(nostalgia) Du+ a^m ve^` ba`i tro` cho+i tre? ni't

["Hoang Linh" <linhpriv@salamon.baralib.hu>]

 Cha`o ca'c ba'c,

 Ho^m tru+o+'c, ddo.c nhu+~ng do`ng ta?n ma.n ve^` Trung thu cu?a Bi'ch 
Kie^`u ma` tha^'y nho+' nha` the^ tha?m! Nho+' ca'i tuo^?i a^'u tho+ kham 
kho^? ma` va^~n vui, va^~n ho^`n nhie^n va` vo^ tu+ dde^'n ky` la.! DDi.nh 
vie^'t nha(ng cuo^.i mo^.t ca'i gi` dda^'y, nhu+ng cha(?ng la`m sao va('t o'c 
no^?i...

 Tho^i thi` forward mo^.t ba`i, thu+.c ra la` mo^.t ca'i thu+, cu?a tay ba.n o+? 
xu+' xa xo^i. Ga~ na`y, sau khi to^i gu+?i cho ma^'y ca'i ba`i ta.p nham ve^` 
ca'c tro` cho+i tho+`i tre? ni't (sau ddo' to^i dda~ post le^n VNSA), bo^~ng 
hu+'ng chi' va` va(ng bu't vie^'t ra^'t ha(ng. Ke^'t qua? la` lo`i ra mo^.t ba`i ma` 
ga~ nha^'t quye^'t ddo`i to^i pha?i ddu+a le^n La`ng vi` ddo' la` ta^m ti`nh 
cu?a ga~.

 Hy vo.ng ra(`ng ddo.c nhu+~ng do`ng ho^`i tu+o+?ng vo^ bo^? na`y, cha('c 
ca'c ba'c cu~ng the^? ta^'t cho ca'i la^?m ca^?m cu?a ga~ ba.n to^i, va` ca? 
cu?a to^i nu+~a.

 HLinh

 TB. Trong ba`i, co' va`i chi tie^'t ca' nha^n, nghe co' the^? cho^'i tai, le~ ra 
pha?i loa.i bo? tru+o+'c khi ddu+a ra "co^ng lua^.n", nhu+ng ne^? lo+`i na(`n 
ni` "ddu+`ng kie^?m duye^.t" cu?a ga~ ba.n, ne^n xin dde^? nguye^n ba?n 
chi'nh!

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 DU+ A^M VE^` BA`I TRO` CHO+I TRE? NI'T

 Hi ca'c ba'c.

 No'i kho^ng pha?i khen chu+' to^i pha?i cu'i dda^`u sa't dda^'t ba'i phu.c ma` 
co^ng nha^.n ra(`ng hai vo+. cho^`ng ca'i nha` ba'c HL na`y co' ti'nh nho+' dai. 
Va`o tho+`i buo^?i thu+.c du.ng, thie^n ha. ai na^'y ddua nhau so^'ng ga^'p 
so^'ng ga'p nhu+ the^' na`y ma` hai ba'c a^'y co`n ti? ma^?n ngo^`i nho+' la.i 
ddu+o+.c ha`ng ba bo^'n chu.c tro` cho+i tre? ni't thi` ddu'ng la` dda'ng 
kha^m phu.c qua'.

 To^i thi` chi.u. Nhu+ng ngo^`i ddo.c mo^.t tra`ng tho^'ng ke^ vo+'i ma^'y la^`n 
bo^? xung ddi, bo^? xung la.i da`i nhu+ to+` so+' cu?a ca'c ba'c, to^i cu~ng 
la^`n ho^`i nho+' la.i ddu+o+.c mo^.t so^' tro` ma` thuo+? thie^'u tho+`i mi`nh 
va^~n cho+i.

 Ca'c ba'c co' co^ng nha^.n la` nhu+~ng tro` cho+i tho+`i tre? ni't cu?a chu'ng 
mi`nh pha^`n nhie^`u la` buo^`n cu+o+`i dde^'n lo^' bi.ch, ngo+' nga^?n va` da.i 
do^.t kho^ng? Ho^m nay nha^n lu'c tha?nh tho+i, nho+' la.i tuo^?i tho+ cu?a 
mi`nh va` nho+' vo+. cho^`ng hai ba'c HL ma` nga.i kho^ng muo^'n vie^'t thu+ - 
cuo^.c ddo+`i ddo^i khi vo^ ly' nhu+ the^' dda^'y - to^i be`n na?y ra y' nghi~ la` 
cu~ng vie^'t the^m ma^'y do`ng ve^` ma^'y tro` cho+i nha('ng nhi't na`y dde^? 
ha^`u ca'c ba'c cho+i luo^n.

 DDo.c dde^'n ca'i tro` cho+i thu.c ddi't cu?a ba'c Hoa`ng Linh, to^i cho+.t 
nho+' la.i ho^`i ho.c lo+'p sa'u cu?a mi`nh. Mo^.t ho^m, va`o gio+` cho+i - ta^'t 
nhie^n la` pha?i va`o ca'i gio+` na`y ro^`i - to^i ddang ddu+'ng cho^?ng mo^ng 
be^n cu+?a so^? nhi`n ra ngoa`i thi` bi. te^n lo+'p tru+o+?ng thu'c cho mo^.t 
pha't. Te^n vu~ phu na`y kho^ng chi? bu+. nha^'t lo+'p ma` la` nha^'t 
tru+o+`ng to^i, hai ba`n tay cu?a ga~ cu+'ng ra('n nhu+ the'p ne^n cu' thu'c 
a^'y la`m to^i ddau ddie^'ng. To^i nho+' la` mi`nh dda~ pha?i du`ng ca? hai 
tay (mo^.t tru+o+'c mo^.t sau) o^m la^'y ddi't ro^`i nha?y le^n nhu+ choi choi 
ha`ng lu'c la^u ma` ca'i ca?m gia'c ddau nho'i va^~n kho^ng bo+'t... Ha`ng 
tha'ng tro+`i to^i pha?i ddi de^.nh da` de^.nh da.ng. mo^.t kie^?u ddi ra^'t 
xa^'u va` de^~ bi. hie^?u la^`m. Ma(.t ma`y thi` nha(n nho'. Ngu+o+`i ta ba?o 
nha(n nho' nhu+ tha(`ng ddau kie^'t. Nhu+ng theo to^i, ddau kie^'t cu~ng 
kho^ng tha^'m va`o dda^u so vo+'i ca'i ddau bi. thu.c ddi't. Ba'c HL no'i: 
"DDa^'y la` mo^.t trong nhu+~ng tro` cho+i da~ man!" Qua kinh nghie^.m 
xu+o+ng ma'u cu?a mi`nh, to^i tha^'y ddu'ng la('m.

 Ngay nga`y a^'y to^i dda~ ngo^`i ma` tu+. ho?i ho?i xem nguye^n do ta.i sao 
ma` te^n lo+'p tru+o+?ng, kie^m bi' thu+ chi ddoa`n, kie^m phu. tra'ch ddo^.i 
ddo^.c a'c kia la.i ba^'t ngo+` cho mi`nh mo^.t cu' thu'c ddau buo^'t le^n ta^.n 
o'c nhu+ the^'. Va` ro^`i to^i ti`m ra ca^u tra? lo+`i ngay. Thi` ra la` ga~ tra? 
thu`. Cha? la`, ma^'y ho^m tru+o+'c, bo.n to^i pha?i mua gia^'y, mua ma`u 
mang dde^'n lo+'p dde^? la`m ba'o tu+o+`ng. Nhi`n tha^'y to+` Croki ddang 
dde^? tre^n ba`n gia'o vie^n, cha(?ng hie^?u sao to^i la.i no^?i hu+'ng ca^`m 
le^n cuo^.n tro`n la.i nhu+ mo^.t ca'i o^'ng ro^`i di' va`o lo^~ tai ga~ ma` he't. 
Bi`nh thu+o+`ng, tie^'ng he't cu?a to^i dda~ kha' to, lu'c na`y la.i ddu+o+.c 
co^.ng hu+o+?ng bo+?i ca'i o^'ng gia^'y da`i ga^`n mo^.t me't kia nu+~a thi` 
cha('c pha?i to ga^'p ma^'y la^`n. Ca'c ba'c thu+? nghi~ xem, bi. ca'i a^m 
thanh dda~ ddu+o+.c khuye^'ch dda.i le^n a^'y dda^.p tha(?ng va`o ma`ng 
nhi~ thi` cha('c la` ga~ cu~ng ddinh tai nhu+'c o'c la('m. La`m gi` ma` ga~ 
cha(?ng tu+'c.

 Hi`nh nhu+ ba'c HL co' nha('c dde^'n tro` cho+i bo+i lo^.i. Tho+`i co`n tre? 
con, to^i cu~ng khoa'i ca'i tro` la(.n hu.p na`y la('m.

 Nga`y tru+o+'c da^n que^ to^i la`m ruo^.ng chi? bie^'t tro^ng va`o tro+`i mu+a 
na('ng pha?i thi`, ddo+.i ma~i dde^'n lu'c ca'ch ma.ng tha'ng Ta'm tha`nh 
co^ng, ddu+o+.c DDa?ng va` Ba'c Ho^` di`u da('t, chi? ba?o mo+'i bie^'t la`m 
thu?y lo+.i. Nghi~a la` ho. dda`o ma^'y con ke^nh na`y, dde^? gia`nh quye^`n 
tu+o+'i nu+o+'c tie^u nu+o+'c ddu+o+.c chu? ddo^.ng. Chu? ddo^.ng tha^m 
canh ta(ng na(ng sua^'t. Ma^'y ca^u na`y ddo.c le^n nghe cu+' nhu+ la` nghi. 
quye^'t cu?a chi bo^. tho^n a^'y ca'c ba'c nhi?... Vi` co^ng du.ng chi? co' the^' 
ne^n nu+o+'c cu?a ma^'y con ke^nh (ma` da^n que^ to^i cu+' go.i bu+`a la` 
so^ng) na`y kho^ng ddu+o+.c sa.ch se~ la('m. No' thu+o+`ng no^ng co+`i 
co+`i, ddu.c nga^`u bu`n dda^'t va` ca'i chi'nh la` ti`nh tra.ng o^ nhie^~m 
na(.ng ne^` vi` bi. nu+o+'c co' la^~n pha^n tra^u pha^n bo`, pha^n lo+.n ga` 
tu+` ca'c thu+?a rung be^n ca.nh ddo^? va`o.

 Ca? mu`a he`, kho^ng bie^'t mo^.t nga`y bo.n to^i pha?i hu.p la(.n ma^'y la^`n 
du+o+'i nhu+~ng con ke^nh ba^?n thi?u a^'y. Ma` thu+o+`ng la` hu.p la(.n 
cu`ng vo+'i ma^'y con tra^u. Sau nhu+~ng buo^?i ke'o ca`y, ke'o bu+`a, no'i 
chung la` lao ddo^.ng na(.ng nho.c, bo.n tra^u cu~ng khoa'i ta('m so^ng la('m. 
Ma(.c ke^. cho chu'ng to^i tha(`ng ba'm dda^`u, tha(`ng ba'm dduo^i, tha(`ng 
leo le^n lu+ng ngo^`i, tha(`ng la(.n qua bu.ng... nhu+~ng con tra^u na`y va^~n 
kho^ng the`m no'i na(ng gi`. Chu'ng chi? tho+? phi` phi` va` thi?nh thoa?ng 
la.i nhe mo^.t ha`m ra(ng ra cu+o+`i.

 Bo.n to^i hay cho+i tro` tro^`ng ca^y chuo^'i. Va` nhu+ tre^n to^i vu+`a no'i, 
vi` nhu+~ng con ke^nh o+? que^ to^i ra^'t no^ng ne^n dde^? co' the^? cho^?ng 
ddi't, ddu+a hai cha^n le^n tro+`i ma` va^~y va^~y mo^.t ti' nhie^`u tha(`ng 
ba.n to^i dda~ pha?i tra? ca'i gia' la` ca('m ca? dda^`u ca? co^? xuo^'ng bu`n.

 Tro` tha? be` ca^y chuo^'i cu~ng ra^'t ha^'p da^~n. Ro^`i tro` dduo^?i nhau, 
ngo^'c nhau. Te^n na`o kho^ng may dde^? ddo^'i phu+o+ng ba('t ddu+o+.c 
thi` dda`nh pha?i cam lo`ng ngoan ngoa~n dde^? ga~ tu'm to'c (nhie^`u khi 
ngu+?a a(.t co^? ra dda(`ng sau) ro^`i lu+`a lu+`a cho mo^.t go^'i va`o ddu'ng 
ca'i khoeo cu?a mi`nh ma` nga~ chu'i xuo^'ng nu+o+'c.

 O+? que^ to^i, dde^? bie^'t bo+i hi`nh nhu+ tha(`ng na`o cu~ng bi. i't nha^'t 
la` mo^.t la^`n chuo^`n chuo^`n ca('n su+ng ca? ro^'n. To^i nghi~, tuy co`n 
ke'm xa ca?nh ca('t da qui dda^`u o+? mo^.t so^' bo^. la.c cha^u Phi thi` 
dda^y cu~ng va^~n la` mo^.t tro` da~ man. mo^.t dda'm ddo^ng ca? chu.c 
tha(`ng ho^`i ho^.p, hau ha'u nhi`n mo^.t tha(`ng (thu+o+`ng la` co`n ra^'t 
nho?) ddu+'ng giu+~a ddang so+. ha~i nha('m nghie^`n ma('t la.i, phanh a'o 
dde^? lo^. ca'i ro^'n lo^`i ra cho mo^.t tha(`ng kha'c ca^`m con chuo^`n 
chuo^`n ngo^ to tu+o+'ng di' va`o ca('n... Co' nhie^`u tha(`ng pha?i chi.u 
ca?nh kho^'n na.n a^'y dde^'n ba bo^'n la^`n may ra mo+'i bie^'t bo+i. Nhu+ng 
theo to^i, to^.i nghie^.p nha^'t pha?i no'i dde^'n la` ma^'y ddu+'a con ga'i. Cu+' 
mo^.t la^`n nha('m ma('t nha('m mu~i dde^? chuo^`n chuo^`n ca('n va`o ro^'n 
la` mo^.t la^`n chu'ng kho'c re' le^n.

 Trong so^' ca'c ba'c trai o+? dda^y dda~ co' ba'c na`o bi. bo.n nho'c nho^? 
lo^ng cha^n chu+a? DDau va` kho' chi.u la('m ca'c ba'c a.. Nga`y co`n nho? 
bo.n to^i chuye^n ddi nho^? lo^ng cha^n ngu+o+`i lo+'n. Cu+' ri`nh ri`nh lu'c 
ca'c cu. ngu? tru+a ga'c ca'i cha^n lo^ng la' le^n ba^.u cu+?a so^? la` bo.n 
to^i nho^? cho mo^.t so+.i ro^`i bie^'n ma^'t. Trong ca'c cuc ho.p (chi bo^. hay 
ddi sa?n xua^'t cha(?ng ha.n), chu'ng to^i cu~ng hay chui xuo^'ng ga^`m ba`n 
ti`m cu. na`o co' lo^ng cha^n ra^.m nha^'t ma` va(.t la`m ca'c cu. tu+'c muo^'n 
 nha?y lo^`ng le^n nhu+ng la.i cha(?ng the^? la`m gi` no'i gi` ddu+o+.c.

 To^i nho+' co' la^`n o+? xa~ to^i mo+`i ddu+o+.c ddoa`n va(n co^ng ta^.n 
tre^n ti?nh ve^`. Ca'c ba'c o+? tha`nh pho^' kho^ng bie^'t chu+' o+? nha` que^, 
tru+o+'c mo^~i buo^?i bie^?u die^~n bao gio+` da^n la`ng bo.n to^i cu~ng bi. 
tra ta^'n lo^~ tai ba(`ng mo^.t ba`i die^~n va(n tra`ng giang dda.i ha?i he^'t 
su+'c lu?ng cu?ng va` dda^`y nhu+~ng "thi`, ra(`ng, la`, ma`" cu?a o^ng chu? 
ti.ch xa~. To'i ho^m a^'y, o^ng ddang luye^n thuye^n ca'i gi` ddo' thi` bi. ma^'y 
tha(`ng trong bo.n to^i bo` le^n gia^.t lo^ng cha^n... Kho^ng no'i thi` ca'c ba'c 
cu~ng thu+`a bie^'t la` tru+o+'c ba`n da^n thie^n ha., ta^'t nhie^n o^ng pha?i 
kie^n nha^~n chi.u ddu+.ng. Nhu+ng o^ng ca`ng kie^n nha^~n chi.u ddu+.ng 
bao nhie^u thi` ma^'y tha(`ng ba.n to^i la.i ca`ng la`m to+'i ba^'y nhie^u. 
Chu'ng thi nhau ma` va(.t lo^ng cha^n o^ng nhu+ va(.t lo^ng ga`... Va` cuo^'i 
cu`ng ca'i gi` pha?i dde^'n dda~ dde^'n. DDu'ng va`o lu'c vu+`a no'i he^'t ca^u: 
"Thu+a ddo^`ng ba`o va` ca'c ddo^`ng chi'" thi` o^ng dda' vung luo^n cha^n 
le^n va` chu+?i va`o micro: "Xe'o ddi! Tie^n su+ bo^' ca? lu~ chu'ng ma`y", 
la`m thie^n ha. kho^ng hie^?u dda^`u cua tai nheo ra the^' na`o.

 Tra ta^'n ca'c ba'c tu+` na~y dde^'n gio+` nghi~ cu~ng qua' ddu? ro^`i. Cuo^'i 
ba`i, xin ke^? no^'t mo^.t tro` cho+i ngo+' nga^?n cu?a chu'ng to^i nu+~a. 

 Cha('c nhie^`u ba'c o+? dda^y bie^'t tro` cho+i ba('n su'ng pho^'c. DDa.i 
dde^?, cha(.t mo^.t o^'ng tre nho?, ddie^`u kie^.n la` pha?i giu+~ cho tha^.t 
ki'n khi't, vi` no' co' vai tro` nhu+ mo^.t ca'i xi-lanh. Du`ng mo^.t ca'i ddu~a a(n 
co+m la`m pi't-to^ng. La^'y qua? xoan non, qua? chanh ru.ng hoa(.c mo^.t 
loa.i qua? gi` me^`m me^`m co' ki'ch thu+o+'c tu+o+ng tu+. nhu+ the^' nho^`i 
va`o ca'i xi-lanh tre la`m dda.n. Ro^`i sau ddo' thi`... "pho^'c". Tie^'ng ke^u 
nghe cu~ng su+o+'ng tai, nhu+ng vo^ phu'c qua? xoan tru'ng va`o ma('t 
tha(`ng na`o thi` chi? co' ma` mu`.

 Ca'i tro` su'ng o^'ng na`y cu~ng ngo+' nga^?n nhu+ng chu+a ngo+' nga^?n 
ba(`ng tro` su'ng ba('n ruo^`i ca'c ba'c a.. No'i tha^.t la` tu+` be' dde^'n gio+` 
to^i chu+a he^` tha^'y co' tro` cho+i na`o la.i vo^ duye^n, nha.t nhe~o dde^'n 
nhu+ the^'... 

 DDa.i dde^? ve^` va^.t lie^.u va` ca'ch che^' ta.o nhu+ the^' na`y: mo^.t ca'i 
o^'ng tre nho? xi'u la`m no`ng su'ng, mo^.t ca'i que tre chu+`ng co+~ kim 
ddan ga(ng tay la`m pi't-to^ng, mo^.t ca'i da^y ni.t thay lo` xo va` dda.n la` 
nhu+~ng ca'i ta(m xi?a ra(ng be? ra chu+`ng ddo^'t ngo'n tay mo^.t. 

 No'i qua nhu+ the^' ca'c ba'c cu~ng thu+`a su+'c tu+o+?ng tu+o+.ng ra 
ca'ch su+? du.ng nhu+ the^' na`o ro^`i: thi` ke'o ca'i pi't-to^ng ve^` phi'a sau, 
tha? ca'i ta(m tre va`o no`ng su'ng ro^`i tha? ra, the^' la`... ba('n. Mu.c tie^u la` 
nhu+~ng con ruo^`i.

 Kho^ng bie^'t cho^~ ca'c ba'c the^' na`o chu+' ca? ddo+`i to^i chu+a bao 
gio+` ba('n ddu+o+.c mo^.t con ruo^`i kie^?u nhu+ the^'. Tuy nhie^n, cu+' 
mo^~i la^`n nghi~ la.i ca'i tro` cho+i su'ng ba('n ruo^`i na`y to^i la.i tha^'y 
buo^`n cu+o+`i. No' ngo+' nga^?n gio^'ng nhu+ ma^?u chuye^.n tie^'u la^m 
ke^? ve^` o^ng tha^`y lang gie^'t muo^~i ba(`ng ca'ch ba('t tu+`ng con ro^`i 
banh mie^.ng ra ma` la^'y thuo^'c nhe't va`o. 

 Toa`n nhu+~ng chuye^.n vo^ bo^? qua' pha?i kho^ng ca'c ba'c? Xin lo^~i 
nhe'! Va` ne^'u to^i co' vo^ ti`nh la`m to^'n ke'm chu't xi'u tho+`i gio+` thi` 
cu~ng mong ca'c ba'c bo? qua' cho. Thu+.c ti`nh, lu'c na`y to^i cha(?ng 
nghi~ ddu+o+.c ca'i gi` ho+n.

 Ki'nh cha`o ca'c ba'c.

 (Vo^ danh)