Ha.n ha'n va` co+n mu+a (3/3)

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SO^' PHA^.N CU?A NHU+~NG SO^' PHA^.N

... Hi`nh nhu+ to^i na(`m mo+, mo^.t gia^'c mo+ tha^`n tie^n: HA.N
HA'N VA` CO+N MU+A ddang die^~n o+? Vie^.t Nam!

Ddo+.t lu+u die^~n trong mo+ na`y, le~ ra dda~ tro+? tha`nh hie^.n
thu+.c tu+` tha'ng Tu+ vu+`a ro^`i. No+i die^~n dda~ sa('p xe^'p:
Tha`nh pho^' Ho^` Chi' Minh - Ha` No^.i - Tha'i Bi`nh. Ba'o chi' dda~
loan tin. Chu+o+ng tri`nh va` gia^'y mo+`i dda~ in. Die^~n vie^n dda~
sa(~n sa`ng le^n sa^n kha^'u ... Bo^~ng du+`ng la.i!

Du+`ng la.i vi` kho^ng ddu? tie^`n to^? chu+'c bie^?u die^~n. Theo
ti'nh toa'n cu?a Ddoa`n, kinh phi' co`n thie^'u khoa?ng *ba tra(m
trie^.u dddo^`ng Vie^.t Nam* (chi tie^u chu? ye^'u va`o ve' ta`u bay -
thue^ nha` ha't - thie^'t bi. sa^n kha^'u - a(n o+?, cho nhu+~ng
ngu+o+`i trong nu+o+'c, va` mo^.t pha^`n cho 5 chuye^n gia sa^n kha^'u
tu+` Pha'p sang). Mo^.t nga^n khoa?n tu+o+ng ddu+o+ng gia' mo^.t xe du
li.ch Mazda la('p ra'p o+? trong nu+o+'c - hoa(.c tu+o+ng ddu+o+ng
nhu+~ng bu+~a tie^.c na`o ddo'.

Du` dda~ co' ho+n ba chu.c ba`i ba'o ta vie^'t ve^` vo+? mu'a na`y va`
ta'c gia? cu?a no', song, pha^`n nhie^`u trong so^' ddo' ddu+o+.c
vie^'t du+.a theo lo+`i ke^? hoa(.c theo ba'o chi' nu+o+'c
ngoa`i. Mo^.t so^' i't thu+.c su+. ddu+o+.c vie^'t ba(`ng tru+.c ca?m
cu?a ta'c gi?a qua xem buo^?i bie^?u die^~n ba'o ca'o duy nha^'t
(2.5.1995) tru+o+'c khi Ddoa`n ra nu+o+'c ngoa`i la^`n dda^`u.

Dda^`u tha'ng 5 na(m nay. co' the^m hai buo^?i bie^?u die^~n - mo^.t
ba'o ca'o la~nh dda.o Bo^. va(n ho'a - tho^ng tin, mo^.t ba'o ca'o
chi'nh quye^`n ti?nh Tha'i Bi`nh. Co^ng chu'ng ye^u nghe^. thua^.t
va^~n chi? "nghe no'i" ma` chu+a "nhi`n tha^'y" mo^.t vo+~ die^~n
tha^.t dda'ng nga('m va` nghi~.

Tru+o+'c ho^m ro+`i Ha` No^.i, ti`nh co+` to^i ga(.p ma^'y ngu+o+`i
ba.n va(n chu+o+ng no^?i tie^'ng, no+i qua'n nha^.u bo+` he`. Mo^.t
o^ng cha^n tha`nh "cu+a" vo+'i to^i ly ru+o+.u Ta^y Mo^n Kha'nh: "Ddi
vo+'i ca'c em che`o, la`m mu+a su+o+'ng nhe'. Toa`n tho^n nu+~ ma(ng
non, tha ho^` ma` quo+` qua.ng ..." Thi` ra, o^ng la^`m tu+o+?ng HA.N
HA'N VA` CO+N MU+A la` vo+? mo+'i cu?a Ddoa`n che`o Tha'i Bi`nh ddang
tre? hoa'.

Tie^'c qua' - mo^.t tha`nh tu+.u to lo+'n cu?a sa^n kha^'u nu+o+'c
nha`, da^n Ta^y bie^'t, da^n ta thi` ... chu+a bie^'t.

Nguo^`n ta`i tro+. giao lu+u va(n hoa' quo^'c te^' dda~, ddang, va`
co`n tie^'p to^'n ke'm nhu+~ng chi phi' kho^ng nho? dde^? ddu+a HA.N
HA'N VA` CO+N MU+A qua ca'c cha^u lu.c va` qua ha`ng chu.c quo^'c gia
(rie^ng 1996: Pha'p, My~, Na Uy, Ddan Ma.ch, Anh, Thu.y Ddie^?n, Ha`
Lan, Thuy. Si~, A'o). Hy vo.ng da^n ta, nha` nu+o+'c ta u+u a'i lo cho
HA.N HA'N VA` CO+N MU+A - mo^.t ddu+'a con nghe^. thua^.t cu?a da^n
to^.c mi`nh, thoa?i ma'i ha`nh hu+o+ng tre^n dda^'t nu+o+'c mi`nh.

To^i ... hy vo.ng, va` hi`nh nhu+ ddang mo+ ...

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... La.i cha^.p cho+`n tie^'ng li.ch ki.ch, lu.c cu.c tu+` ca'c pho`ng
be^n, tu+` ngoa`i ha`nh lang kha'ch sa.n. Tie^'ng go~ cu+?a co^.c
co^.c. "Da^.y tho^i, ba'c Ddo^~ Tu`ng go.i, cho to^i xin ca'i cha?o
dde^? ddo'ng go'i".

Anh Minh Nhu+o+ng cu~ng ddang ddo'ng go'i. Ba't - ddi~a - no^`i -
be^'p - a^'m - che'n - chai - lo. - tra` - thuo^'c - ma('m - muo^'i -
ha`nh - to?i - tie^u - o+'t - ga.o - mie^'n - bo^.t canh - ruo^'c
bo^ng - ta(m xi?a ra(ng ... Ba` con dde^`u ddang ddo'ng go'i, he^.t
ca'i ho^`i ddi da^n co^ng. "Kho^ng a(n ddu+o+.c co+m Ta^y, pha?i na^'u
co+m ta tho^i". Va` tie^'t kie^.m nu+~a chu+'!

Ddoa`n ddi du+. lie^n hoan nghe^. thua^.t, kho^ng kinh doanh. Va`
kho^ng the^? kinh doanh. Rie^ng ve' bay khu+' ho^`i Ha` No^.i - Paris -
Ha` No^.i 35 000 USD. Tie^`n kha'ch sa.n ... Tie^`n a(n ... Tie^`n
qua?ng ca'o ... Tie^`n to^? chu+'c bie^?u die^~n ... Tie^`n ba'n ve'
(trung bi`nh 10 USD/ve') chi? ddu? chi phi' cho chi'nh buo^?i bie^?u
die^~n: thue^ nha` ha't, thie^'t bi. ky~ thua^.t, trang tri' sa^n
kha^'u, thu` lao ba?o ve^. va` ta.p di.ch ... Ban to^? chu+'c lie^n
hoan bao tha^`u toa`n bo^., nho+` va`o nguo^`n ta`i tro+. ma` ho. ti`m
ddu+o+.c. Ddoa`n chi? dde^'n, o+?, die^~n, ro^`i ddi, nha^.n thu` lao
tu+o+.ng tru+ng mo^.t xua^'t die^~n. Dda^u cu~ng va^.y. Va^.y ma`,
nhie^`u ngu+o+`i o+? que^ la^`m tu+o+?ng ba` con ddi "ho^'t ba.c". Ddi
la`m va(n ho'a, va^.y tho^i\.

"Na(m ngoa'i o+? Ddu+'c, ba` Ru+o+.c ke^?, ngu+o+`i ta kho^ng pha't
tie^`n a(n. Bu+~a a(n ho. do.n sa(~n, to nhu+ tie^.c o+? nha`. Nhu+ng
kho^ng ai a(n ddu+o+.c, toa`n bo+ su+~a, pho' ma't, vo+'i ca'i mu`i
gi` ghe^ la('m. O+? Bi?, chu'ng to^i pha?i tu+. na^'u a(n. Ngu+o+`i ta
ddi cho+., cho+? ve^` ca'c thu+' mi`nh ca^`n, dde^? mi`nh na^'u. Ve^`
Pha'p, chu'ng to^i ddu+o+.c pha't tie^`n, tu+. ddi cho+., tu+. na^'u,
ngon ho+n, la.i dde^? da`nh ddu+o+.c ti' qua` cho o^ng cha'u va` ca'c
cha'u ...".

Gia' Paris, mo^.t ba't pho+?: 40 F (qui ra 8 USD). Mo^.t o^? ba'nh mi`
ke.p thi.t: 20 F (4 USD). Mo^.t ddi~a co+m Vie^.t Nam co+~ bi`nh da^n
co' the^m mo^.t chai bia: 100 F (20 USD)/mo^~i xua^'t - qui ra tho'c
thi` mo^~i bu+~a ho^'c he^'t mo^.t ta.\. Ha~i qua'. Tie^`n a(n cho
Ddoa`n ta.i Pha'p: 100 F/mo^.t ngu+o+`i/mo^.t nga`y - ne^'u a(n qua'n,
hai ddi~a co+m tho`m the`m, co^.ng mo^.t ly nu+o+'c ngo.t. Ne^'u
tu+. na^'u, no va` ngon, va` du+ chu't ddi?nh.

Gia vi. Vie^.t Nam, lo ddu? cho chuye^'n ddi. Ga.o nha` mang theo
ddu+o+.c ca`ng nhie^`u ca`ng to^'t, thie^'u dda^u mua ddo' - ga.o
quo^'c te^'. No^`i co+m ddie^.n, cha?o ddie^.n - Trung quo^'c. Be^'p
ddie^.n - Nga. Dde^'n bu+~a, pho`ng pho`ng na^'u a(n, ngu+o+`i
ngu+o+`i na^'u a(n. Ho^m Ddoa`n vu+`a to+'i, ca^`u giao chi'nh no^?
ta'ch, ca? kha'ch sa.n ma^'t ddie^.n. Ru't kinh nghie^.m, lua^n phie^n
ma` no^?i lu+?a\.

Dde^m nay, ai cu~ng thao thu+'c. "Dde^'n My~, quye^'t die^~n cho
tha^.t oanh lie^.t. Pha?i tha('ng lo+'n. Du` kho' kha(n the^' na`o,
nha^'t ddi.nh chi. em chu'ng to^i pha?i tha('ng lo+'n! ..." Du`
ra(`ng, va^~n canh ca'nh mo^.t no^~i lo, ma^'y ba` cu`ng ho?i to^i:
"O+? My~, ddie^.n tra(m mu+o+`i hay hai tra(m, ho+? ba'c?"


CA'NH CO` VU+O+.T DDA.I TA^Y DU+O+NG

Ca'nh co` da^n ca tu+` ddo^`ng que^ Tha'i Bi`nh dda~ nhie^`u la^`n bay
cao qua ba^`u tro+`i cha^u A', cha^u A^u - cu`ng vo+'i nhu+~ng
ngu+o+`i tha^n cu?a no', nhu+~ng ba` Vin, ba` Ru+o+.c, ba` Riu, ba`
Tho+'p, ba` Tho+i, ...

Tre^n chuye^'n Boeing 747 cu?a Air France (Ha` No^.i - Paris, nga`y
15.5.96) to^i la(.ng nhi`n va` nghe ddu+o+.c, bao nhie^u la` tie^'ng
no'i kho^ng lo+`i dda^`y y' nghi~a, vo.ng tha^`m tu+` nhu+~ng ddo^.ng
ta'c tho^ng thu+o+`ng tu+o+?ng nhu+ vo^ nghi~a cu?a ca'c ba`: ddi la.i
thoa?i ma'i - su+? du.ng tha`nh tha.o da^y an toa`n - nga? va` du+.a
lu+ng ghe^' - mo+? va` ga^.p ba`n a(n - tu+. ti`m cho.n nu+o+'c uo^'ng
- ra va`o toa-le't tu+. nhie^n.

Mo+'i ho^m na`o, ca'c ba` ddi ta^.p mu'a nhu+ ddi lo^.i ruo^ng. Mu+a
da^`m. Re't. No'n a'o le te\. Qua^`n xa('n cao. Ba`n cha^n tra^`n
nga^.p bu`n. Mo^.t chu' choai thi. tra^'n Quy`nh Phu. nha(n nho+?
die^~u co+.t: "Ba` la~o sa('p ddi Ta^y o+i, ho.c ddu+o+.c tie^'ng Ta^y
na`o chu+a?". Mo^.t ba` ddo^'p la.i lie^`n: "Ba` ma`y vu+`a ho.c
ddu+o+.c tie^'ng toa-le't ..."

No'i cho nghie^m tu'c, ca'i chu+~ Ta^y ddo' ca'c ba` ho.c ddu+o+.c o+?
co^ gia'o Thuy?. Da.y mu'a dda~ dda`nh, co^ co`n da.y ca? ca'ch ddi
ddu+'ng tre^n ddu+o+`ng pho^', ca'ch su+? du.ng nha` ve^. sinh, vo`i
nu+o+'c no'ng la.nh. ca'ch a(n ma(.c dde.p ho+.p vo+'i lu+'a
tuo^?i. Qua^`n a'o, gia`y de'p, tu'i xa'ch du li.ch ... cu~ng do co^
mua cho, cho.n ma`u, cho.n co+~ ho+.p vo+'i tu+`ng ngu+o+`i. Ca'ch
sinh hoa.t tre^n ta`u bay, cu~ng co^ gia'o Thuy? da.y, ba^y gio+` thi`
ca'c ba` thuo^.c ro^`i, quen ro^`i.

Chi? co' mo^.t thu+' ga(.p hoa`i tre^n ta`u bay ma` kho^ng the^? na`o
quen: co+m Ta^y! Thi.t gi` nha.t the^'ch. Ba'nh gi` dai ngoa'ch. Bo+
ho^i. Pho'-ma't chi?nh chi?nh. Vo+'i mu`i gi` ghe^ ghe^ ... Ca'c ba`
ne^'m qua ro^`i bo?, ro^`i ddo^`ng loa.t la^'y tu+` trong tay na?i ra,
nhu+~ng thu+' la`m cho to^i tro^' ma('t: co+m na('m, muo^'i vu+`ng,
tru+'ng luo^.c - thu+'c a(n ddu+o+`ng quen thuo^.c bao ddo+`i nay cu?a
ngu+o+`i ddi xa. "Mo+`i ba'c xo+i qua` nha` nha` que^ a.". Tro+`i o+i,
to^i hau ha'u mong  mo^.t lo+`i mo+`i nhu+ the^'. Do^.t ngo^.t qua`
ta(.ng cu?a Thu+o+.ng dde^', mie^'ng co+m muo^'i vu+`ng nho+' ddo+`i,
giu+~a tro+`i - ca'ch ma(.t dda^'t mu+o+`i nga`n me't va` ddang xe.t
qua A^'n Ddo^. Du+o+ng 850 km/gio+`.

To^i chu+a du+'t co+n nga^?n ngo+ tha? ho^`n va`o tu+' tho+ co+m
na('m, ca'c ba` dda~ ddo^`ng loa.t co ca? hai ca(?ng le^n ghe^' tu+`
lu'c na`o, nga? lu+ng, nghe.o dda^`u, va` du du+o+ng va`i ddie^.u
kho` tra^`m bo^?ng. 
 
La.i the^m mo^.t ghi nha^.n thu' vi.: ti'nh ta^.p the^? cu?a ca'c ba`
ra^'t cao. Ha^`u nhu+ cu`ng ti?nh gia^'c lu'c ta`u bay chua^?n
bi. dda'p xuo^'ng phi tru+o+`ng Charles de Gaule, ddo^`ng loa.t ca`i
da^y an toa`n, ba^'m nu't du+.ng ddu+'ng lu+ng ghe^'. Ta`u bay cha.y
cha^.m da^`n tre^n ddu+o+`ng ba(ng, mo^. ba` nha('c mo.i ba`: "Cho+`
cho ta`u bay *ho.* ro^`i ha~y co+?i da^y, nha'". Co^ gia'o Thuy? ho?i
to^i: "Em chu+a hie^?u, tie^'ng *ho.* nghi~a la` gi`?". "Ho. la`
tie^'ng ngu+o+`i ca`y ra le^.nh cho tra^u bo` du+`ng  la.i - mo^.t
ddo^.ng tu+` chi? da`nh rie^ng cho tra^u bo`". Em cu+o+`i nga^'t,
tre^n ta`u bay la.i ho.c ddu+o+.c mo^.t tu+` mo+'i, mo^.t me^.nh
le^.nh cua? ngu+o+`i ddi ca`y.

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Ta'm gio+` sa'ng 21 tha'ng 5, ba` con lu.c tu.c xuo^'ng ddu+o+`ng
cho+` xe dddi sa^n bay Orly Sud. Chuye^'n ddi My~ dda^`u tie^n kho^ng
the^? kho^ng ho^`i ho^.p, lo a^u nhu+~ng tra('c tro+? ba^'t ngo+`.

Nghe no'i Ha?i quan My~ ra^'t kha('t khe. Nha.c cu. va` trang phu.c
bie^?u die^~n ddo'ng thu`ng, ho/.ba('t khai ra gia^'y tu+`ng thu+'
mo^.t, tu+`ng bu+'c ve~ truye^`n tha^`n, con dao, ca'i ki`m, ca^y
bu'a. La.i nghe no'i ho. kho^ng cho mang thu+'c a(n va`o My~. "Bo?
me., la.i co+m Ta^y a`?". Thu+.c pha^?m kho^, ai no+~ ca^'m". "Nhu+ng
co`n ruo^'c, nu+o+'c ma('m, ngu+?i tha^'y ho^i, ho. vu+'t
dda^'y". "Ma(.c ke^., lu'c ddo' ha~y vu+'t ..." DDu? ddie^`u ba`n ta'n
tha('c tho?m.

Tha('c tho?m nhu+ ho^m vu+`a ro^`i, ddi la`m visa nha^.p ca?nh va`o
My~. Ca? dDdoa`n dda~ ddu+o+.c nha('c nho+? ai co' ddo^` va^.t ba(`ng
kim loa.i ha~y dde^? la.i pho`ng. Va^.y ma` khi va`o cu+?a su+' qua'n
My~ ta.i Paris, tu+`ng ngu+o+`i mo^.t va^~n bi. gio+ tay cho "ma'y do`
mi`n" ra` xe't. "Trong ngu+o+`i chu'ng to^i chi? co' thi.t vo+'i xu+ong
tho^i. kho^ng co' sa('t vo+'i ddo^`ng dda^u". "O+? nha` mi`nh dda^u co'
va^.y, nhi? ..."

Gia^'y to+` xong ca? ro^`i, lu'c na`y la.i tha('c tho?m chuye^.n
bay. "Nghe no'i pha?i bay qua bie^?n gi` ro^.ng la('m ha?
ba'c?". Bie^?n dda.i Ta^y du+o+ng, ro^.ng nhu+ bie^?n Ddo^ng nha`
ta". "Bay bao nhie^u la^u ha? ba'c". "Chi'n mu+o+`i tie^'ng ddo^`ng ho^`
gi` ddo'". "No'i da.i, lie^.u co' khi na`o no' he^'t xa(ng ngoa`i
bie^?n kho^ng, ha? ba'c". "La`m gi` co' chuye^.n ddo'. Ma` cha(?ng may
co' lo+~ thi` cu. cu+' tu+. va^~y ca'nh con co` bay la? bay la ma` bay
tie^'p, so+. gi`". Cu+o+`i ...

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Tro+`i Paris se la.nh. Ma(.t ddu+o+`ng u+o+n u+o+'t mu+a bu.i, gio+`
na`y co`n lu+a thu+a bo'ng ngu+o+`i. To^i run run ddu+'ng be^n he`
pho^' va('ng, ca?m he^'t no^~i co^ ddo+n ta'i te^ cha.y do.c xu+o+ng
so^'ng. Tie^'c thay, to^i kho^ng the^? ddi cu`ng Ddoa`n, dde^? chu+'ng
kie^'n nhu+~ng ba` me. anh hu`ng trong HA.N HA'N VA` CO+N MU+A tung
hoa`nh tre^n dda^'t My~. Thie^'t nghi~ "ca'c ve^. si~ truye^`n
tho^'ng" kho^ng qua^n-ha`m qua^n-hie^.u na`y ddang mang na(.ng tre^n
vai, a^m tha^`m, ca? xu+' ma.ng cu?a mo^.t ne^`n va(n ho'a da^n to^.c.

Mo^.t dda.o qua^n no^ng da^n chi'nh hie^.u ddi chinh phu.c ta^m ho^`n
ngu+o+`i tu+' xu+', va^~n li?nh ki?nh ha`nh trang nhu+~ng no^`i,
cha?o. ga.o, muo^'i, lu+o+ng kho^ ... nhu+ li'nh tra^.n na(m na`o ddi
chie^'n di.ch. To^i tha^`m gu+?i theo ho. lo+`i ca^`u chu'c chie^'n
tha('ng. 

La(.g im nu+o+'c ma('t hai ha`ng ...

Nguye^~n Duy
Rue du Roi de Sicile, Paris, tha'ng 5.1996