6ut6i mdi xo,1g.

Tarn Ira t]§n xe lay cd di tham ngudi bck,con a gan ,day. Ky that Tan mu6n qua .thcqm`ling D6ng-yen, mat !ang vdra r¢ng ldrn vdra

pl]6h thinh nhat d v``]ng a}7.N5m len tarn tu5i, Tan da den 6' trong

Icing nay hai nam ltic hh ngoc?i cfia Tarn consang va cd ma'y sd nh.fr ngdi cho thus ngaytrudc chq. Cach tdm nan ti8p. Tarn ci`ura timI.a duQrc dip nao d8 tr6 v6 tham que .i]go:.`i.

Mat phan tai ba cfia Tai`n da qLia ddri, [3hankhac nha cfra cfia ba Tarn 6. D6ng.}'eii deu banOho ngudri ta h8t.

Nliung long Tan thi ao urdc tr& v3 que`ngoai mai. Vi a day Tarn durqrc mat ba ngoaibisn ttr nang niu wh da tl`ay nhfrtig calth naolihi¢l tirng bt`i.ng m& chinh ldng Tan kri6ngJ

cd. Tan con nhd r5 rang cai rap hat ho thenhtthang dqung tren bar song vh rna.v cat qufin ngdihuenh hoang che hai mat cbg. Cdr d8`n t6i,tieng tr5ng chau lai n6i len tan mac vong rat

MOT LANG CHfiT 117

xa nghe nhur sdr]g d¢i. Mat vai tjem khach dacl]ung den maiig-x6ng, al]h sang tua ra tuof vad!u. Don ay da qu}.8n durquc nhiau con thieuthan cr]iig nhu da keo lai lcim ngirdi vtlng

q`]e t6 mo ha}' Iigry ngac. T6i nao Tarn cfingden Hem cd kbi khiiya qua ba ngoai Tarn denkeu mdi chiu v6.

M6i lan nhd d€n qu5ng ddi tho tin ay,Tan lai cLii dau mim cudi, hat rna d6 len vathen then.

Ham nay tinh cd Tarn lai n{Em duolc dipva laiig D6ng-yen rna Tarn chat`, la sam natban trudc nhi6u. Tan dinh a lai trttng langvai Sid d8 tham vai nha quen va lu6n dud.nglen ga gan da~v dQi chu}`8n tan v6 M}~t-ly.

Trdi sap dti.ng trua, bang cfia Tan intren dub.ng di da ngan dan. Qua kh6i mi8uThan Dch lang Trieu, Tarn li6n r6 v8 tondudng mbn tcim tai] chay doc theo bd songVTC. ,

Tdr dd Tarn kh6ng dam chan len bangminh nfra. Vi chinh €ai bang cda .l`am cfingda b8 cbenh v6 mat bell. Tan vdra di vtranhin vcr van may trip 15u tranh ben kia songhay d6i theo clang di¢u uy§n chuy8n cia mayc& ganh gao a chqi xa ve.

118 THANH 'r!NH

Vdra tarn lay. Tarn iigat met doa hoa lAivucyn ra ngt>hi but hop. Nliurng tli mat quang

xa, 'I`am lai vui lay gain ti.eti dan mat i.hi6c,

8ai tl.e.|)u€.i [i]¢t Sid tL`LTa. Tarn mdi v8 d€n lang

D6ng-`'en. Qtia kh6i c8ng I,ang. T€`in? gia! m}iih

ddri`g ddrng la`i. T``m htri ngac nhjen vd kht`>ng

tin a cap mat minl`. Ma.\J hang Ire bao quanhdinb kh6ng cO[i v€ turo`i t6t cfi.a thdi xira nfra.

Chiiih cfai dinh cring L7i hu Flat viL sap ilj mat

mrii. Tarn i`hac \li]'5.i tl`fr dai lian khoan nhLr

ngubi tl]ay chinh nha lninh hu hqi. Durdrngdi he hfing Tiliic?u dt>.an va kh6ng r¢I`ig r5i

nhu trurt}c. C6 d!~` l{ui ra chigln c,a mat du'6.ng.

Va xa xa Tarn "dy may cum iiha den ngdmSn durdi ma}' hang c.qy i`am la. Phia fly ti.udc

kia l{i ch¢, noi ay tap liap nl]at 6 lang.

Tan lan!j tang cat ]]urdc v6 i>hia a}'. long h6i

liop nbu sg nhfrng cahh dieu tan s.ip phoii`a trudc mat. Tarn niong gap met ngu.di quadirdng d6 h6i cliu}.en. Nhurng Tarn da lac vao

canh kh6ng ngurb.i va chinh ngurdi Tim Lainhur ngudi rna hi6n vts trong gi6 ch61. Thinhthoang sau dinh Lqi dira v¢i ra v€ii ti8ng i`L't

nhu cat dt'rt bau ti.di yen lang ra nl]iau

quang. Tan i`am thay long minh nbir nang

M a 'r L A N G a H i 'i- I.19

triu. Trdi dat cd v6 u am vd nang vang nhu.dol]g ]ai ti.en tan cay.

Tan di chain rai ngfra il]at don gi6nrdt cho long d5' nang. Nhurng kh6ng may.Tan chl don them nl]frng n6i ht]6n, C.dugv6 phia chty, Tarn chug th2{y long ii uat.Ph6 sa hai ben durdng d6u hun sap, dendiu va da.v hi.ii ban l{h6ng khi a d<4y nangn6 qua gall nhur kLi6ng {1]& n8i. Cai ditih

chg d5 bi6n thanh m¢t d6tig v6i g?t`h dayreu c{`o u Su. Cai rap hat bf ng ti-€iiih sap

kh`im khilm gifra vurdn chi]6i heb. xa tr6ngnhu mat cu gi€`i g?ing bo ra bar song u6ngnude, nhung kl]6]`g bao gid. day n6i. Gi6 nhurdtrr`g lqi, nude kh6ng tr6i va v6 s6ng chung

quanh da tlT lau ngtrng tre. N6`i bri6n crfu nilenb? di `sau vao long Tan.

Trudc canh hoang phs, Tarn mu6n qiienham nhti.ng canh tuoi xura va kh6ng damdem ra so sanh. Nhung ti.i Tan ctr v{an vcrI]ghiden mfii

Mat trdi da can dan dnh sang, 'I`i8ngd¢iig bat dau rl ram tren quang may xa.Vom trdi ba thap xu6ng va kh6ng khi d.4ydac them len.

Canh chung quanh d§ den t6i san lai

120 '1' rl A N H '1` I N 11

naug ii6u uar, l]oii. Tram lfrng thti.ng di len

pbia ga d6 dqi chii.\8n tau chi3u. Mdi r5 qiiacon dudng c:ii,T€im li§n gap nga.v not cu gi!ittr x6m ni'Ta ch5ng gay di rfl. Tarn ,mdrng r6tign ]ai diing l]en canh chao b6i :

-.-~ Thud cu, cd bi6t tqi'sao lar]g D6i]g-yel]

lqi lieu diau den the kl]Ong ?-CugiangaHigmatnbin Tan c{'> v6kinli

.ngac 1-6i diu giQng dip :- Vi- pban nhi6u ngudi lc4ng D5iig-yen

la dan dell a I]gu. Cach day hai nam, daiitrdi ti.an I.a khap lang va gi8[ bai kh6iig bi8tbao nhieu iihan mqng. Hp lan lurqit keo nbaudi a-noi khac nh5[ la v6 ,mari Thudrng-son.

Cu gia nhin len trdi r6i vdi gipiig {ii |ig€}i

n6i ti8p : .__ Trdi sap mLra r6i d#y, Ong di nhanb

chc&ng ud[.

Tan chao cu gih r6i gap budc di !en`gaD6ng-yen. Tuy burdc nhanh, Tain van cainthay nang ca long va nhu cd_ strc manh gican lqi. Da bl8t kh6ng c6 m6 h6i tren Lrdn,Tan van dua chi8c khan tay len iau. Nhfrng

y ngh¥ ld md kl]6ng dan ctr lan lur¢t hienlen r6i tap xoa nhoa trong tri Tan. Mat lu6ng

.gi6 mfit ti.I phia 1.u¢ng dura len s¥c ntrc ca

MOT LANG CHET 12J

mtii hoa dai. Tarn u6.n ngnyc I]i[ dai w\ thay

tdm h6n nhur hot ]iang.

Tren com dudng d6c len ga, Tarn clap{.]tlzi tren nhfrng ngQn ld bang kh6 nghe I.6m

rf>p. Tarn nghi ngd n.hir [i8I]g vtr cfia chlnlilbng Tan

Mdi d8n {i.ardc sam ga. Tarn da i`hng miiihddriig lai. Nhi`i ga t`hdrng da b6 ph6 tti. lau

va mtiy bL`6ng gi2{y c6 mpc len urn (timnhur hui rarii.. Chling quanh g€`, m£}' nan nha

cr] 1© ham len nhu ban cd gifra vting c6 maythap_"gQn. Trdi bat dau mtra, giQt rcri danvh nl]€, .I`+Am din may lqi va cam thay ucrnu.dt ti`6n hang mi.

Nhur ltat durQ'c hoi m`u.a, mat ba~`7 ki8n canb

tpr trong nha gd la da bay ra sam. Nhung chiduQc m¢t quang, Iiu.dc mua da tbam udt canhvcr dan ki6n thfit vQng roi nhdo xu6ng dat.

Durd`i hien ga hoang vfing, Tan ngao ngannhin v6 lang D6ng-yen qua m!``n niira chi§ur] raa

TINE

Qufi HtraNG

thu.`.ent D6ng la hal iigudi ban thaii ctliig&' mat tang : lang M}~T-ly. Sau ba thing vao tim

viec & Nan-ky, bai ngudi mdi tim duqFc halviec lam tom & ga Gd-den, Ga nay d gifrft cQEidudng Saigon -M)~r-lho, mat noi dtreyc ti6ng

giau nhat v6 ru¢ng lria. Khacb qua lai toan lAnhfrng dan que d hal vting Thanh-trun vcr Ba-chan. C6ng viec ci']cq Thuyen, D6ng cting kbongden n6i vat va lam. Ltic con la hai ten thatnghiep lang tl]ang di tim vi¢c khap`Sai-gbn tt]ibai ngurdi it khi nhd den .qiie hurcrrig\. .Nhung

|tlc tim.ra vi?c lbi tinh que huong Jai dat-daoluon trong tim tri.

Nhfrng hu6i .nghi vjec, hat ngudi lqi lrrhgthfrng ham lay nhau. di tren con dird`ng va langVan-the.. Vl con durdng nay gi5ng:.-vdi .con.`dudn8 chinh cia lalig M}7-ly qua. Cfing halhang cay Sau-d6ng cha.v-thfing glfra .quangd6ng ltia chin,-cL-iiig cai. mi6u thdnri ka xo `idr

126 'r H A N 11 '1` I N 11

may d6ng rcrm cao chd[ v6't sau bui Ire girlcu6i xdm.

Di tr6n quaiig dudng nay. Thuyen, D6ngcd cai cam giac lh sap va nhal minh. Ni]irngm6i ltic qua kh6i cai can dai, h,ai ngurdri lqi

ddrng nhin nhau ngry ngan. Vi trurdc mat haingudi, quang canh chuiig quanh dcr d6i ham.Nhrrng ctiy dtra vu.oil minh tren dong nu.arcduc, ha.y vai c6 gai mian Nam bcri thu}'6I] gifradam lan gich, kh6ng cho hai ngudi turdngtu.grng den lang MP-Iy nfra.

Thu}'en v6ng t€iy nhin m6ng ra x& r5i lamham : `

~_ tr u6ng that. gia d8n day kh6ng gap con

s6ug iiay lhi chiing minh tla tur6ng v6 x6mThat`h-lu5:7 r6i.

D6ng dora t.iy chi met ne'p nha ngdi benve dudrng r6i n6i ti8p :

.-Con cdi nLia xinh xan -kia la biet thru ci.]a

c6 Ai-Thu Icing minh.

Thuyen nl]in `D6ng mim cudi ..-Nhd r6 rang nl]i. nhurng dart. N€iin-ky

ban mha nang gal, cd \mha thu dau rnA bao cdco Ai-Thu.

Tren phi6n da trang ben ve dudng, haingurdj l{?i laiig laiig quang vai nhau ng6i

TINH QUA HU.0.NG 127

xu5ng. Trdi cang v6 chi§u, gi6 cang la]ih. Hat

ngudri dan dan ng6i khit gan lai ds truy.6iihoi tim cho nhau.

Bong t6i ldr idr ]an I.Ong ra t].en quang

d6ng ltla chin. a v8 pbia ga `'ai ngQn den dauda bat dau lap lanh sflu may halng ctiy densam

Nhu mu6n tqu d6j. Thuven vui v6 baoD6n8 ...

_.~ D6ng oi. Chring t{\ hay di ve ga M5:'-ly

nhanh di i`hfing t6i r8i.

Khong hti 1S v6 ngac nhien, D`6ng cartti8J)g clap :

- tr cht'ing ta vS ga MP-ly.R6i nhu moi chi¥u. Thu`'eii. D6ng lai

Tdra di vdr<i hAt htiyen thu}7en, dau' bat hat

ndv n6i du6i }jai kl]ac..

***

M®l h6m Tl]uyen, D6ng rti nhau di c!]oithat ,¥a, n[]urng de'Ii girra tru.a thi ]ac mat

dudriig v6. Hai ngLrdi phai gh6 vao cdi qiirin

gan d2{y d8 h6i du6'ng, lu6n ti¢n d8 an chod5 ddt. (:ting an ti`or]g qufin a.\r, c6 ha ngtrdri a

nha que ti.a tu8i dh€i b6..1 vdi nhau lu6n

mieng. Nu cudri tdr m6i nay lan qua mdi khac.

128 [` H A N H ,rl` I N H

bau khdng khi trong quan' kh6ng bao lau,trd men vui v6 la thudlig. I.ulc sap Ira ti6n,Thuyen mdi nhd minh quen ds vi a nba,Thu}.en ham nl]e D6ng b6i s§ :

- D6ng cd dem ti6n theo da'y khong i/_ Kh6!ig. The Thu)Jen cting kh6ng cd ch ./

Thu}.en lac. dan ra v6 lo ngai :__. Tliuyen b6 nham qu}.6n s8 con vdo

ttli, con cfi vi thi d8 qilen & trfmg nganban.

Hai ngu6.i daTig nhin xu5ng mat ban d8llm k8 a thao than » tlji ben kia l>an, ngudinhs que tl.6 tu8i nhat. dtrng da}7 pcti vdri chd ,

quan :-.Hat tb§y ng6i ben kia ban la hal ban

than c.fla chtin.8 t6i9.Way 6ng cri tinh. chung. d©

t6i tra tien .Iii6n the.` .Tl]uyep nghe ndi c.im do-ng qua, dtrng day

. nhi,n ngu.-6'i tr8. tuai mol lat i.6i ap tingm6i ;•._ That chiing i6i kh6ng bier ndi gi day d8

ci`tn} on inffy ngai„.

Kh6ng`¢Bcho -Thuyen n6i dtrt`ld-i, ngudrltF6 tu8i ,nbi lisp. : A

. r ~LDai]g le .toi phai` c.+in Or.i riai thay~trudc mdi phai. Vi bai tl]ay da cho toi .nghe

giQn.g ndi cfia in? t.6i xura ....

'riNH Qufi HU.O'NG i29

R6i ba giQng, ngubi 5y thi than nhu boithfr :

-... Vi me t6i la ngurdi Trung-ky, i'{\ da

qua ddi hon tan nam r6i.Ndi den day. ngudri ti`6 tu6i tang lang

nhin xu6ng ban, hai m6i mim chat ra v6dan thurong lam. com Thu}.en, D6_ng tbi bhinghi nhd den q`ie huong. yen lang nhin nhauvdii hai cap mat ram le.

***

Ngay ba mucyi T€t nam fly. Thu}.en. D6ngnh5t dinh kh6ng di an com quan nbur mgiT`gay. Hai ngudi dinh mdri ba Hai, ngurdi a

gan dfiy. den nan com trong ga, d6 cring luonthe. Hai ngudri cfing kb6ng bi€t cting ai,nhung thay ngurdri ta dua iihau ctlng, ctingmu6n cling clio vui.

Ban bac xong xu6i, D8ng clap tau lenC*hg.Idn mua c€ic tbtrc an trong tiem khach.(]6n Tbuyendnha sap dat lai gh8 ban d8khuya ct']ng le giao tbdra.

Ltic D5ng v8 thl trdi da gan t6i. Thuyentq. than hanh qua hen nha b& Hai d8 mdi bday qua, nhung rfii ba ay da ve an T8t a Bien-hoa ldr sang sdm. Thuyen lfii tbfii di v6 k%

130 'i`HANH |`INrl

lai Oho D6ng nghe. Hfii ngudi chl nhin nhaucudri. nhu'ng ti.6ng c6 v6 ban khoan lam Ngflyltic ay. ben kja can ga cd may ngurdri bdnhkhach clang ng6i n6i chuyen vdi nhau`rc¥{vui v6.

- Thuy6n m6. cfra s8 lian v6 tdiig chui

dau salig ben kia rai ndi ldrn :~ Ht`m nay khoEig c6 chu.yen tau b{.`y

gidr. Den hai gidr sang mdi c6 chuy8n talu batthudng ra Ba,c`.` Vai ba ngu-dri ngl]e nt)i tllat vpng qua.y

ganh ra v3. Tha}' trong bang t6i lop md i.{m viiingudi ng6i, Thuyen din ldri n6i li8p :

-., Cat., i]gf`ii kh6iig 6. nba ctin Tat €`i `? Di dau

rna sdm tl]6 ?M¢t tral]g ti8ng trong tr€o clap. Lai :~~ Chl'lng t6i v6 €Uin '|`8[.

Nhan dureyc ti8ng ndi Trurig-ky. hai i]gurdi

nitrl`g r6' i!6im. Bang ddrng sail rrhu}en len

ti8ng h6i vdi .~-~ V8 an T8[ sao rnA chsm the `.j

Sau met dip -cii.di [h&ng than, ti8ng ndi fly

lai nggt ngao reo ran nhtr trurdrc :-~ Chain con h.eyn kh6ng. hai tha.v a. .

Ta`iyin thi.it dau van nhin DSiig mim cu.{`ri .

D6ng k6 mi¢ng hen tat Thu}.en ndi kh3

r[`3N[[ Our: HU.O,Nt; ,3,

` - Chiic, ct^t na}` }jie.I c!iting minh.` Thu.\eii i.4y Di5Hg xi'ic.h i'd}] den lreo i`fii

!]ai ngiTb.i ctii'ig qu{!. Ijdn ki:` call ga.

Tren `chi6{: gh6 dii ke khit tirdng, m¢tth!8u nfr mac theo kisu Hiig, a;ing ng6i gil-Ta

met gi6 cam. v!:i ljai cliai rlrQru.

Tl]#}t `Th`u.`-en, D6i`ig di qua, thi6u iit~i'

nho6n mi¢ng clrdi h6i s§ :_-The h€ii thav dinh an 'T`gL & tTa\' a ?'rl]ti\ en xo{` ta.i-. d{.ip :

_ Cb |€i (9} ti<qu i.htit)g tdi t`ting kh6ng ta.Li

T8i ducrc,,TliiSu nil ii.6 mfit lihiEi Thuye!i 1.<i }+ h6i.'I`J]u}'en n]im {`udi tidi tie'Tj ..

--Vi met. 1§ I`a't {3i{iii di la d6 f~iTi mua \'e!

khr.jlig cb ai nau.

Thi8u nfi. dora ta.\' i.,he mieng cLi'd.i ngat

"8h?o.

Ma`y f hal ru`qu d8 tren gil.a, cluQc dip chc?in

vdi n]]au nghe I.at vLii tiii.

Cudi .{t>Iig t!ii{¥u nfr vu5t !qi may sgi tbc

bay loLfa xotR ti.urdc, Lri'un, h6i ti8p :^`~ The ngu6.i n€iu €~in ctia hai tha.\' di d!^``t ?

D6ng [jam Thu}'en di hii r6i ellen tditl.udc dfip :

_ N*irdri ay kh6ng di dan h8t. Nhurng

132r|`HANH T|N||

chving t6i cGng khAng an T8t dLrgc.Kh6ng d6 cbo tbi8u I]fr ngac nhien, D6ng

nbi ti8p :~ Vi squ that chL'ing t6i kh6ng cb ngudi

fry,Nghl m¢t ldt, D6ng ngai. ngdrng ndi se :~ Vi va.v. n8u khong lam phi6n cO. vi

chilng t6j hi8t lam {b8 iiay la phien c6 lam,nhun8 ...

Thu}7en ngat ldri ii.bi that nbanh :~ Cbting t6i m`i6ti nhd C6 ...

Nhurlig ndi den da.v, Thuyen da ti d llmkh6ng i`ii chfr. 'l`L]i8u nrr Hue turoi cudri nbiti€p :

-- Nlid em nau Ilo cho hai Lha)r phai

kh6ng. Nhung tigc. em chi bi8t nau thtrc antheo cach a Trimg-ky thai.

Thu`.en mtrng 1-fr :-Cd thtrc an Trung-ky d6 an ... T8t,

that chting t6i kh6ng mu6n gi hcm nti.a.

***

N6i la cting chcri, nhung ltic khdi tramtoa len khap nha va rna.v ngQn den n6n chapchdn trong bang t6i. Tbu.ven, D6ng cting camthay squ dam am thieng lieng cda nhdriig ngay

TiNH QUE H.UO.NC 1313

cting ky. Thu.`.en kinh can rot them mat tuanruqu vao 1}7 r6i nbi :

- Khong bi6t 16 vat iiay minb cting cho

ai nhi ?Thi8u mti Hug vdng lay nhin Thuyen d!ip :_ Cho til]ti.ng linh h6n tha huroi]g c,htr gi

Thuven curdi ndi .._ 0- ba.v, n¥u Way chtlng minh lai (u'

ctlng cho chting minl` I.6i a ?Thigu nfr I.a ve sop set lidi Lq§ :~ Chi ndi dai.

Squc nhd d8n nhfrng nan iiuo.ng kliorigcd tren bAn thd, Thu}.en l]6i D6iig :

~ D6ng {`d unun huong tl€n kl]Oug ?

Ij@ng nhin len ban tlid n6i :--\tr nbi t D6i]g v6 tinh t|uen mua md

kh6ng nhdr.Thi6u nfr v¢i vans den ,md va-li, lay Ills

huolig ra r6i n6i :~ Da v6 tinl] quell thi nhd the liao

du¢c. Nhung em i.d sati day, hai thay layrna thap.

Thu}.en dem cai may ddng ve tau da gifraban thd li6 buong vao trong m©I cai lack conr6i tuoi cudi ndi :

- Cai lur huong tr6ng the nil d?p.

184 'l`HANl( 'l`INll

Ba ngub`i nhln nhai] t{t^j the ti]ieng dr: kh6ihtSL tigng curt.i.

Met l€it s!iu, Thu.i`en qila}' lai nhin 1[ii8u

nfr i't`5i dill 16`i i!6i :

~ Chi'i,I ntifa 16i qtien kh6ng h6i len cft

TJiigu ni~r vu5[ mdi t6i. ].6i ndi---Ten em?

85iigLf gal dau .-- Vang tell c6, vi da lion hai nam, lan

nay cilting t6i mdi durq'c gap mat c6 gal Trungprky hudrc, i`han {i8n gn IIa}'.

Thie'u ni~r van gi fr nu t.u.dri ti`en m6i n6iti¢p :

-Ten cm lz:i Bi'`` Xiian.

Tbu.``en qiien mil`h clang dtrng ti:urdc mo{c6 con .4J:ii I:}, v(5 {ay 3.eo litn :

~_I Vay t!ua nan mdi, atih elm chtlng

t6i d€3^ 1.u6.L` du'Qc met tl.5m mtia X!jali `ifio

nha '. ga.

Nhu hur6ng i'rng vdri 16'i TliLi}'en, met {i.ang

phao n8 vang leirgan day.Thigu nii. ng*y thcr ndi iia'p :~ H€ii aiih i`hd LUG.ng met ti.5m mud X`!an

mh ib6i dati. Nhia'ii lam co, kh6ng d6m duqc iVl em la Le ... « le,s j> Bd Xuan,

Thii}ten th2{.`,I thie'ii nfr n6i chuy¢n iiga}'

•riNH Quf£ HU.CrNGI.35

tbo', lai xu'ng h6 t]i§n milt thi sling sLrdng v6

ctin8..-N8u Way thi ham nay nha chting ta day

ntrc ca mtla Ruan.

Ngay ltic ay. bcm qi].§iig d6ng xa, Iang Tan-liiep, fr]¢t ti€Hg coi tan lhe{ len val]8 trong

den t6i, Rt3i tie.p den ti8I]g rna.v dell d6u ctiacon tau ra 13ac.

Thuyen bu6n I.au {ini m<it nhin xi]6ng dat,r6i vdi m¢[ giqng {iay nude mat. n6i se :

_ Nhanh that, don dirgc m``ia xiia~i chura

day hai Tihi'it fbi da.phcii ti6n`mtia xutqn di r6i.

C¢ Xii.Sin de'n ng6i ,lren chi8c ghg ddt, haltay 6m dau I.a clang L`am d¢[ig k¢tm. M¢t lat

sam. ct'> ngfi.ng mat nhin Thu.`'elL D6ng r6i vdi

giQng run I.un, ndi lbat sa i_.. Xiian di chi met, con xu.qn a ben hal

crtt[h th'i nhi§u hal an!] a.

R6i gtr¢ng cudi, nlhuriig hai mat da nhod(`& le. c6 Xuan n6i ti8p :

-- Vi em c6 nht-mg I,e .„ a leg » Ba Xuan.

TINH TR:ONG

CAU FIAT

mat buai chiau vting rt:]ng mdng menh.+Tren dbng song hep hal chigc tLi-uy€n nhucS theo nh{iu rao ri€t. Chi€i., trurdc nh6. clangmanh khai`h minh thon ci.ii ducrc met canhbii6m I`au binh tan giac. Chi8c sau tr6ngmann me. g6 lang v& mui cao. Phia ti.udc haicanh hu5m u6n ph6ng tl`at cong nhur nu6t

gi6. H:ii i`hi8{. thuy8n c.tr thong tha ludt nh?li.en dong sang {`.ai.,h nhaii chtrng vali tramtburdc.

Nhui`g ii`u{'rc kia hai chief, ay d5 cnng ditL`r tlT¢t ben. \

Chiaii ii6m fry nghe n5ng da bdt mau\'dng khe khfit, va gid d6ng n€tm bat dau n8isau di3n i.:it t.i]tia Quang` anh Bat tdr tdr c`holiii tltuyan ra kh6i ben, Anh da lanh duqcIIT4t chu}`8ii khoai kh{Aj c'h& v§ hu.`.en Qiiang.

Gifra {.auli h6n don a b8n B*o-vinh, thu.van;&p ng8n !]gal]g ira lchi Kay dd t]u¢ng, ann Bat

THANH T!NH

cl]iu kbd lam mdi lan durQc thu}`8n ra gi frodoiig song. Ngay ltic ay anh nlian thay a phlaxa, gan ben Dd, mat cbj8c tl]uyan bu6m nanctil]g ti`r ttr qua.y lai: Bat mtriig tl]am, vi durpcmat chi8c thuy3n di chng sang khong khac

gap mat ngucri ban di ctlng durdng. Gifra canhden ham 1]9 s€ den cau h{it ra h6i chu`.erinhau cl]o song da dai, dem d@ vang. Dd gannhu niot c,qi 1¢ cbmig cfia khach thu}'en hes6i]g tren mat nLrdc.

Can hat ci®]a hQ thud.ng do squ bien bachthat nhanh va thai sang. ta duqrc chu.\en nl]ar6 rang vA mat.h lac kl]6ng kem gi chi]y€nbang long. Nhung dep va tu.oi nha± ]a canchu}'en tii]h Vi va rmat nay ho rfit thao H9ta mat canh h6n nhien, I]6i cd don cia ldng1]9. Lam ltic bo con mu.o'n caiili liudc mayd§ ccqu chu.`.en tinh them tlianh thti Tdriig ay

chuyen ho thu gen trol]g c.qu hd mai day. vansvang keo dai nhur ti6ng chi]6ng' ngan quy6n

Sid hay ii ran nbur ti€ng ntrc lid cfia vpngphu.

Cau hat tren ddng sang da la 16i giditl]ieu than ctia bai tan h6n xa la, hay niauchuyen ddi gop nhat d6i cho nbau nghe. L¢thudng h6 nhieu con tliuy6n troi tren song

T±NH TRONG CAU HAT 141

vans ha}T gifra pba dai. Ia can bo trao qiia claplai d5 vgng vang ra theo chiau Sid. Cting cb khimat chi8c thu}T§n c6 doc ludt nbe theo bdsong. khach thu.`6n chi bi8[ vu vo tha cau hora gitra ban trdi cao rang. R6i tren bd vanghay gifra song sLrolig, vai ti8ng lib nhu ti8nglong xa v¢i wing clap lai. Ngurdi ta ctr thati6iig ho ra nhur d§ lam quen vdi ti8ng hd khac.

Va tbinh thoang trong bdng t6i cha dam dayf]gudri ta I?i durgc ngbe ti8t]g hb nan trurdc.Ti6ng bd[ ttr d6 lai d8 dan d5 k8 cho nhaunghe si.r d8i th8y cfia may nan xa each. Valam lan ngudi ta da kh6c than vi hy vQngrf8criaxa xua da tat ham, ha}' can hen hd n5m trudcda hi quell lang a gifra canh ch6ng con. Gapnhau tren ddng song cd khi vai ba canh ti8p,nhung b6ng d¢t iig¢t ngudi ta r§ b6n`xa nhau.Nhurng hg cfing hy vQiig chd va moiig gapnhau tren mat 1)huong song v6 dinh. Vi daukh6ng` bi6t mat nhau nhung giQng bo va dieuti'r hQ {Ia quen nbau rat chat. R6i ddi na.v quaki8p khac, khach cfia mat nudc cfing t.h[ bi8ttim tinb ddi trong cau hat gifra d6ng song.

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Bat god v¢ da lau, ngay thang chi bi8t

142 TIJANH T5NH \

dua thtl}.an ds nii6i t`on dai` Vq Bat nghy xu€i!a lii¢t c6 k'ii lhii.T6n fr lang Vinh~!ri£ Ht)in a`'

{r6'i gi6 lan va sap n8i con gisng, thu}.all Da{

vc4 ihuj`7an Lien --ten vQr D:`{ .~ phai gii6 valt>

hd d8 ni.ip song. Da qilen nhai] 1dr trurdi`, trongcan hat +ang ti.en song !ien li'ic gap nhau D`at

va Li6n kli6ng !iJi8t ngiTqiig ng``ing gi nfi.a. Cau

chu.`'en [inh lian bat dan thi.I thi, tren riai eon

thu}t§n iinh cd sang da thuf lai gan.

D€it m€ man dira t{qy qiia thu}'aii bfit ta{'

Lien va t`hquc vii6t in:ii tdc tty clang vhdn tro|]g

gi6 Iaiih. Lien s±i,`J sira ctii dau nhin m{:it `i]urcrc,danli c.am lang rna khdng n6i duqc men ldi.each hai th.ing situ Hal ifi.v I_.i{``Ii v€`i 16 cirdi da

crfu hanh tren m¢1 nht'jni thi]}'an k^e.t lai. Vi

tbLiy€in di~i ]a gia dinha ci"]a bQ. dbiig sdt]g ]a

ncri hp (|ua vis, w`t miion b8n chf ld ilo.i a lam.

Le cudi i.,t'ia Di}t va Lien, crilig nhu. tat ftqI]gudi ngu{`ri s6I`g lren lhiiy6n kh6ng ngt`r dr`

dtrcrrm ni¢t tinh Ll}o LurcJi saliig.

Lien vdi met nh{']m lhii.\'an cfia ljan be vfa

than thicb de.n dan ti.udrc 6. l!gn ntr3i I!ilig Vf`iii.

Vi chinh ncri 2i.y xua kin hai ngudi dcai gap g5,8!? Sid sau m¢[ todn thu}.iSn tl.en niudri lam

chi8+c v8, ho h!`ng Bc?i de'n`va}` dau chul]g

quanh. To{`in thuyan }ju¢m ban ha.`' lam tin ca,

TiT\T|| TRONG CAU HA'l 14``3

nhuiig ham #y l]Q cling g{aung.traiig ho€`ing `Ja

don d?p that `sach s§. Gii`ra den ilo dem de.n rathap chung quaiih boons v:i trco mo{ ngQn denkhfi ldrn tren cat hii6m, xa ir6ng nhu' mat cqm•€.his.n thiiyan t.fi`fi thai -xa efi. H{.j ljay ra an-u6iig rat vui v6 vfi i`6 Ie ha}' ha}' I;`i 'd8i thu.`.§n

iihau d§ ng6i. Ttiudrng hQ thcip ilen that nhiaui`,htr kl]6ng d6t phf'io. Vi ht? Oho t6it ti€n vi`i

t`.tilig khong them gi t]u.op{', cii¢t`, vui, N6i

chu.``en den iifra d¢m thi ho nhs sao giai tan,cbf d8 lai L]ai i.hi@'c thu}Tei] a.f]fl DfiL `Ta Lieii.

Trtjng~h'ic thgy dam thuyali dell tdr t[r xahen, Dai tu. nhien vui `7e c.a{ ti8ng h{.it vQng

len lihir li6.n biet. I,i6n ddrng nep !jen c.,€inl]

e`h6!ig nhin d£'im thaj'an tr6i. bu6n rau ti8ptheo may tiglig % h{`j » tl{\i ligiie nao nu¢t (1).

Ben a.am thuyan kia, ngirt`j.i 6fi±i hat hQ d6ng

cat tj8ng I]{`t vancg len met lan nhur dalp lai.

Tie'ng hat ei`ia }]ai ben ci'r lih6 dan, sau chi

¢§ nghe mty i¥ia!tg ` nlHr ti6iig thoaiig. Darnden xa r6i md mai d8 lan dan trozig i`um sat)d6 phia chan st.`>ng Kh6ng bi8[ iigl]I gi ljien

tqua dan tren vai ch6ng, nhin ddng nu'drc Thenhmang tl]6n thtrc,

(1) L? trong can ha m6i day thi n}¢t ngu'a.i li fit. canmay ngura.i khfc ch{ dira ti6ng '. ha ".

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144 THANH T|NH

Ttr dd ti.en giai pba Tarn-gialig, hai chi€ctliu}'6n cfia Bat val Lien cdr ken nhau theo mai.d vdi nhau gan ba nam. Lien sinb dtrqc matdtra con gai. Nhurng trong ky tl]ai sam fry,Lien b6 mang a nha thuong. Bat ch6n catvq xoi]g li8n b6rLg con v§ s6ng Lai cu©c ddi c6

quanb. GiQng hat cfia Bat t.tr d6 16 ba,`., iighenao nting nhur o€'in kh6c. R6i trong kho{ingmay thAng dan 1]6 cd dip cheo thuyan di xa,Bat lqi n6i da}' keo thu}t6n cia Lien di theo.Trong thu}ian a.\I chi d5 d©c met bat hurongkh6i tod ra ngbi ng`.`t. Thuy6n cda Bat di.den dau, ngudri ta lien d6 dan I.a bd dL'rngxem.Dqt van than nhien cat gigng hb lanlt

lanh, gLro'ng mat tiLid dan kh8 den lanh ltingnl]u. ngudi chd dam rna. Nhung sau nghe me

phan phai Lrai, Dqt lien bin chi8c thi]}'§n cL'iaLieu di vd giao con gdi cho me nu6i.

Bat da bdt sau mu¢n va ngh8 lam anxu6i ngurgc d.X{ l]a( Bat quen dan Lien. Nhungchisu h6in 5.v, ltic cbo thuy§n rdi kh6i ben.Bat tinh cd s6ng lai mat canh ci®ia thdri xura.Trudc mat Bat met_ cl]i8c, thuy6n ai clang renud{`, gi6ng bet vdi thuysn Lien. Lbng Bat brjih6i mat cacb la. Bat k6o them met bu6m nfrad§ du8i theo va chinh D.?t cting kh6ng bi6t d§

TiNH TRONG, CAU HAT A 145

lam gi. Nbulig thuyen Bat. mtii ltin va daykhoaLi men kh6ng th% nao ludt nhanh ho.ndu.gc. Trai lai chi6c th`iyan trudc chay nhuha}T, thap thoang tl.ong chieu suolig tr6ngnhu bbng m¢Tig.

Ddt lieu b6 kh6ng theo kip li§n ctit ti6nghat h6i than :

T`hL]g`en ai tl.6i ti.ur6.c

Cho t6i lilb.i d`cn ctingChiSu da u`e trdri dal mung lung,Ph&i dug6n thi coich lqi cho d& nfio ni`ing

tixcng surcrno.

GiQng hd[ i`fit len that cao 1.6i ha xu,ingttr tdr nhur than `Jan nhu k818. TI.en lc+i thuyen

di trudc b6ng n8i l>at bang met thi€u lirr macao n5i dai quay dau nhili phial. sau mat tatr6i dal) :

Ti.dri met i]ting dam ddt kh6ng hqii,Murgn gi6 cht`¢u hi3i ban ngdn song,

Than e,in ld gdi chti.a ch`6ng,To dug6n c6 chat., nhur d6ng nurdc kh6nq ?Bat gitqt mlnh tudng nhur ti€Iig hb .cfla

Lien nga.`' trudc. Vi cting met giQng bo trongti`6o va hoi dai, ca'u dirt gQn va dua xinhnl]u suariig tod. Bat nghT ngay den rna.\' c6lai thu}.an ldiig Viiih-tri, ngudi cdng lang `Tdi

146 rHANH 'r|NII

Lien. Vi tuy khac ti8ng khac can nhlfng m6ilang cd met t`dch h6 rieng kho€ig sati lan lamdurgc. Va cting riel]g c€1u ho a mat pha la

r¢ng vd lan dai. chti.16i bat a d6ng song liecan di¢u nglie mt]i {.lid kh6ng thanh thoatDot {Ia s6iig nhi§ii nam a mat pha inam phanhiet giQng hd lh€.`o lam. Bat con bi8t lalng nao

a khtic ph€i hep ld giQng h`6 Ialog #y n#an `rfa

trong. Con nhfi.ng khoi'`ng phd r¢ng I?i undiic {¥urt.3.a, gioHg Ilo nghe tram v{i manh.

Chi6u nay Dot t!iao-thtrc trudc gigng h®VEnh-tri vi long Dot bang boang nhd denI.ien. D8iig dn# t.,hulls quanh tu}' d8i man ba}'thay m5t, nhung c€ing van canh cri da lamchch.ng Oho c'ii¢c tinh :*'t£'a. Chi§u {?fi phai i)d[

mau lam va.di`in dan t6i sam Nhung gidia mats6Iig trdi c6[i sang hon lang mac. Vai ba nggnden dau tl]`ap thoarig tl.ong ]]ai]g cay den.Th{1y l}6ng 'thuy6n ludt irei] sang, m®t a,on

cht'> ddrng tren bd nhin theo sfia ]dn.

i-]ai gidr sau, hai con thu`'6n da I.a den

pha¢ Ti.ang da len cao sau d6i cat trang. Hotmr.dc toa I.a man rman b5c trong gi6 m€it {h6ivi vu. Mat pha rang menh m6ng lap loansd`nh €rarlg vans il`Oiig rat dep.

Hai a,on thuyen van du8i nhau nhur cti,

TiNH TRONG (1,AU riA'r i47

xa trong nhti. cap nhan lurdt ti.en h8. Bat cdv6 that vQng men giQng hat thoang thoangdura r`d nhur ti8ng thfr. Ti€ng clap cfia c6 lai{hu)'§n phia ti`urdrc, cd v6 quy6n lu}'gii va y vihon Bat k6o da.v leo ctho bu6m that cfing daIuds nhanh horn trud{:h

Qu`a lang The-chi, gh xfl xa da eo dc gfiycanhe tu'. Gifra vinng ti`dri bang tang, long Bat

vh c6 Iai khdng quen da bat dan gap g5.. Canhat da d8i I.a tinh tt'r, di@u tram v€`i c,am ngl]enhlr tigilg su6i v€®ing ri`rng khu}'a,

D6]3&j pha d6n lang K8-n.!6n dan dan thu

h?p }#i ds, s:tin ct`itig c`nia hfin khtlc ba sang.

Dat` dang` h6i h¢p io stu th} chi5c tbu.Yen tTudcda quay mfii v§ phia Kim~lon#. Dqt hu6n I.aunhin canh hu8m nan nghieng minh theo chi§usong nhtr c6Ofinh 6Ii. Bat lur(~yng !qu mSt Chtit

nhurF!g h6ng c£Lr,i lay d€q.v mc?nh ctdn bfinb lai

cho` thMyan xu@i v§ I)ai-lu.gc. Ttr thuyan trudcmat cau h® chia hiet vang len kh6ng t`

T`inh v`e Dqi-lurgc,Dutien mg`ureyc Him-longg

f36n dfiig ld ch61.6 cfia long,

Gap nhau con bi'et tren song ben ndo.Bat mu6n bb d<4p lai, nhung tqu nhien thay

iighen ngAo tl.udrc, canh biet ly. Nhd den

148 TH.ANH T!NH

Lien, den ngurdi ban mdi trong dem, Bat gucdau 6m mat kh6c ru`ng rtrc.

Trong dam surcrng ind dng a trang. halchi6c thuyen lang lang each va xa gan nhurr§ qu?t.

T6I DI HOG

hfing ]i{im cur vao cu6i thus ]c4 rig(}aidurdng rung nl}i(iu va {ren kh6iig c6 nbding

dam mchy bang bqc. long [6i lqi nao ntrcnhfrng ky niem }ioang mai]g cfitl hLi8i tquHtrudn8.

T6i quen lh8 nao duo'c nhfriig cain gifictrong sdiig ay nay nd {rong loiig tdi nhurrna,v cdnh hoa tuoi mim cud'i gidrii ban lidi

quang clang.Nlifrng }rr tur6ng fly t6i i`hua lan` mao ghi

len giay, vi h6i a}. tot kh6ng bi8t ghi va ngaynay t6i kh6ng nhdr h6t. Nhurng m6i lan thaymay em nhs rut re nrip durdri n6n me lan dautien di den trurdrng. long t6i lai `tu.ng I)dingran I.a.

Bu8i,mat h6m ay, mat bii8i mai daySu.ong thu va day gid lank. Me tisi au y6miiam lay t6i dan di tren con dudrng lang ddiva h?p. Com dudrng nay t6i da quen di lai

152 THAiNH TENH

I.am lan, nhirn`g lan "`!}' t6i tqu nliien thay la,

Canh w:at chung qiianh 16i dau thav ftt`Di, vi

chinli long t¢i Gang c6 sl.I tini`iy tl8i ldii : h(`rm

nay t6i di liQc,

TOE kh&ng lei qua st^jng tha di6u i]hir

thcEng Qui v&`l kholig di ra ddng !`@ h6 Ithu

th€®ing Styri ndra.

Trong chi5c, ao vfii dti den {Iai tt^7i caiTi

th#y minh ti.ang trQng vd di'i.Hg dcin.

DQc {Iurdng {llay may cau nhs trac baiig

t6i {it> qiian tironi I.fir. nhi nhanh gQi ten nhauha.v ij.ao Lq+'ich v('y cho nl]au .`em m`i {©i theun.

Hal qu}.8n v6' mdi da¥ig a ti`en ta`.v t6i dabat {!aiL th?{}7 `n€:":g. T®i ham tay gi]i that chatS

nhung mt:>t qn.\.6n v& t.fins xec.h ra va t.helih

dau chi'ii xu6ng dat. T6i xoc len va nfim laican than. May t`au di ti`ti.dc 6m s,ich vd` thi¢tnEi€Iu lai hem ca btit lhur6.c nfra. Nhung mfiy

cau kh6ng d§ 1¢ v6 kh6 khan gi bt+

T6i mu6n thfr strc minh nan nhin me t6i A--. M? dua bilt thurdc cho con calm.

` M? t6i cLii dau nhin L6i vdi cap mat that

au y5m :

-~ Thai da in? nan cfing duqc.

T6i cd ngay cai y ki6n vtra non not vdra

•1,01 B1 HOG153

ngay tho nay : chac. chi ]igudri thao mdi camn@i hrit thLrdc^`

Y ngh¥ a.v thofing qua trong ti.i [©i nhenh{`ing ithtr mat lan may lurd[ ngang trenn8pnt nhi.

Trurdrc, slim tru.d.ng lang MS-I.V da}' dac ca

ngu6.i. Ngudi nao ao qu;an cfing sack sa.

8LrCilig mat cting vL]i turoi va saTig sL']a.Tru.drc d6 m2{y h6m, ltic di qiln lang Hod-

an I#ai.v i`,him quyen vdi thftng Milih, toi cb

She lai Li`!Tdng rmot lan.Lan #y {rut`j'ng rl6i vdi t6i lch m¢l noi xa

iq. T®i q?i cliung quanh c€'if, ldrp d8 nhin qua

cfra kinh may ham d6 treo tren tut`j.ng. T6ikh(A)[ig cd a,im`{u&ng gi khac 1& r!h!i tru.dng

cao rfio va Bach s§ how cdc nhh trong lhng.Nt]urng lan ndy lqi khac6 Trudc mat t6i,

trudrng M$7-Iy tr6ng vdra xinh xan vi`ra oaf

nghi6rm nhu cai dinli 1&iig Hoa-ffp. S:.in nd

i.©ng, minEi nb cao hcyn nhfrng hu8i trua heday `rfing l{¥ng. Loiig t6i dam ra lo sq van vo.

Cting nhu t6i, may call hQc, ti.0 mdi bSng5. dtrng nap ben n#udi th€1n® chi dam nhin

m©1 I]fra h£`y dam di ttrng budc nhe Hg nbuctin chim con dtrng tL.en bd (8, nhin qiiangtrcri rang mu6n ba}'. nhurng con ngap ngdrng

154 THANrl T|NH

c so.. HQ them vung va urdc ao than duorc nhurnhfrng ngur6.i hQc li`O t`fi. bi€t lop, bi8i fchfiy dS

kh6i phai rut I.a trong canh.]a.Sau mat h6i tr6ng tht'ic vans d¢i ca long

t6i, may ngu.dri L3Qc trd a,fi den sap hang' durdi

bien r5i di vao ldp. Cam thay mirth lrcy vGILa li.Ic nay® Vi chung quzinh ld nhfi`ng cati b6

vi.i,ng i.6 lting ±ring nhu t6i ca. Cac, c€iiu kh6Iig

di. Cac can chi thi.o stic manh keo dii] cact,.au tdi ti.u.dc. Ndi cac cam kh6iig dtimg lai

fang dting hen nfi.a. Vi h€it chan cchc dan ctrdanh clang mGfii. H8t co len met cl]an, cdc caulai du6i man!; nl]u da met qua h&iih turdngtucmg. Chinh lric na}. toan than cfic i`aLi cfing

clang run run theo nhip ]}ur6c r¢n ^i`ang trong

cac lop.Ong d5c trurdrng MS-ly Oho gqi may call

hQc tr6 mdi {±8n dtrng trurdc ldrp ba. Trirdng

laiig nh6 men khSng cd pi!dng rjeng cfia 6ngd6c. Trong ltic' 6ng ta doc ten tdrng ngudi,t6j cam thay nhu qua tim t6i ngdrng clap. Toi

quen ca in? t{^>i Gang ddriig sau t6i. Nghe ggid8[i ten, toi tq. nhien giat m]nh v& Icing tring.

Sau khi doc xong rna.v muoi ten da vi8[ samtren manh giay ldrn, 6ng d6c nhin chriiig tdillbi 85 :

rj`OI Z}J H()(`:155

_ 1h€ la tchc on duo.c vao }dp I`5rm. Cdc

em -pbai gang hQc, d8 tlla.` me du.Qc `'ui long,

va d6 thay d?y cai`, em du'qc sung sucrng. Cacem da nghe chura.

(Calc em d§u ngl]e nhu.i]g kh6Tig i`m I]aodam Ira ldf . Cfirig may da i`d met ti§I]g da

I.an c.fia phu hu};nh clap lai.)

One d66 iibin t`liting toj i.di {`ap mat hiai.i

idr vd cam d¢n8. May iiau hpc`, i]{j tT{tl3g ldrp

bfi cling dua nhaii qua)` dau nh}n la® `7a ngoai

du6`ng {`fiiig c6 m8tyT ngudi dtrlig db.ng 1#i ds

nhin vao. Trol`Ig ii}ii~iTg |ibut nay chung t6i

dugc ngu6i ta ngam ]`hin I]hjau jion l]8t. Vj

vay da ltin8 tting chL']n8 tt^ji cans lL']i]8 tL:I.I]g

hcrn.

Ong d6c la}.' €iip kinh ti.£L]g xu6ng 1.6j.n6i:

_ Th6i, cdc em ]en dtrng da}T *qap hang

d§ vao lap bQc.T6i cam tba}' sau lurng t6i c6 mat ban toy

diu clang day t6i tdi trudc.i Nbur!g ngudi 16ilt]c ay tu nhjen lhay nsng ns mat each la.Kh6ng gift duo.c cheo ao l]ay canh tay cfiangudi than, vai ba cau da ldr tdr budc lendtrng dudi bien ]dp. Cac can liing leo nbln rasam, ncri mat nhffng ngudi than clang nhin cac

156'rHANH T|NH

cau vdi cap mat luru luygii. M¢t can dtrngdan oln mat kh6c. T6i bat ,giac quay lurng lair6i diii dan vdtt long in? t6i ni'rc, n& khdctheo. T6i„nghe sau lu.iig toi, trong dam hgctrb mdri. vai ti8ng thilt tliit clang ngap I]gdriig

trong c6, M¢)t bdii lay quen nh? vu6t mait6c t6i.

Ong d6c turcri cudri mhan nai chd cbtlngtot.

•~ C4c em ddrng khbc. TI.usa nay cac em

dur¢c ve nh& co rna. V.i i]gay mai lqi durqcnghi ca ngay nira,

Sau khi thtiy hal m\roi ldm cau hQc trdsap hang dau dan dirdi hien trudrl`g. 6ng d6clieu ra dan cho chthiig t6i di vao lop n5m.

Mat thay tr6 tu6i. gurGng rm€it hi6n ttr, clang

don chthng toi trurdc i`ti'n lop. Trolig th(`}i tho

au toi chura lan nho th2{y x€i in? toi nhur lannay. Toi cring 1{{y lam la.

Vi cd nhdrng h6In di choi su5t ca ng\yvdi chi]ng ban a d6ng lang Le-xa, long t6iva[i kh6ng cam thay xa nh€` hay xa me lotcblit nao h8t.

M¢t mtli huong la x6ng len trong lop.TI.6ng hinh gi lpeo t[`en tudrng t6i cting thay lava hay hay. T6i nhiii ban gh8 ch6 t6i ng6i rat

TOI DI HQC 157

can than r6i tT Iihien lam nh§n ]a vat rieligcf]a minb. T6i nhin ngubi ban ti h()n iig6iben tot, mat iif trbi ban toi t`h`ra hs bi8t,nhung long t6i van kl]6Iig cam th2{y s¥ xa ]achtit nao. ST qu}€n !u}€Ii a}. tp `nhien va bat

ngdr qua den toi t`fing kh6ng d€'m tin c6 that.Mat con chin Con li€ng den dtrlig lren

bd cfra s8, hot may ti8iig n.it i'6 rz5i v6 caiihbay cao.

T6i dua mat tliem {hu6Iig nhin tlieo canh

chim. MO[ ky niem cfi di bay chin gifra canh

d6ng ltla hay ben bd song Viem s6ng lc?i dayday trong tri t6i.

Nhulig ti8ng ph fin t.fia tliay t6i gach manhti`en bang den da dua t6i v6 t.ann that.

T6i vong la.v ]en ban t`ham clti nhin thayvi8[ va lsni liam danh van doc :

Bai vt6t tap : T6i di hQc.

BfiN CON

Dur69NG SAT

dudng tti. hnyen Son-hai v6 iang M}~rLlyc6 bai ba nga. LNga ti¢n vd gan nhiit la condudriig mbn di bang qua lang Thanh-y. Contiu6.I]g naly di {iua met canh d6ng I.u©ng menhlilt.tug I.6i ican itii trong dam Ire xanh chdrng nfra

dam trurdc khi vu.on minh qiia sang Phh-mS.

Qua kh6i song thi gcip ngay co[i dLrdrng satch{4n iigang nan con tludog moll lai n[iap vdicon du.dug loll di thaHg v§ Iang MS-ly.

Ben.con durdrg mo[i, du.di bang met eaybdn`g cao 16n, met cai quan ti.anh {t€~i diam

met cream den ben lu'ng d6i s6i {r€ing. Cai

quan a.v tl.a mat nhin con dudrig sat cai`h xadtiy kh6ng day met tram tliudc,.

Ba nam v6 truorc. ngu.dri ta c6 dqung ien aviing nay mo[ cai ga tqm. Nhung sam nhantha.v khach len xu6.ng a ga av it qua men lqib6 di. That ra ltlc.mdi durng ga lhi qu,ing t-anbchung quanh kh6ng dell li6i lanh lting qua.

Iill THANi] 'rINH

Lire iiao khdc.h h¢ hanh {.icoing qua |ai tap nap,

ira bao nhieu dudl]g 6 Iai]g MS.Iy dau quay{]au `.a 8a a,\t ligt.

Dan trong lang Iba..v a dia phan minh c6cai ga gy thi vui thit.ii lfiil]. 1]g tL]udng len

xu5ng d8 xem tan chay `'a d§ nhin nhfil`g danrna.v lang hen c?nh qiia Jai a Iang minh,Dugc th#y nhfi3ng ngu.€i.i la mat #}k hQ vui

mdrng va sung su.dng vi ho ciio 1!`` di8m thinh

vu.grng cfia dan cu. `7d si.r v6 vans cfia langnurdc .

H6i #v trong lang t`6 met cti g€li. ban gpotr6ng xil]h tuol va limy m!. C0 tfi a metminh vdi n{!urdri em trai vi cba mg c.6 qua ddriline cS mdi mut`yj b6n tu8i. Ct.> Pta bzin g.i{3 da

nu6i em di hQc va {`1§ ti.fi nl]frng ni6n ng cfi{t

{;ba rme ds l€.ii. Th#y i+ac.h ban gao kj€m tian

kh6ng du.qc may, men c6 ta don met c.ti quan

ga" i,en ga.Ngbi ban gatj ba ham, ct^j Du\'en -~~ cC}

ffy ten Diiyen ~ da ddri diT{rc crii nb€`i cfia c6

den & khit ben d6i s6i tral]g. May th€'ing dan,c6 ta bii6n ban thinh vtrquig I.am. C6 chfchu.ten ban com quan Oho i]bfriig khach lenxu6ng tau. men qudn c6 tfi *li'ic naon o~in8 tapnap ngudi ra k6 vao.

BEN CON DudrNG sA.I` it"

Tigng m5 dau lang mdi tr& canh bn. c.,t`iDuyen da phai day nati com d% cho nhrrngngurdri di chuy8n tau b6n gid .satg. Nga.v denc6 ta chi lay nhL~TLig chLiy5n tau qua lai d§ lam.chtrng.

Cd ta ti8p dbn khfich t|ua durdrng vui v6vfi ch€in that men ai t`i~ing hang long. Rieng

cac c6'gai trtmg ]ang thi kh6ng ai Ira tinhtinh thi8iiig th€®m cf]a c6 Du.`.en. Ho quen ra

vcho trong nhr[.ng n8p nhffa nghi 16 &at g`ao men

hQ cho 16i ti5p khach cfia cd Dii.`-en trong

kh6iig duro'c di'rng di'in lfim. Gap nhau trencon dtrdi]g di xua;ng chcr hay gifra qufingd6iig ltia {.L]in, hQ thu.drng kbL'ic khich curdi

i`Si J]ao thc>im vdi_ nhau nhti'i]g c.qu 1.at khd

{.Jhill ;

-Bu.q'c diij'en $6 nhu c6 Du.`'en tbl th{\

a,him p!ian ban du\.en hdrn con ho.n.Met c6 kh!ic lay nan che mieng cirdi,, ndi

ti6pr-- Cac chi em chd n6i dtla ! Trong chi

em mink chi nao 8 ch6]ig tin len qudn cODH}'en €6 s§ chia bdrt ch6Iig cho. Vi quchn cO

r`)u57€ii thi da nhan d.uyen lam day I

M6i ian nhti.ng ti8iig a.\. den tai c6 Du`'en\thi c6 chi mim cudri r6i tat ddt di tim viec

164 THANII T|NH

da lam chtr khong bao 'gid c6 chiu ban ]bngd8 y den.

Mat h6m trdi chua tang `sing` a trITdc

qiifin c6 c6 ngudi g9i t`fra. C6 lat dat ng6inh6m da.v r6i tlu'a hal chan xu6ng giudng sdsoang tim d6i gu6c. Ti6ng g6 cfra cang ngheGang m{inh hon trudc. C6 Duyen vdra lay

\ di€m thap den vdra turcri cu¢i b6i ban :

- Qui khat.h nao day ?d ben ngr>ai c6 tieng clap :-- Qui khdch de'Li m6' hang chao c6 t`ra.v.

-Vang chau sap m& cfr€I. Ng€`i c.an dtiiig

81?Ti6ng a ngoai nghe the tlie vA cd v6 gat

gang khd i`hiu :_ Can dtlng ngfi lai vdi chfi quan met

d€m.Nhau duQc ti8ng (.6 Lan, mat ngurdri ban

gal xu.a kia ctiug d mat xdm, co Duyen mtrngHHill I

- C6 Lan, day phai kh6ng ? Di dtqu mti

khuya the ?Ti6ng ben ngoai lan nay d8i ra giQ[ig

Pmla mai :- V.4ng, con Lan day, nhung lam trd g}

a trong lai d8 t6i phai gQi rat ca c6. Hay

ff=!

BEN CON DU.d'NG SA'J' W"

chi bao t6i la khach dan ba... men chi kholigti8p.

Dart ti8ng n6i thi ti6p den ti8ng gu6c k{iothiet nhanh di v3 phia ga r6i im bat sauhang thong cao vtit.

C6 Duyeh bi8t c6 Lan ndi mia minhnhung t`6 ctirig kh6ng bu6i; cai lai. Vi c6 chanbi8t kb6ng ai mu6n tin d6ii tan 161]g iihi ndidai all du.qc thanh bach ti`ong tiip 16u tranhmuc nat. A.hurng li'ic c6 vdra dat minh xu6Iig

giudng lhi tu nhjen hai mat co lai chan hodca nu.oc mat Lan ndy c6 tfii vi dtri c6 kh6nga,a ngirdi che chd.

Ngurdi tbudng di lai quan c6 ta nl]iau baniih#t la thay x8p ga. Thay nay car ngay hai \.,

bu6i d6n an com 6 qudn c6 Di]yen. can d¢mthi ngi®] lai trong ga lam. Thay ta ten Truu,

tlnh tii]h lthc nao cfing vui v6 va hien ltr. D6n

may ban a qu.in co Duyen, thay da den laicl]o co quan tr6 tu8i lam y ki€n I]ay va sangSu5t. Thay Truru khuyen c6 Du\en men cbo

ligurdi em tl.ai di hQc cba. Phap vi Han-van

tla mat I]8t ve thong dung cfia thai xira I`6i.

Ctt Du.`en lilc ndo t.fiiig san sang nglie ldi

lhi§.y Truu vl nhfrag y ki8n tucri Sdng cfia

166 'i``HANH 'r!NH

thay ta ltlc nao cting ken theo nha.ng y ki6[ijxa xu6i v6 cu¢c nban dLi}.en tinh ai.

Lfra ai an cfia hai ngu.di mdi bat daunh6m thi mat cbvyen kb6ng hay bat ngdrKay I.a.

acach ga tan & larig M5Lly ba cay s6. Ode

met cai ga ldn a chinh gidra tang Ky-lam.D{in vting que thudng tinh lqi hai tdrng4li ttrng ti men hQ kho;ig chin len tau a gaMS-ly nti.a. Vi chiu khd di d8n ga Ky-Lam{hi hQ durcrc lQ.i b6n xu. Vi vay rna ga tana ling MP-ly tl.a men h6o Lahh va qLiangcanh chung quanh cting mtit v6 sam nat. Matvai cat quan nudc gan ga da bat dan ddi di/

` noi kbac.

Qiia` mtla d6ng nan ay. thay Truu dtr¢cgifiy b8 vao Nha-tL`ang Nba ga ta'm My-ly (drd£`\' ti.a men ch6 trul ngu c&a ban dan ngheokh6. Quan com c6 Du.Yen chng vi the mh 11.6men hu6n t6.

Nhung c6 Du}ien nhtrt dinh kl]6ng chiuA

gis. q`]an dem v§ lang C6 ta doan biat trudcnhfi.ng v6 mat khinh khinh, nhti'ng ldi t]di,mia mai cfia lam i]gurdri kh6ng u'a c6 ta n`ghytrudc.

Khdch b¢ hanh cang ngay cang thua thdt

BEN CON Dtr6.NG SAT i67

dan, nhung cfing may nhfrng tlgudi lam ru©ngthudng gh6 lai quan mua nude hay kboaimen ngh6 bu6n b:in cfia c6 Duyen cting lam

gQi la s6ng duqc. R6i ngdy hai bu8i. It.ic ngheti8ng cbi tan vang vang ben d6ng xa, c6Duyen lai lffng tl]ffng di len ti.urdc sam ga tancfi d5 nl]in tau chay, Ti6ng may chay d6u d6ucfia con tau ti`r phuong xa di lai da hoa nl]ipvdi ti€ng clap manh ciia qua tim c6. Lan naoc6 ta cfing hy vQng thay Truru s8 tr& va vdic6 vdi c.+i quan tranh tqua ben d6i s6i trang.Nhung luc kh6ng nhan tl]ti}' met mat ndo

quen.tren ehi8c thu dtlng vi`in vut chav, cO talai bu6n rau nhin xu6ng ddt d§ am tl]am tuthd'a. se len ga don chi8c tau sap den. Trongltic ay thl sau lug tre gia. con iau iigao righa

phut v&i lap khdi len kb6ng va the[ len matchu6i ti8ng ddi d% ra oai vdj quang dudngmu6n dt¥m.

Qua mtla d6ng n5m sau, giti'a mat demmua g!6 dam d3, c6 Du.`'en chqr[ tinh ngheben ngodi c6 ti6ng gQi. C6 la dra hai tay dqimat r6i sd soalig trong bang t5i d6 tim 16i di.

--C6 Du.\.en oi ! C6 can thde hay ngfi ?

Nhan durqc ti8ng thay Truu, c6 Duyenmdrng qua run ca mgurdj. C6 ta phai vim vao

168 THA,vrl T5NI[

cot d8 gi fr l]oi lh& manh vd da lay giQng di§mnhien tra ldi :-

__ Tbay T]`uu day phai kh6ng ?

86n ngochi ti8i]g tbay Truu d.ap iai hoi runrun:

~ Phai t6i day. ct^j md cfra nhanh cho t6ivao vdri.

Tarn .fra tr.anh vdra mdi b6 mfr thi Lhay

Tnru nbanh nhgn budc i`han vao. Mat lii8ng

gid tram vao manh da lam tat cAy de\n d6 trenI]gqua. C6 Diiyen loay l]oay di tim diem d8

thap lai. Gay diem da ka ngon lfra ben bac,

nhung vi lay c6 Diiyen run qua men c.A}7 den

van cbua chiu d6. ¢•Ltic alih sang ltl ]m'h da tod ra khap nha,

thay Truu mdi den vcit cdi ao tcri treti lung

gh6, ,r6i dam d.im dtrng nliin c6 Duyen kl]6ngcl]drp mat. Gurong mat c6 Diiyen tuy kh6ngtuoi bang trudc, nhurng cai du``'en xura, c.4iduyen m¢c mac ti.en ddi moi hang thf`Ip, trencap rna ntlng d6ng tien van con man manI]hur doa boa h6iig bu6i sang. Tha.v d6 dactrong nha ng8n Tigat]g va day but ham, thay

.Truru cr![ig dfl bi6t canh nlia cb Du.yen I.a thenao I.ai, Bi6t -c6 Duyen ngur¢ng vi minh dtrng

l}EN CON DU.a.NG SAT I(i`/

nbin qiia lan. thay Truu dua lay phfii bui mu&tren cai mti da d6 tim vai cau h6i.

Sau m©t ltlc ddrng }'enS tha}J Truru ngapngdri]g len ti8ng trudrc :

-DS nay c6 lHm fin cd khd kh6ng ?Dirgc nh!p ng.Aiig dau len. c6 Du.\'enrfrdua

cap mat nhung nhin tha}| Ti'uu tdr da,u xu6ngi`han, r6i e de se clap ..

-- Lam gi rna kha bfing trudc duQc.Thay Trura cting bi?t minh dca h6.i m¢t

t`au thtra nem dirng }.en kh6ng h6i nfra. Thayb-tit nghien a,hfr Ham d§ ben cay den, t[]ayTruti sprc mhd dan ngudi em trai cfia c6 Du}.enmen vf:Di h6i :

- Em Nham nan nay len lop n]ay i`6i ?`~ Em Nh¢fan da trd ]qi hQc chfr Ham may

th`ting nay.

Ngac nhien thay Truu h6i dan th.ng ti6ng :i-HQc i:hti' Ham `?

-- Vans, `7i sach hQc chfr Ph.ip ban dat

ti§n qiia, nhch ngheo em mua kb6ng n8i.Nhan th2{y canh tting ban ciia c6 Duyen,

{hay Truru iigam ngtli thd dai, }'en lang.Bi6t rminh v6 tinh d8 thay Truu dtrrig lau

qua; c6 Du}'en xoa lay tiioi' cudi n6i :~ Mdi thay ghe ng6i lam da.

i7() 'i`IiANH 'rIN]-1

Nhu I.gu6.i tinli m¢ng, thay Truu giatminh dora trai -canh tay nhin d6ng hB r8j nhln{`6 Duyen n6i khe :

~ C6 Duyen a, t6i cfing kh6ng iig6' demb6m ncqy lai gap duqc c6. Vi liom qua dutyc

giay d8i ra Vinh, toi phai clap chuy8n tan su6tdi lisn. Nhung gau den trurdc ga tan MS-ly,con tau lqi bi ch8t rna.v. Thdra dip ay t6i v¢iviang xu6ng thtim c6. That t6i kh6ng nger quanctia c6 lai con a day.

CO Duyen ngben ngho nbin thay Truu.Co clang tham c€im on Trdri Bat da bat con tauch8t may. thi vang vang a ben d8ug x€fi. ti8ngSdi tau lai thet len trong dem vfing.

Thay Truu giat minh ctli xu6ng vd cat aoLoi r8i ti6n den nan lay c6 Duyen a,tit daiifsa ndi: -

- May tau hQ da chfra durgc r8i. Thai Kin

chao c6. ngay gap gfr trcim nan Kin char hamkh5c.

Ndi xong thay Truu quay lung di ra cfra

. that nhanh d8 dan hai hang 1¢ da trau tratren md, trong ltlc c6 Duyen dtrng choi vdinhin theo vdi cap mat dam 1¢ va vd€ ttim ldngtan ncit.

BEN {:ON BU.O'NG SA'l 17]

NgoG4i ti.dri hat mLra den van con ri i`aotrong bui Ire `gan ben quin.

Ttr dtiy vB sau, m6i lan chu}'8n t&u dendi qua trurdc sam ga MS-ly, cO Du}`en lai tur&ng

trai tim cO ngtrng clap. Vi lulc nao c6 ta cfingtudng tuQ`ng den 6. mf y tau ngdrng ken, v€\ben ngochi cd tigng ngudi gQi cda.

Nhung s¥ that thi con tau van vtin .gutdi qua gifra nbfrng canh d6ng hoang vans,

gifra nhfrng den mtra gi6 dam dB. 1qnh mugv.a manb li¢t.

MUG LtJC==`' -

1. Tua

2. Que Me

3. Ben ntra

4. Chl'1 t(A,i

5. Chuy6n xe cu6i nan

6. Ra laln8

7. Tlnh thur

8. Con 6ng Hochng

9. Que ban

10. Mat lalng ch6t

11. Tlnh que huong

12. Tinh trong cfiu hat

13. T6i di hQc

14. Ben con dudrng sat

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