Tuyển tập truyện ngắn Nguyễn Công Hoan

["Bu\u00f4ng ph\u1ee9t v\u1ee3 ra, ng\u00e0i ng\u1ea7u ng\u1ea7u nh\u00ecn th\u1eadt nghi\u00eam ch\u1ec9nh: - Th\u1ebf m\u1ee3 mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u1ec3 cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta cho t\u00f4i l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed3 g\u00ec? B\u00e0 ch\u1eafp hai tay, v\u00e1i l\u1ea5y v\u00e1i \u0111\u1ec3: - T\u00f4i l\u1ea1y c\u1eadu, t\u00f4i van c\u1eadu, c\u1eadu \u0111\u1eebng \u00e9p t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i l\u00e0 v\u1ee3 c\u1eadu.. - \u00c0, t\u00f4i l\u00e0 v\u1ee3 c\u1eadu! L\u00e0 v\u1ee3 m\u00e0 ch\u1ed3ng b\u1ea3o kh\u00f4ng nghe? Lu\u00e2n l\u00fd \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e2u gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e2u? B\u00e0 l\u1ea1i \u00f4m m\u1eb7t, th\u1ed5n th\u1ee9c. Ng\u00e0i m\u00f3c t\u00fai, coi \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3. - Th\u00f4i, d\u1eady s\u1eafm s\u1eeda m\u00e0 \u0111i, c\u00f2n c\u00f3 ng\u00f3t m\u1ed9t gi\u1edd n\u1eefa th\u00f4i. - Ng\u00f3t m\u1ed9t ph\u00fat t\u00f4i c\u0169ng ch\u1ecbu. Nghi\u00eam n\u00e9t m\u1eb7t, ng\u00e0i d\u1ebd d\u00e0ng, gi\u1ea3ng: - M\u1ee3 ph\u1ea3i hi\u1ec3u, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i \u00e9p m\u1ee3. T\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n m\u1ee3 vui v\u1ebb m\u00e0 \u0111i. T\u00f4i gi\u1ea3ng ngh\u0129a trong t\u1eebng \u1ea5y ng\u00e0y, t\u00f4i t\u01b0\u1edfng m\u1ee3 \u0111\u00e3 nghe hi\u1ec3\u1ee5 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y th\u00ec c\u00e1u th\u1eadt! B\u00e0 n\u1eb1m l\u1ea3 xu\u1ed1ng gi\u01b0\u1eddng, \u00f4m \u0111\u1ea7u. Ng\u00e0i nh\u00ecn m\u1ed9t l\u00e1t, b\u1ed7ng h\u1ea5t h\u00e0m, h\u1ecfi: - M\u1ee3 c\u00f3 \u0111i hay kh\u00f4ng th\u00ec m\u1ee3 b\u1ea3o? - T\u00f4i c\u1eafn r\u01a1m c\u1eafn c\u1ecf t\u00f4i l\u1ea1y c\u1eadu, c\u1eadu tha cho t\u00f4i. c\u1eadu \u0111\u1eebng l\u00e0m t\u00f4i nh\u1ee5c. Ng\u00e0i nh\u0103n m\u1eb7t, r\u1ed3i to ti\u1ebfng: - C\u00f3 \u0111i hay kh\u00f4ng? B\u00e0 c\u0169ng nh\u0103n m\u1eb7t: - Kh\u1ed5 qu\u00e1, t\u00f4i l\u1ea1y c\u1eadu Ng\u00e0i g\u1eaft: - C\u00f3 \u0111i hay kh\u00f4ng. M\u1ee3 tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng. Kh\u00f4ng l\u1ea1y van g\u00ec c\u1ea3! C\u00f3 hay kh\u00f4ng? B\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e1p, n\u1ee9c n\u1edf kh\u00f3c. Ng\u00e0i n\u1eafm ch\u1eb7t b\u00e0n tay, \u0111\u1ea5m m\u1ea1nh xu\u1ed1ng ph\u1ea3n: - N\u00f3i! Nh\u01b0ng ch\u1eb3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nghe \u00fd ki\u1ebfn v\u1ee3, ng\u00e0i xung ti\u1ebft, ch\u1ea1y \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1eafc \u00e1o, v\u1edb c\u00e1i ba toong, khu\u1ef3nh tay \u0111\u1ee9ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc gi\u01b0\u1eddng, r\u1ed3i gi\u01a1 ng\u1ecdn g\u1eady v\u00e0o m\u1eb7t v\u1ee3, h\u1ecfi: - C\u00f3 hay kh\u00f4ng? M\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng!","V\u1eeba s\u1ee5t s\u00f9i, b\u00e0 v\u1eeba \u0111\u00e1p: - Kh\u00f4ng! C\u1ea7n quy\u1ebft li\u1ec7t h\u01a1n, ng\u00e0i gi\u01a1 g\u1eady: - Th\u1eadt m\u1ee3 kh\u00f4ng \u0111i \u00e0? - Kh\u00f4ng! - \u00c0, b\u01b0\u1edbng! Tao kh\u00f4ng d\u1ecda \u0111\u00e2u nh\u00e9. \u0110\u1ec3 r\u1ed3i m\u1ed3ng b\u1ed1n T\u1ebft, n\u00f3 nh\u1ed5 v\u00e0o m\u1eb7t tao \u1ea5y \u00e0! C\u1ee9ng c\u1ed5 n\u00e0y! Kh\u00f3 b\u1ea3o n\u00e0y! Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 chi\u1ebfc g\u1eady h\u0103ng h\u00e1i, c\u1ee9 t\u1eeb tr\u00ean cao gi\u00e1ng xu\u1ed1ng. B\u00e0 r\u00fa l\u00ean, r\u1ed3i gi\u01a1 tay ra \u0111\u1ee1, s\u1ea5n l\u1ea1i ch\u1ed3ng, c\u1ed1 n\u00edu l\u1ea5y c\u00e1nh tay r\u1eafn nh\u01b0 s\u1eaft. Nh\u01b0ng lo\u00e1ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i, ng\u1ecdn g\u1eady gi\u01a1 l\u00ean th\u1eadt cao, qu\u1eadt m\u1ea1nh xu\u1ed1ng, ch\u1ea1m ph\u1ea3i th\u00e0nh gi\u01b0\u1eddng, g\u1eaby c\u1eafc ra l\u00e0m \u0111\u00f4i. M\u1ed9t m\u1ea9u quay l\u00f4ng l\u1ed1c nh\u01b0 chong ch\u00f3ng, b\u1eafn l\u00ean g\u1ea7n tr\u1ea7n, r\u1ed3i r\u01a1i xu\u1ed1ng v\u00e1n g\u00e1c. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u1ea3nh d\u1eef d\u1ed9\u1ecb - T\u00f4i van c\u1eadu, \u0111\u1ec3 n\u1ed9i trong ba ng\u00e0y T\u1ebft h\u00f4m n\u00e0o t\u00f4i \u0111i c\u0169ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Bi\u1ebft l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 l\u00e0m gi\u00e0 bao gi\u1edd c\u0169ng hay h\u01a1n, ng\u00e0i l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u, co gi\u1eadt ph\u1eaft v\u1ee3 xu\u1ed1ng. B\u00e0 ng\u00e3 ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean hai chi\u1ebfc gu\u1ed1c l\u00fac \u1ea5y ng\u1ed5n ngang. - Ph\u1ea3i \u0111i ngay! Tao kh\u00f4ng ho\u00e3n m\u1ed9t ph\u00fat! \u0110\u1ed3 th\u00e2n l\u1eeba ch\u1ec9 \u01b0a n\u1eb7ng. B\u00e0 nh\u0103n nh\u00f3, kh\u00f3c: - \u0110\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ebfn mai, m\u1ed3ng m\u1ed9t T\u1ebft, t\u00f4i \u0111i v\u1eady, b\u00e2y gi\u1edd t\u00f4i c\u00f2n ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m c\u01a1m c\u00fang. - \u0110\u00e3 b\u1ea3o kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n m\u00e0. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta \u0111i tr\u01b0\u1edbc T\u1ebft, ch\u1ee9 ai \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ebfn T\u1ebft r\u1ed3i m\u1edbi \u0111i! \u0110\u1ee9ng ngay d\u1eady! Ng\u00e0i gi\u1eadt ph\u1eaft c\u00e1i c\u1ed9t m\u00e0n. Th\u00ec th\u00ecnh l\u00ecnh: - \u1ed0i h\u00e0ng ph\u1ed1 \u01a1i! B\u00e0 v\u1eeba k\u00eau, v\u1eeba t\u00fam l\u1ea5y ch\u1ed3ng, th\u1edf \u1ef3 \u1ea1ch. Nh\u01b0ng kh\u1ecfe nh\u01b0 con v\u00e2m, \u0111\u01b0a khu\u1ef7u ra, ng\u00e0i g\u1ea1t v\u1ee3 ng\u00e3 l\u0103n, v\u00e0 n\u1eafm ch\u1eb7t l\u1ea5y hai c\u1ed5 tay. B\u00e0 o\u1eb1n o\u1ea1i, song y\u1ebfu qu\u00e1. B\u00e0 d\u00f9ng hai c\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ec3 c\u01b0\u1ee1ng. Nh\u01b0ng c\u1ea3 c\u00e1i s\u1ee9c n\u1eb7ng c\u1ee7a t\u1ea5m th\u00e2n v\u1ea1m v\u1ee1 \u0111\u00e8 tr\u00ean ng\u1ef1c b\u00e0, b\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i c\u1ed1 c\u1ef1a c\u1ea1y \u0111\u1ec3 th\u1edf. V\u1eady m\u00e0 ng\u00e0i t\u00e1t. Ng\u00e0i t\u00e1t d\u1ed3n n\u0103m s\u00e1u c\u00e1i, v\u00e0 h\u1ecfi t\u1ed9i: - M\u00e0y c\u00f3 \u0111i hay kh\u00f4ng? B\u00e0 t\u1ed1i t\u0103m m\u1eb7t m\u0169i, h\u1ed5n h\u1ec3n th\u00e1ch: - \u0110\u00e2y, c\u1eadu c\u1ee9 \u0111\u00e1nh ch\u1ebft t\u00f4i \u0111i.","T\u1ee9c th\u00ec, nh\u1eefng qu\u1ea3 th\u1ee5i kinh h\u1ed3n v\u00e0o m\u1eb7t, v\u00e0o ng\u1ef1c v\u00e0 v\u00e0o s\u01b0\u1eddn, l\u00e0m b\u00e0 k\u00eau th\u1ea5t thanh. Nh\u01b0ng m\u1eb7c k\u1ec7, ng\u00e0i v\u1eabn h\u1ecfi c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t t\u1ed9i: - M\u00e0y c\u00f3 \u0111i hay kh\u00f4ng? B\u00e0 k\u00eau cha, k\u00eau m\u1eb9, k\u00eau c\u1ea3 tr\u1eddi n\u1eefa. Nh\u01b0ng ai th\u01b0a? V\u00ed th\u1eed cha m\u1eb9 hay c\u1ea3 tr\u1eddi n\u1eefa c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u1ea5y th\u1ef1c, c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ed1 d\u00e1m v\u00e0o m\u00e0 g\u1ee1. + ++ Vi\u1ec7c g\u00ec c\u0169ng v\u1eady, \u0111\u00e1nh \u0111au th\u00ec ph\u1ea3i ch\u1eeba. Cho n\u00ean ch\u1eb3ng m\u1ea5y ch\u1ed1c, b\u00e0 k\u00eau cu\u1ed1ng qu\u00fdt: - V\u00e2ng! V\u00e2ng! T\u00f4i l\u1ea1y c\u1eadu! T\u00f4i xin \u0111i Ng\u00e0i hung h\u0103ng, l\u00f4i ph\u1eaft v\u1ee3 d\u1eady, h\u1ea7m h\u1ea7m nh\u00ecn. B\u00e0 ng\u1ed3i l\u1ea3, ch\u1ed1ng tay \u0111\u1eb1ng sau, \u0111\u1ea7u t\u00f3c r\u0169 r\u01b0\u1ee3i, th\u1edf. - N\u1ebfu m\u00e0y \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111i th\u1eadt, th\u00ec \u0111i m\u00e0 lau m\u1eb7t. S\u1ee3 qu\u00e1, b\u00e0 ch\u1eafp hai tay v\u00e1i cu\u1ed1ng queo: - V\u00e2ng, v\u00e2ng, t\u00f4i xin \u0111i - \u0110i ngay! - V\u00e2ng, v\u00e2ng! T\u00f4i l\u1ea1y c\u1eadu N\u00f3i xong, b\u00e0 l\u00ea \u0111\u1ebfn ng\u1ed3i \u1edf gh\u1ebf. Ng\u00e0i nh\u00ecn ra hi\u00ean, ch\u1ea1y l\u1ea5y chi\u1ebfc kh\u0103n m\u1eb7t, \u0111\u01b0a v\u1ee3: - \u0110\u00e2y, lau m\u1eb7t \u0111i! \u00c1o qu\u1ea7n, ph\u1ea5n s\u00e1p c\u00f3 s\u1eb5n c\u1ea3 r\u1ed3i, c\u00f2n kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n g\u00ec n\u1eefa. \u0110o\u1ea1n ng\u00e0i v\u1edb c\u00e1i b\u1ecdc, c\u1edfi d\u00e2y, m\u1edf gi\u1ea5y ra tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t b\u00e0 v\u00e0 n\u00f3i: - Kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft tao h\u1ebft h\u01a1i n\u00f3i ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta m\u1edbi cho m\u01b0\u1ee3n nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 n\u00e0y \u00e0? Mau, ch\u1eadm r\u1ed3i! B\u00e0 kh\u00f3c s\u01b0\u1edbt m\u01b0\u1edbt, c\u1ea7m c\u00e1i l\u01b0\u1ee3c, gi\u0169 m\u00e1i t\u00f3c ra v\u00e0 v\u1eeba su\u00fdt xoa, v\u1eeba ch\u1ea3i ng\u00e0i v\u1eabn c\u00f2n hung h\u0103ng: - R\u1ebd nh\u01b0 l\u1ed1i ch\u1ecb tham \u1ea5y. Gi\u1eadt n\u1ea3y m\u00ecnh, b\u00e0 v\u1ed9i ch\u1ea3i, v\u1ed9i r\u1ebd, v\u1ed9i u\u1ed1n \u00e9o cho l\u00e0n t\u00f3c l\u1eadt l\u00ean, cong xu\u1ed1ng cho th\u1eadt n\u1ec1n, r\u1ed3i v\u1eeba lau n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft, b\u00e0 v\u1eeba l\u1ea5y c\u00e1c th\u1ee9 \u1edf b\u1ecdc \u0111\u1ec3 xoa ph\u1ea5n tr\u1eafng, \u0111\u00e1nh ph\u1ea5n h\u1ed3ng, v\u00e0 k\u1ebb m\u00f4i son cho th\u1eafm.","Trong khi \u1ea5y, ng\u00e0i \u0111\u1ee9ng coi, m\u1ed7i ch\u1ed1c l\u1ea1i gi\u1edf \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3 ra xem v\u00e0 gi\u1ee5c. Trang \u0111i\u1ec3m xong, b\u00e0 th\u1edf d\u00e0i, c\u1ed1 g\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0111au \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady, l\u1ea5y c\u00e1i qu\u1ea7n xa tanh tr\u1eafng v\u00e0 c\u00e1i \u00e1o nhung m\u00e0u may ki\u1ec3u m\u1edbi v\u1eabn c\u00f2n g\u1ea5p g\u1ecdn gh\u1ebd tr\u00ean b\u00e0n. B\u00e0 v\u1eadn nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 \u1ea5y v\u00e0o, r\u1ed3i b\u00f4i \u0111\u1eabm n\u01b0\u1edbc hoa. \u0110\u1ebfn b\u00e2y gi\u1edd, d\u01b0\u1edbi \u00e1nh \u0111\u00e8n \u0111i\u1ec7n s\u00e1ng tr\u1eafng, b\u00e0 th\u00e0nh ra m\u1ed9t b\u00f4ng h\u1ed3ng n\u00f5n n\u00e0, th\u01a1m tho, kh\u00eau g\u1ee3i. Nh\u01b0ng v\u1eabn tr\u1eebng tr\u1eebng nh\u00ecn v\u1ee3, ng\u00e0i g\u1eaft: - T\u01b0\u01a1i t\u1ec9nh l\u00ean th\u00ec ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta m\u1edbi c\u1ea3m, ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f3 \u0111\u0103m \u0111\u0103m th\u1ebf kia, th\u00ec n\u00f3 t\u1ed1ng c\u1ed5 v\u1ec1! R\u1ed3i ng\u00e0i xu\u1ed1ng g\u00e1c. B\u00e0 \u0111i the\u1ecd ng\u00e0i g\u00f3i \u00edt nh\u1eadt tr\u00ecnh c\u0169, bu\u1ed9c d\u00e2y c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn, r\u1ed3i \u0111\u01b0a b\u00e0. - C\u1ea7m c\u00e1i n\u00e0y m\u00e0 \u0111i cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta kh\u1ecfi ng\u1edd. V\u00e0 v\u1eabn nghi\u00eam ch\u1ec9nh, ng\u00e0i \u0111e: - H\u1ec5 n\u00f3i d\u1ed1i tao m\u00e0 tr\u1ed1n v\u00e0o \u0111\u00e2u th\u00ec \u0111\u1eebng \u0103n c\u00e1i T\u1ebft n\u00e0y th\u00f4i! B\u00e0 nghi\u1ebfn r\u0103ng, th\u1edf d\u00e0i, kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e1p. Ng\u00e0i nhi\u1ebfc: - C\u00e1i gi\u1ed1ng \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 x\u01b0a nay v\u1eabn th\u1ebf kia! L\u00fac \u0111\u1ebfn th\u00ec \u0111\u1eebng c\u00f3 l\u00f9 l\u00f9 \u0111\u1eb1ng c\u1ed5ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc, nghe ch\u1eeda? M\u00e0 khi n\u00e0o \u00f4ng \u1ea5y cho v\u1ec1 m\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u1ec1. Tao m\u00e0 th\u1ea5y \u00f4ng \u1ea5y t\u1ecf \u00fd kh\u00f4ng b\u1eb1ng l\u00f2ng th\u00ec ch\u1edb ch\u1ebft! N\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft ch\u1ea1y quanh, b\u00e0 b\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u00e2n ra g\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ebfn c\u1eeda, quay l\u1ea1i, r\u00edt l\u00ean, n\u00f3i: - Thi\u1ebfu g\u00ec c\u00e1ch l\u1ec5 T\u1ebft m\u00e0 c\u1eadu ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m t\u00f4i nh\u1ee5c nh\u00e3 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y! Ng\u00e0i tr\u1ee3n m\u1eaft: - C\u00e2m ngay! L\u00e0m g\u00ec m\u00e0 b\u00f4 b\u00f4 c\u00e1i m\u1ed3m l\u00ean th\u1ebf. \u0110\u1ed3 ngu nh\u01b0 l\u1ee3n. C\u00e1i g\u00ec th\u00ec mua \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, ch\u1ee9 c\u00e1i n\u00e0y mua \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u00e0? R\u1ed3i ng\u00e0i \u0111\u1ee9ng nh\u00ecn chi\u1ebfc xe k\u00e9o v\u1ee3 \u0111i khu\u1ea5t, m\u1edbi quay l\u1ea1i, ra d\u00e1ng y\u00ean l\u00f2ng. Ng\u00e0i y\u00ean l\u00f2ng v\u00ec kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i th\u1eb9n v\u1edbi l\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u00e2m m\u00e0 ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn r\u1eb1ng s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u00f4ng \u1ea5y khen l\u00e0 bi\u1ebft \u01a1n v\u00e0 t\u1eed t\u1ebf. PTBNS s\u1ed1 61; 16-6-1940"]