Cha? Ca' - Vu~ Ba(`ng
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Nhu+ng ru+o+.u uo^'ng tha^.t ngon, uo^'ng ma~i kho^ng say, uo^'ng que^n ca?
tro+`i dda^'t thi` la` ru+o+.u uo^'ng trong nhu+~ng bu+~a cha? ca' ma`
ngu+o+'i Ha` No^.i va^~n u+a thu+o+?ng thu+'c va`o nhu+~ng buo^?i to^'i mu+a
sa gio' la.nh.
Co' ai cu`ng vo+'i ngu+o+`i ba.n thie^'t, mo^.t dde^m, tre`o le^n mo^.t ca(n
ga'c cu~, ngo^`i va`o mo^.t chie^'c ba`n con, vu+`a nha('m nho't cha? ca' ma`
la.i vu+`a nhi`n xuo^'ng con ddu+o+`ng mu+a bay ma` xem ngu+o+`i ta ddi la.i
nhu+ trong mo^.t ca'i dde`n ke'o qua^n tha'ng Ta'm, mo'i co' the^? bie^'t
ra(`ng a(n cha? ca' o+? hie^.u thu' vi. dde^'n chu+`ng na`o, A(n o+? nha`, no'
te? ma` i't khi ngon tha^.t su+..
To^i kho^ng hie^?u ca'c o^ng Ta`u nhie^~u su+., mua cha? ca' o+? Ha` No^.i
ro^`i ddo'ng bo^`, cu`ng vo+'i ma('m to^m va` ca'c thu+' rau, ddi ta`u bay
dde^? ddem ve^` Hu+o+ng Ca?ng che'n vo+'i ba` con be^n ddo' thi` phong vi.
cha? ca' ra the^' na`o\?
Rie^ng to^i thi` tha^'y co' mo^.t ca'i thu' rie^ng ddu+o+.c thu+o+?ng thu+'c
cha? ca' tre^n ca(n la^`u mo^.t cu+?a hie^.u cu~ ky~ - ma` cu+?a hie^.u ddo'
pha?i la` o+? pho^' ha`ng Cha? Ca' - cha^.t cho^.i, to^'i ta(m, tha^'p be',
ma` ba`n ghe^' thi` mo^.c ma.c va` a'm kho'i - ne^'u kho^ng muo^'n no'i la`
kho^ng la^'y gi` la`m sa.ch la('m.
Co' le~ ddo' chi? la` mo^.t ca'ch na.i ti'nh, cu~ng nhu+ ngu+o+`i a(n thuo^'c
quen tie^.m ma` tho^i; nhu+ng to^i nghie^.m tha^'y ra(`ng cha? ca' ma` ba'n
o+? cho+. hay la` ba'n o+? mo^.t pho^' kha'c pho^' Cha? Ca', dde^`u la` kho^ng
"tho.", hay la` ddu+o+.c ra^'t i't ngu+o+`i bie^'t dde^'n.
Cu~ng va^.y, cha? ca' la`m o+? nha` cu~ng ke'm ngon va` do ddo' kho^ng
ddu+o+.c hoan nghe^nh ma^'y, cho ne^n cho^`ng tha^'y re't ve^` the`m bu+~a
cha? ca', thu+o+`ng la` da('t vo+. ddi a(n hay vo+. muo^'n ddo^?i bu+~a cho
cho^`ng, va^~n dde^` nghi. "hay la` ta le^n cha? ca'?".
DDi a(n nhu+ the^', ma` ga(.p ho^m tro+`i la.nh thi` ne^n ddi so+'m so+'m.
Muo^.n mo^.t ti', thu+o+`ng la` dda~ he^'t ro^`i vi` cha? ca' ngon chi? co'
hai ha`ng a(n ddu+o+.c - ma` hai ha`ng ddo' thu+o+`ng la` ddo^ng kha'ch, la('m
khi pha?i ddu+'ng ddo+.i mo+'i co' cho^? ma` ngo^`i\.
DDu+'ng ngoa`i ma` tro^ng, the`m la('m; nhu+ng thu' ho+n, la` ca'i kho^ng khi'
tre^n la^`u; thoa.t dde^? cha^n le^n la` mi`nh dda~ ca?m tha^'y a^'m cu'ng
ngay; su+. o^`n a`o, ta^'p na^.p, tuy co' la`m cho mi`nh hoa ma('t le^n mo^.t
ti' thu+.c, nhu+ng ma` vui dda'o dde^?.
Tre? ha^`u ba`n cha.y cu+' nho^'n nha'o ca? le^n. DDa^y, mo^.t o^ng ru+o+.u
dda~ nga` nga` ke^u bu'n; ddo', mo^.t gia ddi`nh pha`n na`n go.i ma~i "hai
chu.p ga('p cha? ma` chu+a tha^'y ddu+a le^n", la.i na`y mo^.t ca^.u be' ha^`u
ba`n no'i nhu+ ba('c loa dde^? cho mo.i ngu+o+`i nghe tie^'ng: "Thu+a ca'c
cu., he^'t ca? cha? lo`ng ro^`i a. !".
Tu+` ca'c ba`n a(n kho'i bo^'c le^n nghi ngu't, nhu+~ng tro^ng dda~ ddu? a^'m
ro^`i\. DDu+a cay mo^.t co^'c mai que^' lo^. nha^'m nha'p vo+'i la.c rang, ta
ngo^`i ddo+.i cha? ma` nhu+ ca?m tha^'y co' ba`n tay be' nho? cu` va`o tim.
DDo+`i ngu+o+`i dde.p qua'.
Ngu+o+`i na`o ngu+o+`i na^'y dde^`u nhu+ ti`m tha^'y cha^n ha.nh phu'c o+?
ca'i a(n, chuye^.n tro` a^`m i~, ba`n ta'n, che^ tra'ch tu+`ng ca'i rau,
tu+`ng chie^'c ddu~a, tu+`ng ma?nh gia^'y lau tay, va` ddo^i khi la.i do^~i
hay ghen vo+'i ba`n be^n ca.nh. Co' o^ng ca^`u ky` ho+n mo^.t chu't la.i go.i
la^'y mo^.t ca'i lo` dda^'t con ru+`ng ru+.c than ho^`ng dde^? le^n giu+~a
ba`n, ro^`i dda(.t le^n tre^n mo^.t ca'i sanh con; trong ca'i sanh con ddo',
ngu+o+`i kha'ch sa`nh a(n, la't nu+~a, se~ tru+ng mo+~ ro^`i nhu'ng tu+`ng
mie^'ng cha? va`o; hay sau khi cha'n mie^.ng thi` cho ha^`m ba` la` ca? bu'n,
ca? rau thi`a la` va`o ddo', dda^.p mo^.t qua? tru+'ng ro^`i xa`o ha^?u lo^'n
le^n, la^'y ra ba't dde^? a(n cho thu+.c no'ng.
Bo+?i vi` ca'i cha? ca' na`y, muo^'n a(n cho tha^.t thu', la('m khi cu~ng
pha?i ca^`u ky` mo^.t chu't, kho^ng the^? na`o xong tho^i\. Nha^'t la` ca'c
gia vi. thi` co' nhu+~ng thu+' kho^ng the^? na`o thie^'u ddu+o+.c: ha`nh,
ma('m to^m, chanh, o+'t, la.c rang, ba'nh dda vu+`ng... Co`n ve^` rau cu~ng
kho^ng nhie^`u, nhu+ng thie^'u mo^.t thu+', bu+~a cha? ke'm ve? ngon ddi
nhie^`u la('m.
DDa^`u vi. la` rau thi`a la` va` ha`nh hoa\. Sau khi dda~ su+?a soa.n ca'c
ddi~a rau va` ca'c gia vi. xong ro^'i, mo+`i o^ng na^ng che'n nha('m "chay"
va`i cu? la.c hay ma^'y mie^'ng ba'nh dda; nha` be^'p ddem cha? ga('p le^n,
go+~ ra ba't, ro^`i phu? thi`a la` ru+o+'i mo+~ no'ng le^n la` ta le^n
ddu~a\... nha('m ngay dda^'y, ddu+`ng dde^? tru`ng tri`nh ma` nguo^.i !
Tre^n lo+'p rau thi`a la` e^m a'i mu+o+'t xanh nhu+ ne^.m co?, nhu+~ng mie^'ng
ca' nu.c na.c ma`u va`ng nghe^. na(`m tha?nh tho+i nhu+ nhu+~ng ddu+'a be'
na(`m cho+i o+? ca'nh ddo^`ng que^ tro^ng tha^.t ngo^. nghi~nh va` dde.p ma('t.
Tie^'ng mo+~ no'ng phi ha`nh hoa ru+o+'i le^n ke^u le'p be'p mo+'i la`m cho
lo`ng kha'ch a(n ro^.n ra`ng la`m sao ! Mo^.t mie^'ng bu'n, mo^.t mie^'ng
ba'nh dda, ro^`i ha`nh ta^y, ha`nh ta, rau tho+m, mu`i, la.c rang, ke`m mo^.t
hai mie^'ng cha? cha^'m dda^~m ma('m to^m chanh o+'t, va` tu+`ng mie^'ng to,
sau khi dda~ du+a cay ho+'p ru+o+.u, kha` kha` ! be'o qua', bo^? qua', bu`i
ma` tho+m ngon qua'...
Ru+o+.u dda~ nga` nga` ro^`i, o^ng da?o ma('t nhi`n chung quanh gian ga'c mo+`
mo+` trong bo'ng to^'i, mo^~i ba`n co' kho'i xanh nghi ngu't bo^'c le^n cao
ro^`i nhe. to?a tre^n nhu+~ng ca'i xa` nha` va`ng tha^~m ma`u bo^` ho'ng ma`
nu+o+'c vo^i tra('ng kho^ng the^? che la^'p ddu+o+.c, o^ng tu+o+?ng tu+o+.ng
mi`nh la` mo^.t nha^n va^.t trong truye^.n Ta`u xu+a, ngo^'i nha('m ru+o+.u
tre^n mo^.t ta^`ng la^`u cu?a mo^.t thu+' Bo^`ng Lai qua'n.
Ngon la`nh ma` a^'m bu.ng qua', hie^`n huynh a. ! Co' the^? nhu+ the^' na`y
cu+' ngo^`i ca? sa'ng dde^m. Cha? hie^?u, ho. la`m ca'ch na`o ma` ta`i the^'?
o+? nha`, mi`nh ddi kie^'m ca' chie^n, ca' la(ng hay ca' nheo tu+o+i dde^?
la`m nhu+ng cha? va^~n kho^ng ddu+o+.c se ma(.t, nu+o+'ng le^n va^~n na't, ma`
nu+o+'ng qua' tay mo^.t ti' thi` la.i kho^ xa'c, a(n kho^ng nga^.y\. o+?
hie^.u, cha? bao gio+` cu~ng vu+`a va(.n, kho^ng so^'ng ma` cu~ng kho^ng
kho^\. Ho+n the^', vi. cu?a no' la.i dda^.m dda`, tho+m phu+'c, quye^'n ru~
la. lu`ng. So+? di~ ddu+o+.c the^', co' ngu+o+`i ba?o la.i ha`ng cha? ca' co'
mo^.t bi' quye^'t la` gia mo^.t chu't "mo+~ ca^`y" va`o ca' khi ddem u+o+'p -
cha(?ng bie^'t co' ddu'ng kho^ng ?
Ta`i nha^'t la` ddie^?m na`y: Cha? ca' a(n kho^ng tanh. To^i dda~ tu+`ng
tha^'y nhie^`u ngu+o+`i so+. ca' la('m, ddo^.ng mo'n gi` co' ca' la` kho^ng
a(n ddu+o+.c, va^.y ma` thu+~ hai ba la^`n mo'n cha? ca' thi` tha^'y thi'ch,
ro^`i dda^m ra nghie^.n, mu`a re't dde^'n ma` kho^ng ddu+o+.c thu+o+?ng thu+'c
thi` cho nhu+ la` dda~ bo? lo+~ mo^.t di.p gi` to^'t la('m.
Vi` the^' co' nhie^`u ngu+o+`i o+? ca'c ti?nh xa ve^` cho+i Ha` No^.i va`o
di.p mu`a ddo^ng kho^ng the^? bo? qua ddu+o+.c mo'n cha? ca' va` nhu+~ng
ngu+o+`i Ha` No^.i co' kha'ch la. ve^` tha(m, nhie^`u khi kho^ng nghi~ ra
ca'ch na`o mo+`i a(n kha'c ho+n cha? ca', vi` theo y' ho., chi? co' cha? ca'
mo+'i la` phong vi. dda(.c bie^.t ma` ca'c no+i kho^ng co'.
Vu~ Ba(`ng.
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