TBKTVN: Ky~ nghe^. la^'y cho^`ng Ta`u

[Dam Son <son@fermi.phys.washington.edu>]

Hi,

Ba`i na`y dda(ng di.p 8/3 kho^ng bie^'t co' ho+.p kho^ng, mong chi. em bo?
qua\. Rie^ng to^i ddo.c ca`ng tha^'y ki'nh phu.c the^m chi. em nu+o+'c
nha`.

Chu'c chi. em vui ve?.

So+n.


Theo Tho+`i ba'o kinh te^' VN so^' Te^'t (thanks to anh Hai-Tri Le):

Ky~ nghe^. la^'y cho^`ng Ta`u

		No^?i chi`m kie^'p so^'ng bao nhie^u na`ng Kie^`u

	Co^ a^'y la` Hoa`, ba.n cu~ cu?a to^i, dda~ la^'y cho^`ng Ta`u
	dda.i lu.c, sau khi dda~ ddoa.n tuye^.t ngu+o+`i cho^`ng vu~ phu
	o+? mo^.t go'c que^ nghe`o. Tu+` mo^.t vu`ng dda^'t mie^`n Trung
	ca(`n co^~i, tra`n nga^.p gio' La`o va` so?i dda', co+n lo^'c kinh
	te^' thi. tru+o+`ng dda~ cuo^'n ddi co^ tho^n nu+~ a^'y sang mo^.t
	the^' gio+'i hoa`n toa`n xa la..


O+? Ha` No^.i, to^i ddu+o+.c anh ba.n nha` ba'o Hoa`ng Minh cung ca^'p
mo^.t tho^ng tin quy' hie^'m: O+? Trung Quo^'c thie^'u dda`n ba` ma`
thu+`a dda`n o^ng. Cu+' 8 nam mo+'i co' 5 nu+~, tu+'c la` co' 3 ngu+o+`i
dda`n o^ng se~ pha?i suo^'t ddo+`i so^'ng le? loi, ddo+n chie^'c. Dde^?
hie^?u thu+.c hu+ va` cu~ng muo^'n bie^'t so^' pha^.n cu?a Hoa`, to^i
quye^'t ddi.nh sang nu+o+'c ba.n mo^.t phen.


"Gia'm ddo^'c" trung ta^m ke^'t to'c xe duye^n

Ta.i Ddo^`ng Dda(ng, nho+` ngu+o+`i quen, to^i may ma('n ga(.p Nguye^~n
Thi. Ha?i 33 tuo^?i, dda~ co' mo^.t ddu+'a con trai 5 tuo^?i vo+'i o^ng
cho^`ng Ta`u o+? Ba(`ng Tu+o+`ng. Ha?i gio.ng chi'nh go^'c Thanh Hoa'. 
Kho^ng ca^`n go+.i, chi. dda~ vu ve? khoe chuye^.n la^'y cho^`ng Ta`u: 
"Que^ em nghe`o la('m, qua^`n qua^.t quanh na(m ma` nhie^`u lu'c va^~n
thie^'u a(n. Na(m 1990, kho^ng chi.u no^?i cu+.c kho^?, la.i the^m o^ng
cho^`ng ru+o+.u che` be^ tha, em bo? ra Ha` No^.i kie^'m so^'ng. Va^.t
vo+` mo^.t tho+`i gian va^~n cu+' nghe`o, em ti`m ddu+o+`ng le^n La.ng
So+n. O+? dda^y, em ga(.p mo^.t ba` cu~ng te^n la` Ha?i. Ba` a^'y khoe
ta^'m a?nh chu.p vo+'i cho^`ng con o+? Ba(`ng Tu+o+`ng va` "hu+o+'ng
da^~n" em kha' ti? mi?. Va^.y la` em quye^'t ddi.nh la^'y cho^`ng Trung
Quo^'c. Tu+` Ddo^`ng Dda(ng, em cu`ng ba` Ha?i va` mo^.t thanh nie^n dde.p
trai nhu+ mo^.t ve^. si~, ddi bo^. theo ddu+o+`ng nu'i mo`n cu?a ngu+o+`i
da^n to^.c. Sau 3 tie^'ng, em dde^'n nha` ngu+o+`i ba.n ba` Ha?i. Na(m
nga`y sau, em ddu+o+.c ba` Ha?i ddu+a ve^` nha` cho^`ng o+? Ba(`ng
Tu+o+`ng". O^ng cho^`ng Trung Quo^'c dda~ cho Ha?i tie^`n mua ca(n nha`
nho? o+? Ddo^`ng Dda(ng, dde^? chi. qua la.i la`m a(n buo^n ba'n. Chi. 
Ha?i khuye^n to^i sang Ba(`ng Tu+o+`ng ga(.p ba` Ha?i: "The^' na`o anh
cu~ng bie^'t tung ti'ch cu?a vo+. anh" (to^i no'i do^'i la` ddi ti`m
vo+.). 

Vo+'i 2 NDT (ga^`n 3000 ddo^`ng), to^i dda`ng hoa`ng qua bie^n gio+'i.
Mo^.t cuo^'c taxi 3 ba'nh, to^i dde^'n Ba(`ng Tu+o+`ng. Ba` Ha?i ngu+o+`i
Ddo^`ng Dda(ng, tra.c 46-48 tuo^?i, cho^`ng o+? Vie^.t Nam dda~ che^'t.
Ba` la^'y cho^`ng Trung Quo^'c dda~ ho+n 10 na(m va` co' hai con trai.
O^ng ba` tie^'p to^i nhu+ kha'ch quy', co`n ba` Ha?i thi` luo^n mo^`m
phie^n di.ch. Khi to^i no'i ti`m vo+. la` Hoa`, ba` lu.c mo^.t ta^.p a?nh
cho to^i xem. Ba` Ha?i sa(~n sa`ng ddu+a to^i dde^'n ga(.p co^, vo+'i
ddie^`u kie^.n pha?i ma(.c ddo^` Ta`u, nga^.m mie^.ng suo^'t do.c
ddu+o+`ng. Va` quan tro.ng ho+n: trong tu'i pha?i co' 4000 NDT. Co^ ba.n
to^i la^'y cho^`ng o+? ta^.n thi. xa~ xa la('c thuo^.c Qua?ng Ddo^ng. To^i
chi? ca^`n bie^'t co' the^', chu+' thu+.c ra kho^ng muo^'n ti`m ga(.p Hoa`
la`m gi`, cho the^m buo^`n. To^i dde^` nghi. "pho?ng va^'n" ba` Ha?i vo+'i
mu.c ddi'ch hie^?u ro~ ngo.n nga`nh dde^? vie^'t ba`i nho+` Hoa`ng Minh
dda(ng, kie^'m chu't nhua^.n bu't "co`m" bu` dda('p mo^.t pha^`n chi phi'
chuye^'n na`y. Ra^'t xo+?i lo+?i, ba` Ha?i nha^.n lo+`i va` cuo^.c "tha^?m
va^'n" ba('t dda^`u.


Co' ca^.u a^'m, cu+?a nha` e^m a^'m

"Vi` sao dda`n o^ng Trung Quo^'c muo^'n la^'y vo+. Vie^.t?"

- Kho^ng pha?i la` ta^'t ca? dda`n o^ng ma` chi? o+? nhu+~ng vu`ng qua'
thie^'u phu. nu+~. Do chi'nh sa'ch "chi? ddu+o+.c dde? 1 con" co^.ng vo+'i
ta^.p qua'n tha^m ca(n co^' dde^', ha^`u he^'t ngu+o+`i Trung Quo^'c
dde^`u pha?i co' con trai dde^? no^'i do~i. Nhie^`u nha` dda~ pha?i vu+'t
bo? nhu+~ng be' ga'i so+ sinh. Nhie^`u phu. nu+~ da^n to^.c co' ho.c va`
tre? dde.p muo^'n thoa't kho?i que^ le^n Thu+o+.ng Ha?i, Tha^?m Quye^'n
la^'y cho^`ng Ta`u ha?i ngoa.i hoa(.c ngu+o+`i nu+o+'c ngoa`i, the^ ne^n
dda`n ba` ca`ng thie^'u ho+n. Co' no+i 2 dda`n o^ng mo+'i co' 1 dda`n ba`.

"Va^.y co' pha?i nha^.p quo^'c ti.ch, dda(ng ky' ke^'t ho^n va` cu+o+'i
xin kho^ng?" 

- Chi? ca^`n la`m le^~ cu+o+'i ddo+n gia?n tho^i! Cu~ng kho^ng ddu+a da^u,
chi? pha?i la.y to^? tie^n, bo^' me. cho^`ng. Pha?i la`m mo^.t va`i ma^m
co^~ ra ma('t ho. ha`ng lo^'i xo'm. Sau mo^.t tho+`i gian, o^ng cho^`ng
Ta`u se~ la`m gia^'y ta.m tru' da`i ha.n, he^'t ha.n la.i gia ha.n cho
dde^'n lu'c co' con thi` ddu+o+.c thu+o+`ng tru' dde^'n lu'c che^'t. 

"Ca'c o^ng Ta`u muo^'n la^'y phu. nu+~ Vie^.t Nam loa.i na`o: xinh dde.p,
tra('ng tre?o hay tre? trung?" 

- Ho. kho^ng thi'ch qua' tre? vi` so+. bi. lu+`a, bo? ve^` Vie^.t Nam. Ho. 
cu~ng kho^ng thi'ch ca'c co^ ga'i to^ son, tra't pha^'n, a(n ma(.c die^m
du'a ma` chi? thi'ch ca'c co^ ga'i cha^n que^. Ddie^`u ma` ho. so+. nha^'t
la`... bu.ng ca'c co^ co' ve^'t se.o (ve^'t mo^?, co' the^? dda~ bi. ca('t
da. con) thi` se~ kho^ng "sa?n xua^'t" ddu+o+.c. Ho. muo^'n la^'y vo+. 
dde^? cuo^'i cu`ng la` co' con. Ne^'u sinh ddu+o+.c "co^ng tu+?" thi` ca'c
co^ vo+. Vie^.t Nam se~ ddu+o+.c "la`m cho^`ng". Tu+'c la` suo^'t nga`y
ddu+o+.c a(n die^.n va` cha(m so'c con ca'i. 

"O+? Ba(`ng Tu+o+`ng hie^.n co' bao nhie^u co^ la`m vo+. Ta`u? Ho. so^'ng
the^' na`o?" 

- To^i tha^'y co' ho+n 200 co^, dda so^' dde^`u co' con, so^'ng sung tu'c
va` an pha^.n. Mo^.t so^' ngu+o+`i la^'y ddu+o+.c cho^`ng gia`u co', la.i
dde? con trai ne^n ddu+o+.c cho^`ng ye^u quy' va` tin tu+o+?ng la('m. Ho. 
ddu+o+.c ca^'p vo^'n buo^n ha`ng qua bie^n gio+'i, mo+? cu+?a ha`ng, cu+?a
hie^.u, kha'ch sa.n, ke^? ca? o+? Ddo^`ng Dda(ng, La.ng So+n va` Ha`
No^.i. Mo^.t va`i co^ la^'y ddu+o+.c cho^`ng la` thu+o+ng gia thi` la`m
ngu+o+`i da^~n ddu+o+`ng, tro+. ly' hoa(.c thu+ ky' cho cho^`ng trong ca'c
chuye^'n rong ruo^?i sang Vie^.t Nam la`m a(n. Co' ba` mang theo ca? con
rie^ng sang o+? vo+'i o^ng cho^`ng Ta`u. La.i co' ba` ddu+o+.c cho^`ng
ddu+a tie^`n ve^` xa^y nha` o+? Vie^.t Nam dde^? vo+. cho^`ng ddi la.i
buo^n ba'n cho tie^.n. 

"Co' ai bi. ba'n sang nu+o+'c kha'c la`m "ga'i" kho^ng?" 

- Ma('t to^i chu+a tha^'y. Lua^.t va` hi`nh pha.t ve^` to^.i ma~i da^m,
mo^i gio+'i, mua ba'n phu. nu+~ o+? Trung Quo^'c ra^'t nghie^m va` ha`
kha('c, i't ai da'm la`m. Chu'ng to^i "gio+'i thie^.u" ddi.a chi? tin
ca^.y cho nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i dda`n o^ng Trung Quo^'c ddo^.c tha^n, thu+.c
su+. khao kha't con. To^i nghi~ kho^ng co' chuye^.n ddo', ke^? ca? 
chuye^.n ca'c co^ bi. ha`nh ha. nhu+ no^ ty`. To^i tha^'y pha^`n nhie^`u
ca'c o^ng cho^`ng da^n to^.c bi. ca'c co^ VN lu+`a ma` da^n la`m nghe^`
"mai mo^'i" o+? dda^y go.i la`... ha`ng co` quay. Tu+'c la` ho. no'i
tru+o+'c vo+'i ngu+o+`i la`m mo^'i, la^'y cho^`ng xong, da(m tha'ng tro^'n
ddi, la^'y cho^`ng kha'c, la.i tro^'n. Gio^'ng nhu+ ddo^`ng tie^`n quay
vo`ng, he^'t tay ngu+o+`i na`y sang tay ngu+o+`i kha'c. 


Da^y chuye^`n co^ng nghe^.... mo^'i mai

Ca`ng cuo^'i, ca^u chuye^.n cu?a ba` Ha?i ca`ng ha^'p da^~n vo+'i nhie^`u
ti`nh tie^'t kho' bo? qua. Ba` ba?o ra(`ng la`m nhie^.m vu. mai mo^'i la`
ca? mo^.t... co^ng nghe^., nha^'t la` vo+'i "ha`ng co` quay". Na`o he.n
nga`y gio+`, ddi.a ddie^?m kha'c nhau dde^? ddo'n "ha`ng co`" ddi ddo^?i
cho^`ng kha'c. Tie^`n mai mo^'i do cho^`ng ngu+o+`i Trung Quo^'c tra?. Khu
vu+.c quanh Ba(`ng Tu+o+`ng gia' 3000 NDT, Nam Ninh la` 4000 va` Qua?ng
Ddo^ng la` 6000 NDT mo^.t ngu+o+`i vo+. So^' tie^`n na`y chia ddo^i: mo^'i
mo^.t nu+?a, ca'c co^ vo+. mo^.t nu+?a. Ne^'u gio+'i thie^.u ddu+o+.c cho
o^ng na`o o+? dda?o Ha?i Nam thi` ddu+o+.c 10.000 NDT, chu+a ke^? tie^`n
ta`u xe, a(n uo^'ng do.c ddu+o+`ng. Ba` Ha?i qua? la` tho^ng tha.o ca'c
"ma(.t ha`ng" cu?a mi`nh. Ba` con bie^'t ca'c co^ co' tie^`n tie^'t kie^.m
do cho^`ng ddu+a cho ddi cho+., may sa('m, kha'm be^.nh. Ca'c co^ co`n
ddu+o+.c cho^`ng ta(.ng qua`, ddo^` trang su+'c va` thi?nh thoa?ng
ddu+o+.c cho^`ng cho tie^`n do khe'o le'o "la`m nu~ng". Co' co^ ddo`i
cho^`ng cho ddi kha'm thai mo^~i tha'ng hai la^`n, mo^~i la^`n cho^`ng
ddu+a 1000 NDT nhu+ng bo? tu'i. Mo^.t so^' co^ gio?i co' the^? kie^'m
ddu+o+.c 30 - 50 trie^.u ddo^`ng trong va`i tha'ng. O+? ca'c vu`ng bie^n
gio+'i, chi'nh la` ca'c co^ dda~ "da.y" cho ca'c o^ng cho^`ng Ta`u kho^n
ra. Ho. ye^u ca^`u chu+'ng minh thu+, vie^'t gia^'y cam ke^'t va` canh
pho`ng vo+. ra^'t ca^?n ma^.t. Ne^'u ba('t ddu+o+.c bo? tro^'n ho. se~
dda'nh mo^.t tra^.n "da(`n ma(.t", bao gio+` co' con vo+'i ho. thi` se~
ddu+o+.c tha? lo?ng ho+n. Ca'c vu`ng xa bie^n gio+'i va` dda?o Ha?i Nam
va^~n la` mie^`n dda^'t hu+'a cho "ha`ng co` quay" nhu+ng tho+`i gian
mo^~i vo`ng quay la^u ho+n va` cu~ng ma.o hie^?m ho+n. 

Ca^u chuye^.n dde^'n dda^y thi` bi. ddu+'t qua~ng vi` chi. Ha?i co'
kha'ch. Mo^.t co^ ga'i a(n ma(.c dda(.c Ta`u, tra('ng ho^`ng, khoa?ng 30 -
32 tuo^?i, gio.ng ngo.t nga`o xu+' Hue^'. Co^ na`y la^'y mo^.t gia'm
ddo^'c o+? Qua?ng Cha^u dda~ 3 na(m nay. Dda~ co' mo^.t con trai ne^n
ddu+o+.c cho^`ng tin, cho ve^` Vie^.t Nam tha(m nha` nhu+ng pha?i dde^?
con la.i. Chi. Ha?i cho bie^'t co^ na`y "a(n da`y": cho^`ng cho tie^`n
xa^y nha` o+? Hue^' tri. gia' 80 trie^.u ddo^`ng, co^.ng vo+'i ddo^` trang
su+'c", tie^`n "tie^'t kie^.m", hie^.n co^ co' to+'i ho+n 200 trie^.u
ddo^`ng. Co^ ta dde^'n dda^y ba`n ke^' hoa.ch "a(n tro^.m" con, tro^'n
ve^` Vie^.t Nam la^'y cho^`ng no^.i ddi.a.

Chuye^.n da`i ro^`i cu~ng pha?i chia tay. To^i quay ve^` Vie^.t Nam vo+'i
bao suy tu+. Kho^ng bie^'t Te^'t na`y co' bao nhie^u ngu+o+`i thie^'u phu.
Vie^.t Nam tre^n dda^'t Trung Hoa bo^`ng con tro^ng ve^` que^ me. ruo^.t
ddau chi'n chie^`u?

                                                           Nguye^~n Ba(`ng