বত্রিশতম অধ্যায়: ঝে' ভাইবোন
qin mu ekṭi chhoṭo galpa mane rakhe, jekhane ek jon purush tar u padanir jonno udbhaton ba unnayan udbhapaner uddeshyey uparisthake amantran janiyechhilo ebong tar strike ekṭi utkrishṭo o unnat maner bhojer ayojan korte bolechhilo. stri nishṭha o budhhimattar sathey anek koshṭe candle theke shuru kore ṭebil-cloth, chhuri-khamach theke phul—sob kichutei byapak porishrom korechhilo. uparistha asar por ta dekhbe besh khushi hoyechhilen ebong bolechhilen je ebar khabar shuru kora jak, kintu sei somoye stri ekṭi chichkar kore oṭhe, "ami to khabar toiri korai bhule gechhi!"
ei galpa ti se shob somoy ekṭi hasar bishoy hisebe dekhechhilo, kintu tar kono dharana chhilo na je shilpa satti jibon thekei toiri hoy. se nijeo ekṭi erokom purush o murkha bhul kore bosechhe.
se sob kichur kheyal rekhechhilo, kintu eṭa mathay aseni je song rajbonse tambaku ba tamak pata pawa jay kina!
qin mu ekhon mone korar cheshṭa korlo, tamak pata to ming bamshher somoy dakshhin américa theke chinhe asechhilo, abar emon khobor o chhilo je eṭa philippine thekeo ashte pare. song rajbonse keu konodin tamak patar kothay shoneni.
jodi tamak pata pete hoy, tabe samudra par diye bideshe jete hobe. dakshhin américa jete hole je bishal samudra par hote hoy seta to durer kothay, philippine jaoa o ki khub kachhe naki!
henan theke philippine, ekhonkar poribahan byabostha anusare, ki du-tin bochhor chhara jaoya-asa sombhob?
sobbhabe hiseb korleo qin musher kachhe matro choudo bochhor somoy achhe, se ki kore tar du-tin bochhor philippine jaoyar pothe noshṭo korbe?
tamak pata na thakle kono tamak shilpa thakte pare na.
je, jeno khabar nei kintu kebol matro khabarer patro achhe, eta abar ki dhoroner bishal bhoj!
kagojer kal karkhana, kagojer karkhana ebong cigarette karkhana sobei toiri, kintu tamak patai nei!
qin mu bhoye o udbege ghamte shuru korlo.
tar ager shabdo ba chichkar eto beshi jore chhilo je sab naari der ekebare bhitorer dike ṭhene niye elo.
jia hongxian qin muke gaḍho bhabe jaṛiye dhorlo ebong udbege jiggesh korlo, "bhaiya, apnar ki hoyechhe? amar pran ta emon kore kapiye tulben na."
fang haoyin o tension e poṛlo.
bhaiya ke to khub normal mone hocchhe, kintu se konodin take erokom aswabhavik bhabe chichkar korte shoneni. qin mu to oder sabai er mul bhitti ba ashar aloy, taile tar jeno kono bipod na ghote.
fang haoyin o qin mur hath dhore feli ni.
jiang yueeunu to aro beshi chintay poṛe gelo, se sojasoji kende dilo.
qin laoda er ki hoyechhe? se ki kono kathin ba jaṭil paristhitir sammukhin hoyechhe? ki durbhagyajanak je se qin laoke konobhabe sahajjo korte parchhe na.
se kebol chokher jol felte jane.
qin mu nijeke shanto korlo. chinta kore kono labh nei, eborong onnyodero chintay fele debe.
tamak patar utsad ba utsho abashyak bhabe samadhan korte hobe, ki durbhagyajanak je sei almari ba cabinet ti kono jibonto ba saktishali jinish carry korte pare na, na hole to erokom kono shomoshyai thakto na!
tabe ki kora uchit?
shamner ei manusguler chintagrastu chehara qin mu sab chokhe dekhchhe, oder odhik chintay rakha jabe na, joto beshi ogotigoto thakbe toto beshi bhoy badhbe.
qin mu tai khub sanglep bhabe bishoy ti bujhiye bollo.
"are, eto tuku chhoto byapar, bhaiya, apni to amake priyo jodi mrityu mukhe pheliye diyechhilen."
jia hongxian tar buke hath buliye shanto holo, seshme swasti pel. se to bhebechhilo akash bhenge porechhe.
"chhoto byapar?" qin mu bujhate parlo na. tamak pata chhara ki kono chhoto byapar hote pare?
jia hongxian fang haoyin ebong jiang yueeunuke ektabar dekhe niye, garber sathey bollo, "ki kore bhabchho je tamak pata thakbe na? amsri ba guruji du din ageo amake apnar prasongsha korechhen. se sainya bahinite thakar somoye tamak pata dekhechhilo, tokhon ta kebol mon take sajag ba satej rakhar jonno byabohar kora hoto, keu keu eṭa chabato. tar swad chhilo aswabhavik, seṭa tar pochhondo chhilo na. kintu amar bhaiya koto na chotura, se tamak pata ke kagojer bhitor guriye ba bendhe ekebare eto anander bishoy banie diyechhe."
tamak pata achhe, abong ta sei sainya bahiniter kachhei, beshi dure noy! qin mu er age ei samayer simana niye gabeshona korechhilo, uttor songer sima, asole bianlianger khub ekta dure noy.
bianliang achhe henaner modhye, uttor songer uttor-poschim simanta holo shaanxi ebong shanxi, kebol gansu ta ektu dure hobe.
qin mu ekbare chokher paloke utshahit hoye uṭhlo. jodi satti erokom hoy, tabe to ar kono samasthai thakbe na!
se jia hongxianke ekṭi gaṛho alingon na diye thakte parlo na. eta to tomar swamir pran bachano hoyechhe!
fang haoyin ebong jiang yueeunu dujone dujoner dike takiye, thot ulte dilo. baḍi bon jeno ekebare lajjahin, amader samner samnei abar...
jia hongxian qin mur kadher upor diye, garber sathey dujoner dike takalo.
dekhechho to, samasya samadhan korte hole amar porai aste hobe, eṭai to mukhyo ba pradhan mahilar kaj.
pradhan mahilake to abashyak bhabe pase rakhte hobe.
qin mu jekhane jabe, sekhane chole jabe, ei byapar ti ar deri kora cholbe na. ar kichukhoner modhye song rajbongsho egaro mashe porbe, sharatkal, uttor-poschimer dike joto jaoya jabe toto thanda baṛbe.
ekhon to kono heating ba air conditioner nei, jekhantei thaka hok na keno, thandate ekebare jhepe felbe.
liu yunfei uttor-poschime tamak pata dekhechhilo, tai takeo sathe nite hobe.
fang haoyin ebong jiang yueeunu o sathe jete chay, kintu qin mu raji hoyni. eta kono ghurar ba bhromon noy, eta holo kashtho ba kashṭa, sabai sathe giye ki korbe.
sainya bahini ebong karkhana to toiri hoye gechhe, ek diner jonno o manus chhara cholbe na. onek bujhiye, oder aro bhalo jinish dewar pratiroodh dewar por, sheshe dujon ghorer meye ke shanto kora gelo.
uttor-poschimer dike jaoya tar dakkhin-puber moto aroamdayak noy.
prothomto joto egiye jaoya jabe toto thanda baṛbe, ditiyoto rasta khubi durgo o kashṭokor.
uttor-poschimer jolpath ba water route dakkhin-puber moto unnot noy, ei pothe anek jolpath ba stholpath hete jete hobe.
song rajbonshho lamba safar ba jaoyar somoye stholpathe jaoya khubi kashṭoকর.
ghoray chora, qin mu konobhabe shojjhyo korte parlo na. duluni ba jhatka ba badhoni to dure thakuk, ghorar piṭe udu thole ghorar chabuk ba pa ghese jaoya o se shojjhyo korte parlo na. eta kono manoshik ichha ba shakti noy, eta bastob bastobota.
kebol se eka noy, jia hongxian o shojjhyo korte parlo na. se bianliang e boro hoyechhe, konodin ghoray choreni.
liu yunfei ei obosthaguli purno bhabe bichar kore, jotoshombhab jolpath ba nouka diye jaoyar sidhanto nilo, jodi kichu ghureo jete hoy, tabe noukai jabe.
taiyuan fu holo ei pother modhye ekṭi gurutwapurna raddan ba recharging point, wujiazhuang theke bianliang, tarpor taiyuan obdhi aste, paka bis din laglo.
pother klanti o shram, qin mu ekhane du din bisram nebar sidhanto nilo.
jia hongxian o besh klanta chhilo, sheshe se ekṭi sundar ghum ghumate parbe.
ei pother modhye bhaiyaer sathey kachhakachi thaka, dujone ek sathe thaka, jodi o biye ba purnata payni, tobuo ta take khub tripti diyechhilo.
samne fang haoyin ebong jiang yueeunur golmal chilona, tai jia hongxianer mon khubi shanti peyechhilo.
ek ghum ghumie dupur bela porlo, tar gae abar shakti fire asar moto mone holo. se uthe matha dhuiye, bishesh bhabe ekṭi notun jama ghoṛalo.
ei poshak ti song rajbonshher ghagra ba sari ba lehenga chhilona, matha theke pa, bhitor theke baire sab kichu bhaiya porer jug theke tar jonno niye esechhilo.
qin mu chintay rekhechhilo je thanda beṛe jabe, tai garam poshak oboshsyi nite hobe, tarpor song rajbonshher bastob obostha chintay kore, se kichu puratan ba retro style er naari poshaker kroy korechhilo.
kintu porer juger je kono retro style i hok na keno, ta to matro ekṭi chhoṭo gimmick, ki kore song rajbonshher sathey ekebare mile jabe.
ei lal ebong fit cotton coat, tar sathe adha komorer sada juta, tarpor sada cashmere muffler diye jaṛano, ekbare ekṭi cover modeler moto dekhachhilo.
bhaggis ekhane bianlianger theke onek dure chilo, jodi o ektu alada ba aswabhavik chhilo, tabe je bhabe khushi thakte dewa hok. raja onek dure, ke kar khonj rakhe.
jia hongxian rasta pori konodino porar shohos ta korleni, taiyuan shohore ese, sheshe tar porar sujog holo.
taiyuan fu holo song rajbonshher ekṭi gurutwapurna shhor, loksongkhya anek, ebong restoran ba bhojanalay o anek.
liu yunfei taiyuan fu somporke kichu smriti rakhechhe, se dujonke niye ekṭi restoran ba bhojanalay ele, gaoyang zhengdian.
song rajbonshher restoran, jekhane zhengdian namti thake ta sadharon restoraner theke alada hoy.
zhengdian holo, rajarbarir swikriti prapto, sarkari madya ba drink bikri korar restaurant, eta ekṭi status ba maryadar pratik.
gaoyang zhengdian tin tolshi, jia hongxian swabhavik bhabe tritiyo tol ba third floor ta beje nilo. joto opore jaoya jabe toto dami ebong toto beshi status thakbe.
jia hongxian qin mur wine glass bhoriye dilo, ebong nijeo adha glass bhorlo, tarpor wine glass tule qin mur dike takiye bollo, "bhaiya, ami apnake pranam janai. ebar abashyoi tamak pata pawa jabe."
"bhalo. apnar subhabani roilo." qin mu wine glass tule ek ghope shesh korlo.
tamak pata re baba, amake lukochuri khela khelo na. asha kori jemon hongxian bolechhe, abashyoi pawa jabe.
"ki, apnara ki tamak pata khonj korchen?" paser table theke ek jon meye uthe daṛalo, ebong besh bhalo bhabe kachhe eli: "ke jane ei guli diye apnara ki korben?"
qin mu ektu khushi holo. taiyuan pouhchate na pouhchatei ki tamak patar khobor peye gechhe?
se druto uthe daṛalo ebong bollo, "ei meyeṭike ki bole dake? amara tamak pata khonj korchi."
"zhe meifeng."
zhe poribarer lok. qin mu song rajbonshher itihas ektu ektu kore bujhte parchhe, tai ei aswabhavik upadhi sune se ašhcharya holo na.
"zhe" upadhi, boro poribar ba elite poribar.
"ei didike ki bole dake?"
zhe meifeng holo fuzhou zhe poribarer meye, zhe poribar song rajbonshher srishti theke shuru kore, shob somoy simante pahara diyechhe, take bola chaye "uttor-poschim niontron kore, chinhe tar upor nirvor kore".
sojo kothay bolte gele warlord ba sainya pradhan.
fuzhou te, zhe poribar holo raja, zhao jier kothar thekeo zhe poribarer kotha beshi gurutwapurna.
kichu mas age, tong guan fang la ke juddho korar jonno sainya daṛ koriechhilo, zhe poribor o ekṭi sainya bahini pathiyechhilo. tar netritwo dichhilo tar bhai zhe kecun.
se ei sujog niye tar bhaier sathe bianliang a esechhilo.
zhe poribarer moto kulin poribar bianliang a tader nijer ghorbaṛi thakbe, zhe meifeng rajdhanir ghorbare te theke bianliang a ghure beṛachhilo.
tong guan fang la ke juddho kore safal hoyechhe, biniyog kore rajdhanite fire esechhe. utshober por, zhe poribar bari fire jabe, zhe meifeng tar bhaier sathe bari chole jabe.
thik gaoyang zhengdian a qin muer daler sathe dekha hoyechhe.
se age thekei jia hongxianer dike takiyechhilo, kintu kono sujog pachhilona kotha bolte.
jia hongxianer sei poshaki, porer juge o khub unnot ba unnot maner chhilo, song rajbonshhe to aro beshi.
ekhon to sharatkaler sesh, thanda porchhe, taiyuan fu to bianlianger thekeo kayek degree kom chilo—porer juger dharana, zhe meifeng o winter clothes pore niyechhe.
kintu ei samayer winter clothes, dami lokra to fur porbe—ekingshang sateker dami lokder moto, garib lokra kebol onek guli jama pore, tar sathe kash phul ba ruti ba kichu bhore nebe.
ekhon song rajbonshhe porer juger cotton ba tula chhilona, kompokhe porichito chhilona, ujjol samaj o janto na.
fur ba leather o ektu fule thake, ebong eto ujjol rong kora khubi kashṭo.
zhe meifeng o winter clothes porechhilo, kintu fur chhilo, kintu jia hongxianer sathe tulona korle, jeno bonmorger moto phoenix er samne, ekebare chhoṭo ba harae gelo.
jia hongxianer ei cotton coat khorokom ujjol ebong fit chhilo, abong zhe meifeng bujhte parchilo na ki cloth eta.
matha theke pa, pray sob kichu zhe meifeng konodin dekheni, ek jon meye hisebe, tarporo khub dami poribarer meye hisebe, take bujhtei hobe, na hole restoraner theke neme jete parbe na.
thik ei sujog niye kotha bola shuru kora gelo.
"amar nam jia hongxian."
"hongxian didi," zhe meifeng matro aṭharo bochhor boyoshei, jia hongxianer theke onek chhoto: "tobe ki apnar ei jama kothay kenechhen?"
qin mu ekbare be-khushi holo.
age bhebechhilo eta samne asewa tamak pata, ke jane keu asol maṇer fashion model dekhte esechhe, se kebol ekṭi bahana mat.
"bon, bose kotha bolo." jia hongxian qin mur moner kotha bujhte parlo, samne asha khobor, abashyoi dhoriye rakhte hobe.
zhe meifeng paor ba baṛite chachha, sojasoji bose poṛlo.
se eka restoran a aseni, oi table a tar bhai zhe kecun ebong aro onek gurutwapurna senapoti chhilo.
qin mu ektu matha naliye, selam janar moto korlo.
zhe kecun o matha naliye ishara korlo. meye meye der sathe kotha bolchhe, tara to ar jete parbe na, jodi o tarao jia hongxianer saundarya dekhe ashkto hoyechhilo—fuzhou te erokom shundari meye kothay pabe.
"apni egulo jiggesh korchen..." jia hongxian hat baṛiye, zhe meifeng ke tar baye ba sleeve chhue dekhte dilo: "amar ghorwala amake kene diyechhen, kothay kenechhen, bonke toake take jiggesh korte hobe."
jia hongxian kono chihno na rekhe qin mur kachhe kotha ghoṛalo.
"ei bhaiya ke ki bole dake?" zhe meifeng tobe qin muke bhalo bhabe dekhe nilo. se age kebol jama dekhechhilo, onnyo keu ke dekhleni.
"qin mu. zhe naari, apnar ekhonkar kotha sune, apnara ki tamak pata janen?"
"obashyoi, eta bianliang shohore nei, kintu amader fuzhou te, eta kono durlob bishoy noy." zhe meifeng chinta na korei bhebe nilo je qin mu bianlianger lok, ebong qin mur accent o dhyan deyni.
bianlianger boro lok na hole, eto shundar jama kothay pabe.
kintu se bianliang a onek ghumiechhe, tobe keno onnyo keu pora dekheni? kichukkhoner modhye se nije bujhe gelo. eta winter clothes, bianliang a to tokhon ghorna kaal chhilo, tai keu poreni.
"zhe naari ki tamak pata bhalo bhabe janen? eṭa ki erokom?" qin mu bolte bolte ek box cigarette ber korlo, ekṭi ṭhene ber korlo, hasthe guriye dilo, ebong tobacco leaf guli table a feliye dilo.
"are, apnar kachhe to cigarette achhe!" zhe kecun shob somoy oder kheyal rakhchhilo, dekhe je qin mu cigarette ber korlo, tarpor ekdom ašhcharya holo. ebong tarpor qin mu je kono dhyan na diye cigarette guriye dilo, eta kebol ašhcharya korleni, tarporo tar dukkh o holo.
fang la ke juddho korar senapoti hisebe, zhe kecun rajdhanite fire asar por samrater dake sora peyechhilo. zhao ji bhalo lok, ebong dekhte bhalobase, cigarette er moto unnot jinish pete, obashyoi sobai ke diye anando korar katha.
zhe kecun o ek box gift peyechhilo.
bhalo katha, je kono juger hok na keno, cigrrette khawa purush onek achhe, na hole tamak pata ki kore eto boro profit ba daam pete pare.
zhe kecun ekbar bhabe ei anubhuti pochhondo korlo. durbhagyajanak bishoy holo, matro ek box, kuriṭi cigarette, onek kom chhilo. se nije gopone kayek din kheyechhilo, senapotider keu deyni, sheshe shesh hoye gelo.
fuzhou te o tamak pata achhe, kintu erokom byabohar noy.
fuzhouer sainya, majhe majhe tamak pata chabe sosti ba shanti pawar jonno, kintu sei swad, zhe kecun cheshṭa korar por shapath korlo je jibone ar habena.
se onek porishkar jol diye sei aswabhavik swad dur korechhilo. samrat sotti budhhiman, janiyechhilen tamak patar sothik byabohar ki.
zhe kecun to fire giye, kagoje tamak pata bendhe khete shabar kotha bhabchhilo, kintu kake boleta taiyuan a abar cigarette dekhbe bhabeni.
ei jinish, ki kebol samratar kachhei thake, ei cheleter kachhe ki kore elo. ebong eto bhalo jinish noshṭo korchhe. na kheye sojasoji guriye dilo.
zhe kecun erokom mon korlo je qin mur kachher box ṭi chhinie nebe.
se druto uthe daṛalo, ebong qin mur table a bose poṛlo.
"zhe kecun," se daak ba amantran na peyei nijer porichoy dilo: "meifenger mejo bhai, qin young master tai to, apnar ei marlboro cigarette ki amake bikri kora jabe?"
tobe ki cigarette khauwa lok er sathe dekha holo.
qin mu cigarette ager dike ṭhene dilo, mane, nite paren.
taka niye katha bolle samparka kharap hoy.
zhe kecun o lojja korlo na, druto tule nilo, ekṭi ṭhene mukh a diye, gaae khonj korlo, lajjajanak bishoy, tar kachhe agun chhilona.
jia hongxian zippo lighter ber korlo, ebong qin muke dilo.
qin mu khub sohoje ṭhona khule, agun dhariye dilo.
zhe kecun ebong tar bon ašhcharya hoye gechhe.
tara bianliang a matches jane, kintu lighter dekheni.
ei jinish matcheser thekeo onek bhalo.
qin mu ebong jia hongxian, ei dujon lok ki dhoroner lok? bianliang shohorer kon boro poribarer young master ebong bou?
shoneni to, song rajbonse, qin upadhi ki kono kulin poribar achhe?
zhe kecun cigarette dhariye, mon diye ekṭi ṭan dilo.
bhalo, asol swad, samrater dewa anubhuti.
qin mu kono kichu dekhate chine na. ekhane bianliang noy, tai beshi sabdhan thakar dorkar nei, ebong simante joto jawa jabe toto shakti dekhate hobe, na hole keu apnake bhoy pabena ebong byapar kashṭosadhyo hobe.
"qin young master, ei cigarette, ar koto guli achhe?" zhe kecun du chokh jole oṭhlo, qin mur dike takiye roilo.
se jane fuzhou te fire giyeo, nije kagoje tamak pata bendhe taro ekhonkar swad ashbe na. asli marlboro pete, joto ṭaka lagbe se dite raji.
fuzhou zhe poribarer, ṭakar kono obhab nei.
qin mur kachhe matro ei ek boxi chhilo, se liu yunfeir dike takalo.
liu yunfei tar nijer kachhe thaka ek box ber korlo, table a rekhe dilo.
qin mu sojasoji zhe kecuner dike ṭhene dilo.
"sampretik eto gulii achhe, kintu zhe general er jodi dorkar hoy, amar baṛite aro kichu achhe."
zhe kecun sainya poshak porechhe, general bole dakle thik hobe.
"tabe to khub bhalo! apnar koto guli achhe, amar shob guli dorkar, ṭaka kono shomosya noy."
"kintu amar ektu shomosya achhe." qin mu tobe tar abedan ba daabi janlo: "general jekhetu janen je eta tamak pata diye toiri, tabe obashyoi janen bianlianger kachhe kono tamak pata nei, ami fuzhou jacchi, sotti tamak patar khonj korar jonno."
"ki, ei cigarette apnar baṛite toiri hoy?"
"tobe eta amar ghorwalar toiri. ei prithibite ar kono ditiyo poribar nei ja cigarette toiri korte pare." jia hongxian kono chihno na rekhe nijer poribarer prasongsha korlo.
"tabe ei tamak pata?" zhe kecun druto ekṭi shomosya bujhe pel. bianliang a tamak pata nei, tabe apnar cigarette er bhitore ki kothay theke aslo?
"ei tamak pata, ek jon uttor-poschimer babosayi bianliang diye jabar somoye, amake bikri korechhilo, ami tai ektro dharona kore cigarette toiri korechhi. ekhon tamak pata shesh, oi babosayi kothay gechhe ke jane, ami kebol fuzhou te bhagya pariksha korte jacchi."
zhe kecun ektu age cigarette a mon diyechhilo, qin mur kotha shoneni, shune bujhte parlo je cigarette eta nijei toiri korechhe.
sotti genius!
se fuzhou te eto bochhor dhore, fuzhou te tamak pata eto bochhor dhore, ki kore fuzhouer lokra kebol tamak pata chabato, cigarette toiri korte partena?
qin young masterer sathe tulona korle, amra fuzhouer lokra shob pasu, goru ful chabano, sotti eto bhalo jinish noshṭo korechhe.
"oi agun je jwolay, setao ki qin young master apnar toiri?"
qin mu matha naliye chinho dilo. karon seta chara keu zippo lighter ber korte parbe na.
song rajbonse tar kono nam nei, kono maryada nei, ei dhoroner warlord er sathe karbar korte hole, jodi kono shakti na thake ja apnake respect korte parbe, tabe keu apnake keno bhalobasbe.
"qin bhai," zhe meifeng age thekei dhairjo hara hoyechhilo, tamak pata ki, ei jama, ei juta, ei muffler, ebong didir mukher makeup, kono ṭi ki tamak patar theke kom gurutwapurna: "didi ei jama, apni sotti kothay kenechhen?"
"etao amar toiri." qin mu kono lojja na peye, shob shrey nijer mathay nile.
zhe poribari er dui bhai bon jeno lafiye uṭhbe.
apni ki monster? cigarette toiri korte paren, agun jwolanyer jinish toiri korte paren, sheta to purusher shokh, kintu narider jama jutao apni toiri korte paren, apni ki manush naki.
qin mu kichu bollo na, keu hasmukhi hobe zhe poribarer dui bhai boner dike takalo.
amar shob shokti samne rekhechhi, ebar apnader pala.