பெரியவாளும் வேத ரக்க்ஷணமும் (அத்தியாயம் 15)
nghpath: ,q;F khzth;fSf;F 600 *gha; (300{2) thj;jpahUf;F 600 *gha; nfhL. Mf *.1200/- vd;whh;.
mjhtJ 6 Ngh; 200 *gha; January, April, July, October vd 4 khjq;fSf;F nfhLf;f Ntz;Lk;. kw;nwhU 6 Ngh; Feb, May, August, November khjq;fSf;F *.200/- mjw;F mLj;J 6 Ngh; March, June, September, December f;F nfhLf;f Ntz;Lk;. vdNt 18 Ngiu jahh; nra;J Row;rp Kiwapy; mth;fis nfhLf;f nrhy; vd;whh;.
2 tUlq;fs; nghpath nrhd;dgb gzk; jahh; nra;J Sinor Bank Managerf;F mDg;gp> mth; cghj;jpahaUf;F nfhz;L nfhLf;f Vw;ghL Mapw;W. mth;fSk; ey;y Kiwapy; fw;W Njh;r;rp ngw;whh;fs;. ,uz;L tUlq;fspy; me;j nghpath; ,iwtd; mb Nrh;e;jhh;. ,Uthpy; xUth; nghpathsplk; mDkjp ngw;W> jpUg;gjp Njt];jhd ghlrhiyapy; gy khzth;fis jahh; nra;jhh;.
xUKiw f\;kPhpy; ,Ue;J gz;bjh;fs; nghpatiu jhprpf;f te;jpUe;jhh;fs;. mth;fs; re;jd Xiyr;Rtbfspy; vOjg;gl;l Ntjthf;fpaq;fis nghpathsplk; gbj;J fhl;bdhh;fs;. vy;yhtw;iwAk; Nfl;L nfhz;l nghpath: ,ij ahUf;F gpuNahfk; gz;z njhpAk;” vd Nfl;lhh;.
mjw;F mth;fs; ahUf;Fk; njhpahJ vd $w> nghpath: Ntjj;jpw;F rg;jk;> mjdhy; cz;lhFk; rydk; jhd; Kf;ak;. ePq;fs; rg;jk; njhpahJ vd;fpwPh;fs;. ,ij mg;gbNa ghJfhg;ghf itj;jpUq;fs;. (mth;fs; f\;kPhpy; ,Ue;J te;jjhy;). khjh ru];tjp mUshy; ahuhtJ te;J Gzh;cj;jhuzk; nra;thh;” vd $wpdhh;.
vd; ghl;b jhprpf;f nrd;why; nghpath: Mz;bklk;. eP Mj;Jf;F Ngha; xU ];tPl; 20 NgUf;F 2 my;yJ 3 ehl;fs; rhg;gplwh khjphp gz;zpf;Nfh. mj;Njhl KWf;F> jl;il Nghd;w VjhtJ xU fhu gl;rzk; gz;zpf;Nfh. mij ghlrhiy Foe;ijfSf;F nfhz;L nfhL. ghlrhiyapy; 3 Ntis rhg;ghL Nghl;L ghh;j;J nfhs;thh;fs;. ,e;j tajpy; Foe;ijfSf;F gl;rzk; jpq;fZk;D Mir ,Uf;Fk;. ehk; jhNd gz;zp nfhLf;fZk; vd;ghh;. CWfha;> mg;gshk; Nghd;wtw;iwAk; nra;J nfhz;LNgha; nfhLf;f nrhy;thh;. ghl;bia Nghy; ,d;Dk; rpyiu jahh; nra;J itj;jpUe;jhh; ,e;j Nrit nra;a.
ghlrhiyapy; gbf;Fk; Foe;ijfs; tPl;by;> ngz;fSf;F jpUkzk; vd;why;> jhprdj;jpw;F tUk; rpy md;gh;fsplk; nrhy;yp jpUkhq;fy;ak;> fy;ahz Glitfs;> rpy gpj;jis ghj;jpuq;fs;> fy;ahz rhg;ghl;bw;F Njitahd kspif nghUl;fs; vd ghh;j;J ghh;j;J Vw;ghL nra;J nfhLg;ghh;.
nghpath ghlrhiy Foe;ijfsplk; mghpkpjkhd md;G nfhz;lth;. xUKiw ghlrhiy thj;jpahh; jd; rp\;ah;fSld; nghpathis jhprpf;f te;jhh;. mth;fis ,uz;L ehl;fs; klj;jpy; jq;f nrhd;dhh; nghpath.
mjpy; xU igad; ijhpakhf Ngr $batd;. mtd; nghpathsplk;> “nghpath vdf;F Ke;jphp gUg;G rhg;gplDk;D Mir. nghpath jhd; thj;ahh;khkpfpl;Nl vdf;F Ke;jphp gUg;G ju nrhy;yZk;” vd;whd;. igad; nghpathis re;jpg;gjw;F Kjy; ehs; ,uT nrd;idapy; xU md;ghpd; fdtpy; nghpath Njhd;wp “3Kg Ke;jphpgUg;G thq;fp ehis vLj;Jf; nfhz;Lth” vd $w me;j Neuj;jpy; mth; nghpaths; Kd; epw;fpwhh;.
me;j igadplk; nghpath> “cdf;fhf jhd; ,tiu Ke;jphp gUg;G thq;fpz;L tu nrhd;Ndd;. ,ij klj;J rikay; miwapy; nfhLj;J> nea;apy; tWf;fr; nrhy;yp> ePq;fs; vy;NyhUk; rhg;gpLq;fs;” vd;whh;.
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