Yusufbek hoji bir so‘z demasdan sallasini olib tizzasiga qo‘ydi, bosh qashinishib yana sallasini kiydi. Dadasining salla olib bosh qashinishi keyinidan ko‘pincha o‘zini bir tergov ostida ko‘rar edi.

Xon saylag‘uchilar orasida yosh yigitlar bor bo‘lg‘anidek, katta sallalik mullanamolar, yetmish yoshliq keksalar ham ko‘rinadirlar...

Without saying a word, Yusufbek Hajji unrolled the turban from around his head, set the cloth on his knees, scratched his head, and wound the turban back into its usual place. Otabek surmised that this gesture augured some sort of serious inquisition.

Among those who favored khans were young mullahnamos, who were scattered among the customers in grandiose turbans, as well as men in their seventies.