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jiangshi son-in-law kachhe sokalbelay boro boro potla-putli niye ashaay anandoito howar sathe sathe obak-o holen. bhalobashar shathe nini o tang-sier mathay hath buliye barobar jiggesh korte laglen.
tang-joy ra kothay shotti bolte parbe? tader khon-khun kore konomote ertal diye chole gelo. janina eta ki shohore manushjon beshi thakar karonne naki ekhane apnjon beshi thakar karonne, dujon ekhane ashar por ekti nishchintir shanti pelo.
onno dike tang-ning tokhon tang-junsong ke niye guo-lirij-er barite chole gechen.
rajaswo agei dewa hoyeche, guo-lirij ekhon ekti nirdish tobe shanti-te thaka byokti. ei buror abar dharmer proti boro bhokti ache. niyom onujayi erokom shomoye tar barir uthane boshe phul phota ar jhora dekhar kotha chhilo, kintu tader jokhon ekhane asha holo, tokhon tader dwar-e rokkhi dara thakate bola holo je guo-lirij kela-jelay gechen.
sotti bolte ki, du-jelapoti-r mrittur por kela-jelay byobosthapona korar moto keu nei. guo-lirij ekjon buro manush, tar abar kono kothar odhikar nei, tahole kela-jelay giye tini ki korben? tang-ning je bishshash korchhen na ta noy, borong tang-junsong-o shondeho korchhilen.
tini যতi tader dekhte chaichhen na, tang-ning toto-i nishchit hocchhen je oi lokgulo guo-lirij-er pathano, tai dwar-er rokkhike bollen: “jokhon guo-lirij ekhane nei, tobe ekti khabor paharar jonno apnakeo kasht dite hocche. amader barite ekti durghotona ghoteche, gata raate chor esechhilo, abar shat shat chor. ei byaparer katha boro na korle amar bhoy lage. jokhon guo-lirij-er dekha pawar shomoy nei, tobe amra kela-jelay giye dhulor tholay nishap dabi korbo. kela-jela yadi na shune, tobe amra suzhou shohore jabo, othoba kono cha-dokan ba mod-dokaner giye bolbo, amader nyay bichar dewar moto keu toh thakbei, ki bolen?”
tata-tata tang-ning jokhon tang-junsong ke tene du-pa firiye niye gelo, tokhon bhetor theke druto ekjon byobosthapok ese tader thamiye dilo. rokkhider upor rag dekhiye bollo: “kokhon shift bodleche, maliker fira porjonto tumi jano na! tomader paliye ki firoti dichho? shesh hoye jao, chole jao ekhane theke!”
rokkhigulo lof-dafa kore chole gelo.
byobosthapok samne ese shundor bhabe bujhiye bollo: “amar malik gata raate jelapoti-r durghotona shune kela-jelay chole gechen. tar kotha chhilo k-ekdin sekhane thakben, onnanno lirij-er asha ar alochonar porjonto opekkha korben. ke jane, onnanno lirij-ra ashte pareni, tai kajgulo thamekhe geche. malik ke raater majhe fire aste hoyeche. rokkhider shift shokalbelay bodleche, tara jane na, apnara kichhu mone korben na, amar shathe bhetore asun.”
tang-ning ebong tang-junsong dujone dujoner dike takalen. tang-junsong obak hocchilen byobosthapoker eto beshi shomman ar bhalobashar karone, ar tang-ning obak hocchilen tar moner shondeho shotti howar karone.
dujonei shei uthane chole gelen jekhane prothombar esechhilen. guo-lirij ekti bahir-er jama pore boshechhilen. mukhdekhe mone hocchilo na je se ekhoni utheche, borong mone hocchilo shara raat ghumayni. yadi na dwar-e tader rokkha kora hoto, tobe se byobosthapoker mithye kothao bishshash kore bosto.
guo-lirij gambhiryobhabe uthane taishir chair-e boshechhen, mukher bhab halke kothin, aram-se jiggesh korlen: “bolo, amake keno khujcho?”
“da...” tang-junsong byasto hoye kotha bolte jachhilen, kintu tang-ning take tene thamiye dilo. “lirij-mahoday, ami jante chai gata raate amar barite je onamti mehman-ra esechhilo tara ki jelapoti-r shathe jukto? naki jal-narkol ba jal-gari-r shathe? apnara shobi janen, tai na?”
“aning!” tang-junsong bhoye kape uthechhen, voy peyechhilen je tang-ning-er kono promonchhara kotha guo-lirij ke raghiye na dey.
guo-lirij yadi o sudhu ekjon lirij, tobe tader moto sadharon manushjon-er jonno tini akash-chhoa shokti.
guo-lirij kintu tang-ning ke bokoni denni, borong take bhalo kore dekhe ekti khunshi hashi dilo. “jokhon apnari shob bujhe geche, tobe abar amar kase ashar ki dorkar? eta ki apnara janen na je ei byapar jar shathei jukto hok na keno, apnara kichhrui korte parben na! uporer matro ekti halke kothay rokter noli boye jete pare. apnara ki abar protishodh nite chan naki?”
guo-lirij-er byongokothay tang-junsong kichhrui bujhte parlen na, kintu tang-ning tader kono bicholoton dekhlen na. “mahoday, protishodh nite pari ba na pari, morate holeo ami odhikar-hina hoye morate chai na! tarpor shomoy bodlabe, ke jane kono din amaro ei sujog asbe na?”
guo-lirij-er chokh theke ekta dharalo alor rashmi beriye elo, samner ei sadharon meye-ti ke abar niri-kh kore dekhte laglen. “ho ho... ke janto ekti chhoto krishoker barite emon dhuloy dhaka mukta lukiye ache! kintu meye-ti, bhalo ichha ar mahatmo thaka bhalo, kintu kichhu manush dhuloy mishe geleo apnar pounchhonay thake na.
ekhon apnake shob janiyeo kono labh nei, ar tarao jare niye tar sroth choleche tar kothao ami jani na. kintu apnara nishchint thakte paren, gata raate sheshe tader abhiyan byartho howar por tara ar apnader upor hamla korbe na!”
“ki... ki bolen?” tang-junsong nishchint holen, tar puro shorir naram hoye gelo, guo-lirij-er dike ochena nayone takiye rolen.
guo-lirij sotti bujhte parchhen na je tang-junsong ki kore eto bhalo meye toiri korechen. matha nere bollen: “tader mukhyo lokkho chhilo jelapoti, apnara to matro shathe chilen. mukhyo lokkho safol hoyeche, tai gowon lokkho byartho holeo boro kono khoti hobe na. ekhon ki apnara bujhte perechen?”
tang-junsong matha narlen, kintu se ki sotti bujheche? hoyto na! tobe se beshi bhabchilo tar puro poribar ar kono biroder shikar hobe ki na. ekhon jokhon se tar chawa uttor peye geche, tobe onnanno kothagulo ar toto gurutto rakhche na.
tang-ning kintu aaro ghirte chachhilen, kintu guo-lirij beshi kotha bolte chaichhilen na. chole jabar age se ekti kotha jiggesh korlo: “mahoday, apni ki bolte paren jelapoti-r nam ki?”
guo-lirij-er chokh ekta gahir rup nilo, tang-ning-er dike onekskhon takiye thakar por bollo: “duba-liyang.”
“dhonnobad!” tang-ning matha narlen, ebar tini sotti chole gelen, kono khin-khin chara.
byobosthapok matha bariye dekhe nilo, jokhon se nishchit holo je tader lokgulo onek dure chole geche, tobe se ekta boro shanti-nirosh nishwas fele bollo: “malik, ei tang-meleti ke kintu shotti sadharon manush mone hocche na!”
“ho! sadharon manush ki ekbare shatjon hatyake gune phele dite pare?” guo-lirij byobosthapok ke ekti thota moralen.
byobosthapok du-bar hashi hese aaro bhab-gambhirlotay jiggesh korlo: “malik, oi hatyakarider ki kora hobe?”
“dakatar ki bollo?” guo-lirij bhuru kuchiye jiggesh korlen.
byobosthapok lojja peye uttor dilo: “ekjon mara geche, tinjon beshi bish akranto, daktar boleche banchanor kono upai nei, onnanno tinjoner abostha kichhu bhalo, kintu hosh firbe ki na jana nei, ar hosh firleo pagal hoye jabe ki na ta keu jane na.”
guo-lirij shune tar chokh duto sthir hoye gelo, tar chokher tara onekkkhon chole ni.
byobosthapok bhoy peye gela-geli kore shabdhane bollo: “malik, ei daktar toh amader ekhane shobcheye shoktishali. tini jokhon bolchhen kono upai nei, tobe amari r kono upay nei! kintu apni ki meye-ti ke jiggesh korben kono oushodh ache kina?”
guo-lirij sheshe nare uthlen, guriye byobosthapoker dike takiye bollen: “tumi ki shukor? kothin bhabe meye-ti ke bidaay diye abar tader dorkar? tomar ki aaro jhamela lagbena?”
byobosthapok rag shune ekta shash nite parlo na. guo-lirij nijer rag shanti kore bollo: “daktar ke bolo shob shokti diye chesta korte, yadi na banchate pare... tobe thak! ja-i hok ei hatyakarira onnanno loker taka niye kaj korchhe, jiggesh korleo kichhu bolar nei!”
tokhon tang-poribar-er bapa-meye shohorer bhirajola raste hatche, hwang-poribar-er tofu dokaner samne thamiye gelo.
hwang-desheng tader dekhe sange sange kajta hwang-jun ke diye dilo, tader niye samne raste-r馄饨 dokane boshe bollo: “dokaner malik, du bati shundor mangsher wontun nao.”
“kamun cholche? khabor ki peyecho? ke tomader upor hamla korte chay, ta ki jante perecho?” hwang-desheng bhoye bhoye jiggesh korlen.