Nguye^~n Tua^n - Pho'? (pha^`n 2) (fwd)

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Date: Fri, 4 Apr 1997 11:01:01 +0200 (MET DST)
From: Trinh Anh Tuan 

                                    PHO'?
(Tie^'p theo)                                   (Nguye^~n Tua^n)
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   Vi` hay la ca` vo''i pho'?,ma` tie^'ng no'i cu?a to^i du'o'.c chi'nh
xa'c va` gia`u co' the^m le^n.Tru'o''c kia to^i cu'' tu'o'?ng chu'~ 
"Xu'o'ng xa^?u" la` mo^.t tie^'ng do^i,va` chu'~ "xa^?u"  chi? la` mo^.t
tie^'ng de^.m.O^ng ha`ng pho'? da~ la`m cho tu'` ngu'~ cu?a to^i ho^m a^'y
the^m le^n mo^.t danh tu'`: "xa^?u" kha'c vo''i xu'o'ng,du`ng de^? chi? 
nhu'~ng ca'i da^`u xu'o'ng pho'? co' di'nh thi.t va` xu'o'ng ro'c chu'a
he^'t.To^i da~ tha^'y nhu'~ng ngu'o'`i phu xe ke'o va`o hie^.u pho'? go.i
mo^.t che'n ru'o'.u va` mo^.t ba'c "xa^?u".To^i la.i co`n du'o'.c nghe 
mo^.t o^ng pho'? kha'c no'i de^'n mo'~ ga^`u,ca'i ta?ng thi.t gia('t
mo'~ qui' gia' ,no' kho^ng be'o qua',ma` la.i qua'nh nhu' sa'p,gio`n va` 
me^`m a^'y go.i la` mo^.t ca'nh ga^`u,va` lu'c ca^`m va`o ca^n thi.t 
ta'i,thi.t tu'o'i co`n nha?y le^n du'o''o la`n dao,ma` go.i la` mo^.t qua?
tha(n.Trong tie^?u thuye^'t Vie^.t Nam tru'o''c da^y,nho'' nhu' ngu'o'`i 
ta co' vie^'t ca'i truye^.n : Anh ha`ng pho'? la^'y vo'. co^ da^`u.To^i co`n
du'o'.c nghe mo^.t co^ die^'m nga`y xu'a vi' von than do'`i ta`n : "Do'`i
ho^`i na`y nhu' ba't pho'? ba'nh chu'o'ng,mo'~ nguo^.i do'ng va`ng". 
Pho'? nguo^.i tanh tha^.t la` co`n buo^`n ho'n ca? ca'i su'. do'`i ga'i
tha^.p tha`nh bi. ma co^ lu'`a bo?.Chu'~ nghi~a cu?a ta hay 
tha^.t!Ngu'o'`i ta ba?o chu'~ pho'? la` xua^'t xu'' tu'` chu'~ :ngu'u nhu.c
pha^'n,va` ta Vie^.t Nam ho'a chu'~ " pha^'n"  tha`nh chu'~ pho'?.Chu'~ 
pho'? nguye^n la` mo^.t danh tu'`,co`n chuye^?n tha`nh mo^.t hi`nh dung tu'`;
ca'i "mu~ pho'?".Chu'~ nghi~a cu?a ta hay tha^.t.
   Do^' bie^'t the^' na`o la` " mu~ pho'?".La.i cu'' pha?i du'.ng cha^n dung
nhu'~ng ngu'o'`i ba'n pho'? ga'nh cha^n chi'nh nga`y xu'a thi` mo''i ta^`m
nguye^n ra du'o'.c.Nhu'~ng ngu'o'`i ba'n pho'? ga'ng xu'a kia coo 
ngu'o'`i do^~ o'? da^`u pho^' na`y hoa(.c giu'~a pho^' no.,hoa(.c o'? ti't
trong cu`ng mo^.t ca'i ngo~ cu.t,mo^~i ngu'o'`i mo^.t "Giang so'n na`o,anh
hu`ng a^'y",ngu'o'`i mua quen ma(.t ngu'o'`i ba'n,va` ngu'o'`i ba'n thuo^.c
ca? tho'i quen va` so'? thi'ch cu?a ngu'o'`i a(n trong pho^'.Nhu'~ng anh 
ha`ng pho'? " hu`ng cu'' mo^.t phu'o'ng" na`y la.i co`n thuo^.c ca? nha^n
so^' tu'`ng ho^. va` nga`y gio^~ te^'t trong tu'`ng gia di`nh kha'ch 
ha`ng quen cu?a mi`nh.Ho. thu'o'`ng la` nhu'~ng ngu'o'`i la`m a(n cha^n 
tha^.t,hay ma(.c mo^.t ca'i a'o va`nh to^ va?i va`ng hoa(.t da ma`u cu''t 
ngu'.a cu?a o^ng binh kho^' do? tha?i ra,tre^n da^`u la` ca'i "mu~ ca't"
ma^'t ca? nu'm cho?m,va` nha^'t la` hay do^.i nhu'~ng ca'i mu~ da. me'o mo'
da~ ma^'t ca? ba(ng hoa(.c ra'ch ca? bo.Nhu'~ng ca'i mu~ na`y da(.t le^n 
da^`u ngu'o'`i  na`o cu~ng kho^ng chi?nh,ma` hi`nh nhu' chi? da(.t le^n 
nhu'~ng ba'c pho'? ga'nh la` co' y' nghi~a.Kho^ng nhu'~ng the^',ca'i
"mu~ pho'?" a^'y co`n la` mo^.t da^'u hie^.u ta^.p ho'.p ,mo^.t hi`nh thu''c
ga^y ti'n nhie^.m nu'~a.Nhu'~ng con ngu'o'`i do^.i mu~ ra'ch a^'y thu'o'`ng
 la` ngu'o'`i la`m pho'? ngon,ne^'u kho^ng ngon thi` chi' i't cu~ng la` 
a(n du'o'.c.Pho'? ga'nh vo''i o^ng do^.i  mu~ pho'? nay tha^'y hie^'m,chi?
co`n pho'? xe,pho'? hi`nh ta`u thu?y co' o^'ng kho'i,pho'? qua'n,pho'? 
hie^.u.Do^` cho'i tre? con nga`y xu'a la`m ba(`ng sa('t ta^y so'n ma`u,o'?
pho^' Ha`ng Thie^'c co' ghi la.i da'ng o^ng pho'? ga'nh,ba'nh xe do^` cho'i
ca`ng chuye^?n ca`ng cu'? do^.ng ca' ca'nh tay ca^`m dao nha^'c le^n 
tha'i xuo^'ng.
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Pho'? cu~ng co' nhu'~ng qui lua^.t cu?a no'.Nhu' te^n ca'c ha`ng pho'?,hie^.u
pho'?.Te^n ngu'o'`i ba'n pho'? thu'o'`ng chi? du`ng mo^.t tie^'ng,la^'y 
ngay ca'i te^n cu'ng co'm ngu'o'`i chu? hoa(.c te^n con ma` da(.t la`m te^n
ga'nh,te^n hie^.u,vi' du. pho'? Phu'c,pho'? Lo^.c,pho'? Tho.,pho'? Tru'o'?ng
Ca,pho'? Tu',...Co' khi mo^.t ca'i ta^.t nguye^`n tre^n tha^n the^? du'o'.c
ca?m ti`nh qua^`n chu'ng tha^n ma^.t nha('c la.i tha`nh mo^.t ca'i te^n 
hie^.u: pho'? gu`,pho'? La('p,pho'? Su''t,...Ca'i khuye^'t die^?m tre^n
hi`nh thu` a^'y da~ tro'? tha`nh mo^.t ca'i uy ti'n trong nghe^` ba'n mie^'ng
chi'n ma` lu'u danh mo^.t tho'`i tre^n cu'?a mie^.ng nhu'~ng ngu'o'`i sa`nh.
Qua^`n chu'ng nha^n da^n,nha^'t la` nha^n da^n Ha` No^.i co' nhie^`u 
sa'ng kie^'n da(.t te^n cho nhu'~ng ngu'o'`i ho. ye^u tin.Anh ha`ng pho'? 
a^'y hay du''ng o'? da^u ba'n ha`ng ,ho. la^'y luo^n ca'i di.a die^?m a^'y
ma` go.i tha`nh te^n ngu'o'`i.Ba'c pho'? nha` thu'o'ng,o^ng pho'? da^`u ghi,
anh pho'? ga^`m ca^`u,...Co' khi la^'y mo^.t va`i ne't da(.c thu` trong 
ca'ch phu.c su''c ma` go.i.Ca'i mu~ ta`u bay tre^n da^`u mo^.t anh pho'? 
tho'`i Ta^y xu'a da~ tha`nh ca'i te^n mo^.t ngu'o'`i la`m pho'? tru'' danh
cu?a thu? do^ sau na`y.Co' le~ ga^`n vo''i qua^`n chu'ng trung lu'u va` 
ngu'o'`i nghe`o ne^n cu~ng nhu' o^ng chu? hie^.u ho''t to'c,hie^.u ca` phe^,
te^n anh ha`ng pho'? cu~ng chi? co' mo^.t tie^'ng go.n ga`ng.To^i chu'a he^`
tha^'y o^ng ba` ha`ng pho'? na`o no^?i tie^'ng trong nghe^` ma` te^n la.i
da`i le^ the^,cha(?ng ha.n nhu' pho'? To^n Tha^'t khoa gi` gi` hoa(.t 
pho'? Tra^`n Thi. Kim anh gi` gi` do'.Ca'i te^n ca`ng do^.c, a^m nga('n co^.c
ca`ng da'ng cho ngu'o'`i mua tin ca^.y,ca'i te^n mo^.t chu'~ nhu' mo^.t
nha't dao tha'i xuo^'ng thi.t chi'n.Va? la.i,o'? nhu'~ng bie^?n ha`ng 
hie^.u pho'? du` la` giu'~a da^'t Ha` No^.i va(n hoa mi~ tu'. cu~ng chi?
da(.t te^n mo^.t ca'ch no^m na,kho^ng ke? nhu'~ng chu'~ hue^nh hoang.To^i
chu'a tha^'y bie^?n hie^.u pho'? na`o ma` la.i de^` te^n mo^.t ca'ch tra^`m
bo^?ng qua' du du'o'ng ca?.Vi' pho?ng co' ai mo'? pho'? ma` no^?i ma'u hay
chu'~ le^n de^` bie^?n thi` to^i cu~ng kho^ng bao gio'` cho.n hie^.u pho'?
co' te^n nhu' sau: "Thu Phong", "Ba.ch Tuye^'t","Nha^'t chi mai", ma` 
va`o a(n.Trong nghe^` pho'? no' cu~ng co' nhu'~ng ca'i ne^` ne^'p cu?a
no'.
     Nhu'ng khoa pho'? da~ co' nhu'~ng vie^.c no' do`i pha' ca? nhu'~ng
khuo^n phe'p cu?a no'.Theo to^i nghi~ ca'i nguye^n ta('c co' ba?n cu?a
pho'? la` la`m ba(`ng thi.t bo`.Co' the^? co' nhie^`u thu'' thi.t loa`i
bo^'n cha^n,loa`i o'? nu'o''c,loa`i bay tre^n gio'`i,na^'u ngon ho'n 
thi.t bo`,nhu'ng da~ la` pho'? thi` pha?i la` bo`.Co' pha?i la` vi` muo^'n
cho^'ng co^ng thu''c ma` ngu'o'`i ta da~ la`m pho'? vi.t,pho'? xa' xi'u,pho'?
chuo^.t? Cu'' ca'i da` ti`m to`i a^'y  thi` ro^`i se~ co' nhu'~ng ha`ng 
pho'? o^'c,pho'? e^'ch,pho'? de^,pho'? cho',khi?,ngu'.a,to^m,ca',ca'che'p,
bo^` ca^u,ta('c ke`,...Nghi~a la` loa.n,pho'? no^?i loa.n.Co' le~ nga`y a^'y
thie^n ha. di a(n mo^.t thu'' pho'? mi~ mie^'c gi` do'.Trong na(m do'i
1945,o'? da'y no^`i nu'o''c pho'? cu?a tho'`i da.i,o'? Ha?i Pho`ng va` 
Ha` No^.i da~ co' nhu'~ng thu`ng pho'? co' ca? nhu'~ng ba`n tay tre? 
con,nhu'ng do' la.i la` chuye^.n kha'c.
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(Co`n tie^'p.Em xin post sau)

--Tua^'n.