– Alo! Neagoe sunt!
\n– Alo, da! Neagoe? Care Neagoe?
\n– Basarab….
\n– Aoleu, \u0219efu`! Nu v-am recunoscut! V\u0103-mbog\u0103\u021bi\u021bi, s\u0103 mor io!…
\n– Da, da, hai las\u0103! B\u0103i, Manole, ia uite ce m\u0103 g\u00e2ndesc io! Zic s\u0103 fac o m\u0103n\u0103stire aci, la Curtea de Arge\u0219! Ce zici? Te bagi? Cu b\u0103ie\u021bii t\u0103i…
\n– Io \u0219tiu, \u0219efu`? Se pl\u0103te\u0219te? C\u0103 io nu vreau s\u0103 m\u0103 cert iar cu b\u0103e\u021bii!…
\n– Se pl\u0103te\u0219te, m\u0103! Se pl\u0103te\u0219te! Io pl\u0103tesc!…
\n– \u0102\u0103\u0103… p\u0103i, aia zic! C\u0103 \u0219i data trecut\u0103, tot mata ai pl\u0103tit \u0219i nu prea a fost bine!… B\u0103e\u021bii a zis c\u0103 nu mai… gata! Nu cu matale!
\n– M\u0103, tu n-auzi c\u0103 pl\u0103tesc? Acuma e cu fonduri de-alea europene! Am b\u0103gat-o p\u0103 Anghel Saligny oleac\u0103, p\u0103 PNRM oleac\u0103… Hai, c\u0103 facem treab\u0103! Zi, c\u0103, dac\u0103 nu, g\u0103sesc p\u0103 al\u021bii!…
\n– \u0102\u0103\u0103\u0103, \u0219efu` da` ce-i aia… penereme…. sau cum \u00eei zice? C\u0103 n-am mai auzit! Nici de Anghel \u0103la n-am auzit, da` m\u0103car sun\u0103 a om!… Zic!
\n– P\u0103i, n-ai mai auzit, m\u0103, c\u0103 io am inventat asta! Ce alt domnitor a mai avut ideea asta?… Penereme \u00eensemneaz\u0103 Pl\u0103nuirea Nemaipomenit\u0103 a Ridic\u0103rii Monastirii!… A? Ce zici? Nu sun\u0103 mi\u0219to?…
\n– \u0218efu`, s\u0103 m\u0103 ierta\u021bi de \u00eendr\u0103zneal\u0103!…. De sunat sun\u0103 mi\u0219to, da` io trebe s\u0103 vorbesc cu b\u0103e\u021bii mei, dac\u0103 mai vrea s\u0103 se bage la combina\u021bia asta!…
\n– Bine, m\u0103! Vorbe\u0219te cu b\u0103e\u021bii, \u0219i m\u0103 suni! B\u0103, da` azi, nu m\u00e2ine! Da?
\n– Azi, \u0219efu`!… S\u0103n\u0103tate \u0219i numa` bine, \u0219efu`!… Pfoooai de capu` meu! C\u00e2nd o s-auz\u0103 b\u0103e\u021bii, o s\u0103 ia foc!…
\nPeste o or\u0103.
\n– `Ai noroc, b\u0103ie\u021bii!
\n– Mnoro`, me\u0219tere! Ce dracu`, bre, ne chemi la ora asta?! Taman c\u00e2nd voiam \u0219i io s\u0103 m\u0103-mpreunez cu muierea mea?… Arde ceva?
\n– Ap\u0103i, nu arde, m\u0103, Serafime, da` p\u0103 tine, c\u00e2nd te cat\u0103 omu`, tu te-mpreunezi cu muierea! Mai las-o s\u0103 se hodineasc\u0103, pe s\u0103raca muiere!…
\n– \u0218i ce, bre? Te oftici? H\u0103, h\u0103!
\n– Nu m\u0103 mai oftic demult, m\u0103, Serafime! Da` ziceam s\u0103 vorbim, c\u0103 ne-a picat o lucrare! Mare!
\n– C\u00e2t de mare, bre, me\u0219tere?
\n– Mare, m\u0103, Eftimie! Mare! De la \u0219efu`… Basarab!
\n– Ceeee?!! De la \u0103la?… Tr\u0103gea-mi-a\u0219 c\u0103ru\u021ba cu boi peste el, mort! De nelegiuit ce este el!… Nu! Io nu mai muncesc pentru \u0103la, poa` s\u0103 m\u0103 pl\u0103teasc\u0103 \u0219i-n aur! Ce lucrare mai are, acuma?
\n– Eeei, m\u0103, Ghenadie! P\u0103 tine, \u0219i dac\u0103 te-ar pl\u0103ti omu` \u00een smaragde de-alea, tot nu te-ai urni din loc! A zis c\u0103 vrea s\u0103 fac\u0103 o monastire p\u0103 Arge\u0219, \u00een jos, c\u0103 pl\u0103te\u0219te… c\u0103 are o Pl\u0103nuire de-aia… De-aia v-am chemat, s\u0103 v\u0103-ntreb dac\u0103 v\u0103 b\u0103ga\u021bi!
\n– Bre, io nu \u0219tiu ce s\u0103 zic acuma\u0219a! S\u0103 vorbesc cu muierea, s\u0103 v\u0103z c\u00e2nd \u00eei vine sorocu`, c\u0103 \u0219tii c-a r\u0103mas grea… \u0218i-i mai am \u0219i p-\u0103ilal\u021bi nou\u0103, dac\u0103 vine \u0219i \u0103sta micu, zece, care-i \u0219i \u00eentrece… Ana matale ce zice? Cu ea ai vorbit?
\n– M\u0103, Inochentie, nu-i treaba ta ce zice Ana mea, da? Ce s\u0103 zic\u0103? Zice ca mine, c\u0103, altfel, n-are-ncotro! C\u0103-i place s\u0103 numere galbenii \u0219i s\u0103-i cheltuie pe tot felul de lucru\u0219oare muiere\u0219ti!…
\n– Deh, bre! S\u0103 zici bogdaproste c\u0103 n-ai \u0219i copii, ca noi! C\u0103 nu te vedeam bine, z\u0103u!…
\n– Bine, m\u0103, Mitrule! A\u0219a o fi, dac\u0103 zici tu!… Hai, ce-i spun omului \u0103luia?…
\n– Bre, dac\u0103 e, s\u0103 \u0219tii c\u0103 io nu mai vreu salahor! Mi-ajunser\u0103 m\u00e2inile la genunchi, de c\u00e2t am c\u0103rat! Mai pune-l \u0219i p-\u0103sta, p\u0103 Nicanor! S\u0103 mai care \u0219i el, ce… aia m\u0103-sii?
\n– Ce, m\u0103? Ai dat de greu? Iote la el?!
\n– Nicanoare! Mitrule! Nu v\u0103 mai pl\u00e2nge\u021bi at\u00e2ta, c\u0103 v\u0103 ia mama dracului! Putorilor! E greu, ai? Da` colo, c\u00e2nd num\u0103ra\u021bi la g\u0103lbiori, \u0219i-i b\u0103ga\u021bi \u00eentre turturelele lu` hangi\u021ba de la hanu` Conachi, e bine, nu? Atunci nu v\u0103 mai doare nimic, fir-a\u021bi ai dracu`, Doamne, iart\u0103-m\u0103! de puturo\u0219i!… Mie s\u0103-mi zice\u021bi acuma, ce-ave\u021bi de g\u00e2nd! Ia uite, m\u0103?! Am ajuns s\u0103 m\u0103 rog de to\u021bi muco\u0219ii!
\n– Hoo, bre! Gata! Ce te istericalizezi at\u00e2ta?… Zice\u021bi, m\u0103! Mergem cu me\u0219teru`?
\n– Mergem, bre! Mergem!… Da` nu ne-ai zis nimica de c\u00e2t pl\u0103te\u0219te! Ne d\u0103 m\u00e2ncare, b\u0103utur\u0103? I-ai zis c\u0103 s-a scumpit materialele? C\u0103 poate nu \u0219tie \u0219i iar face ca to\u021bi dracii c\u00e2nd aude c\u00e2t face lucrarea!
\n– M\u0103, P\u0103trule, las\u0103 asta-n grija mea!…
\nPeste \u0219ase luni…
\n– Bre, me\u0219tere, parc\u0103 suntem blestema\u021bi! N-am p\u0103\u021bit a\u0219a ceva de c\u00e2nd mama m-a f\u0103cut! Auzi! Ce ridici ziua s\u0103 se d\u0103r\u00e2me noaptea! Aicea e fermece, bre! Vreo h\u00e2rc\u0103 de bab\u0103 ne-a blestemat! Z\u0103u!…
\n– Apuc\u0103, m\u0103, de fr\u00e2nghia aia, \u0219i nu te mai v\u0103ic\u0103ri at\u00e2ta! O fi de la nisipu` \u0103sta! O rezolv\u0103m noi \u0219i p-asta!…
\n– Bre, dac\u0103 zici matale!… Da` ce-ai, c\u0103 nu prea ai to\u021bi boii acas\u0103! Ce te mai fr\u0103m\u00e2nt\u0103?
\n– Eeei, las\u0103!
\n– `Ai, bre, zi! C\u0103 \u0219tii c\u0103 mie po\u021bi s\u0103-mi zici! Ce-ai p\u0103\u021bit?
\n– Am visat ceva, m\u0103, Serafime! Ceva nasol!..
\n– Ei, ce-ai visat?
\n– Am visat c\u0103-mi zicea cineva c\u0103, dac\u0103 vrem s\u0103 \u021bie zidurile astea, trebe s\u0103 zidim o muiere \u00een ele! Prima muiere care vine!
\n– H\u0103, h\u0103, h\u0103! Ce vise mai ai \u0219i matale, bre? \u0218i doar nu te-ai sup\u0103rat din at\u00e2ta lucru! Parc\u0103 nu te \u0219tiam a\u0219a… degrab\u0103 aplec\u0103toriu cu urechea la toate eresurile! Auzi! S\u0103 zide\u0219ti o muiere! H\u0103, h\u0103! \u0218i matale crezi prostiile-astea?
\n– M\u0103, nu, da` diminea\u021b\u0103 i-am zis muierii s\u0103 vie cu de-ale gurii!
\n– Aoleu! Bre, s\u0103 \u0219tii c\u0103 se vede ceva, colo p\u0103 l\u00e2ng\u0103 p\u0103duricea aia! Ea o fi?
\n– Bate-te peste gur\u0103, netrebnicule!… Doamne, nu m\u0103 os\u00e2ndi! \u021aine-o acas\u0103 p\u0103 Ana mea!… \u021aine-o acas\u0103!… \u021aine-o… Pfooai! Ea e!
\n– Manole, Manole, \u021bi-am adus fasole! Ce dracu` m\u0103, doar at\u00e2ta a\u021bi lucrat? Aaaaoleu! V-a\u021bi ramolit, m\u0103!…
\n– An\u0103! Ani\u0219oara mea! De ce-ai venit taman tu, acuma?
\n– Manole, Manole! Me\u0219tere Manole! Ori nu \u021bi-e bine? Nu mi-ai zis s\u0103 viu s\u0103-\u021bi aduc de-ale gurii?… A\u0219a mi-ai zis, a\u0219a am f\u0103cut, na! Ce nu-\u021bi convine? Hai, m\u00e2nca\u021bi c\u0103 se r\u0103ce\u0219te fasolea, nu mai r\u00e2nji\u021bi fasolele la mine!
\n– An\u0103, las\u0103 c\u0103 om m\u00e2nca, da` p\u00e2n-atunci, ia vino tu-ncoace, fata mea! Ia stai tu acilea l\u00e2ng\u0103 peretele \u0103sta!
\n– Ei, iaca stau, na!
\n– A\u0219a! Nu te mi\u0219ca!
\n– M\u0103, ce-ave\u021bi voi de g\u00e2nd, c\u0103 mie nu-mi place, z\u0103u! Ce dracu`, Manoli? V-a\u021bi z\u0103rghit de tot?… Manoli! Manoli! Me\u015ftere Manoli! Agiung\u0103-\u0163i de \u015fag\u0103, c\u0103 nu-i bun\u0103, drag\u0103! Zidul r\u0103u m\u0103 str\u00e2nge, trupu\u015foru-mi fr\u00e2nge!
\nManoli t\u0103cea \u0219i mereu zidea… Zidu-o cuprindea, p\u00e2n\u2019 la glezni\u015foare… p\u00e2n\u2019 la pulpi\u015foare… p\u00e2n\u2019 la costi\u015foare… p\u00e2n\u2019 la \u0163\u00e2\u0163i\u015foare… Ana, vai de ea, tot mereu pl\u00e2ngea, \u0219i mereu zicea:
\n– Manoli, Manoli! Me\u015ftere Manoli! Zidul r\u0103u m\u0103 str\u00e2nge, \u021b\u00e2\u0163i\u015foara-mi pl\u00e2nge, copila\u015fu-mi fr\u00e2nge!
\n\u0218i c\u00e2nd auzea, Manoli turba, fiindc\u0103 nu \u0219tia c\u0103 muierea sa, \u00een trupu-i purta pe odrasla sa, pe care-o dorea… \u015ei mereu lucra. Zidul se suia, mai mult o cuprindea, p\u00e2n\u2019 la costi\u015foare, pan\u2019 la \u0163\u00e2\u0163i\u015foare, p\u00e2n\u2019 la buzi\u015foare, p\u00e2n\u2019 la ochi\u015fori…
\n– Me\u0219tere, ce facem, bre? Nu \u021bi-e mil\u0103 de ea?
\n– Zide\u0219te, Nicanoare! Zide\u0219te! url\u0103 Manole.
\nAna, vai de ea, nu se mai vedea, ci se auzea din zid, c\u00e2nd pl\u00e2ngea:
\n– Manoli, Manoli! Me\u015ftere Manoli! Zidul r\u0103u m\u0103 str\u00e2nge!… Via\u0163a mi se stinge!…
\nDup\u0103 trei zile…
\n– Am s\u0103v\u00e2r\u0219it-o \u0219i p-asta! A dat Domnul! Ai avut dreptate Me\u0219tere! Altfel nu mai terminam niciodat\u0103! S\u0103-i fie \u021b\u0103r\u00e2na u\u0219oar\u0103 lu` Ana matale, c\u0103 mare lucru a f\u0103cut pentru noi!…
\n– Mmm?
\n– Ei, las\u0103! Iote c\u0103 vine boss, pe un cal frumos! S\u0103 vie banii la b\u0103e\u021bi! Estee! B\u0103\u0103\u0103, vine banii!
\n– S\u0103 vie, c\u0103 ne-am s\u0103turat de c\u00e2t am h\u0103m\u0103lit aicea!
\nNegru-Vod\u0103 vine \u00eenso\u021bit de zece slujitori, coboar\u0103 de pe cal, d\u0103 roat\u0103 m\u0103n\u0103stirii \u0219i nu zice nimic…
\nManole \u0219i ceilal\u021bi \u00eel privesc de pe turla m\u0103n\u0103stirii. Inochentie sare cu vorba:
\n`Ai, boss, c\u0103 \u021bi-am f\u0103cut lucrare ca lumea! Nu mai are nimenea a\u0219a ceva \u00een vecii vecilor! \u0218i nu mai g\u0103se\u0219ti al\u021bii mai buni ca noi!… \u0218i s\u0103 nu mai zic pe cine-am zidit \u00een frumuse\u021bea asta de pere\u021bi! O s\u0103 r\u0103m\u00e2ie \u00een pove\u0219ti \u0103lora de dup\u0103 noi, de frumoas\u0103 ce e, bre! S\u0103 ne dai galbenii, cum am vorbit!…
\n– M\u0103, ce s\u0103 zic?… Nu \u0219tiu ce vre\u021bi voi s\u0103 zice\u021bi, da` mie nu-mi place asta! Vreau alta! \u00cemi face\u021bi alta mai mare \u0219i mai frumoas\u0103 \u0219i v\u0103 dau banii!… Ce zice\u021bi?
\n– Pfoaai! \u021ai-am zis, me\u0219tere? \u021ai-am zis!… \u021ai-am zis c\u0103 \u0103sta e zg\u00e2rcit \u0219i nu pl\u0103te\u0219te!… Acuma, na! Me\u0219tere! Zi, bre, ceva!…
\n– Manole, facem t\u00e2rgu`?
\n– Mmm?… An\u0103, zorile se vars\u0103!… Las\u0103-m\u0103 s\u0103 merg acas\u0103!…
\n– B\u0103, lua\u021bi-le schelele! Da\u021bi-le jos! S\u0103 stea acolo p\u00e2n\u0103-i m\u0103n\u00e2nc\u0103 corbii! P\u0103i, cuteaz\u0103 ei s\u0103 m\u0103 \u00eenfrunte?! Io am Pl\u0103nuire, am galbeni… n-am timp de prostii de-astea!
\n– B\u0103, las\u0103 schela aia! B\u0103, n-auzi? S\u0103 n-am parte de ce-am mai scump, dac\u0103 nu te sparg, s\u0103 moar\u0103 m\u0103-ta! B\u0103\u0103!
\nDup\u0103 dou\u0103 zile. Manole n-a scos o vorb\u0103 \u0219i prive\u0219te mereu \u00een gol de pe turl\u0103… La un moment dat, se ridic\u0103 se duce c\u0103tre o gr\u0103mad\u0103 de \u0219indril\u0103 r\u0103mas\u0103… Ucenicii \u00eel privesc nelini\u0219ti\u021bi, \u00eencerc\u00e2nd s\u0103-\u0219i dea seama ce vrea s\u0103 fac\u0103. Manole ia o bucat\u0103 de \u0219indril\u0103, se uit\u0103 la ea, apoi o alta… \u0218i cu acestea \u00een m\u00e2ini, se apropie de marginea acoperi\u0219ului, ridic\u0103 bra\u021bele a zbor \u0219i se arunc\u0103 \u00een gol, strig\u00e2nd:
\n– An\u0103, zorile se vars\u0103! Las\u0103-m\u0103 s\u0103 merg acas\u0103!…
\nDin zidurile albe se aude un glas stins.
\n– Manoli, Manoli! Dragul meu Manoli!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
– Alo! Neagoe sunt! – Alo, da! Neagoe? Care Neagoe? – Basarab…. – Aoleu, \u0219efu`! Nu v-am recunoscut! V\u0103-mbog\u0103\u021bi\u021bi, s\u0103<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":19360,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"video_url":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[316,2],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ziarulderimnic.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25851"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ziarulderimnic.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ziarulderimnic.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ziarulderimnic.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ziarulderimnic.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=25851"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ziarulderimnic.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25851\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25857,"href":"https:\/\/ziarulderimnic.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25851\/revisions\/25857"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ziarulderimnic.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/19360"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ziarulderimnic.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=25851"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ziarulderimnic.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=25851"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ziarulderimnic.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=25851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}