Asti Girl Carrying the Curse
Chapters 148. What They Say
Joko knows, the farm laborers who did not show up to work in his rice fields again, because it was instigated by the words of Mr. Sungkono, Dania's father. Asti, too, was forbidden not to give any help to the family Dania. Lek No's family also did not care in the slightest about the difficulties of his relatives. Dania has to deal with legal issues.
The farm worker works for a daily wage. They also, have been absent for more than two days not coming to the Asti rice fields anymore. Maybe they did it as a form of sympathy for the Danian family. A demonstration or a demonstration!
In their thinking, Asti was not a relative who was tepo seliro, with the current difficulties of the Danian family. They thought, Asti was too stingy to spend the money. Just giving assurances to Dania to hire the services of a lawyer.
Though Ibu Tumirah always boast of his kinship relationship with the Asti family. Although Asti and Bulek Ratih have always helped them because of humanity. Maybe it also applies to others, regardless of kinship or just others.
Fortunately, that huge harvest could be completed all today. Later the rest of the work will be done by the workers, who are the neighbors around the village here. They have also been working long enough in the Asti rice fields, but have been running without any problems.
Yesterday Asti had taken quite a lot of cash nominally, in a government-owned rural bank. As usual, Asti will exchange some of the money he took in the form of fifty thousand and twenty thousand denominations. He was well served by the bank officers there who already knew the figure of the beautiful woman.
Lek No and Asti will reward the workers this time with the count of hours they spent working in the rice fields today. The Fathers will get two hundred thousand rupiahs, because their work is heavier. While the mothers get a wage of one hundred and fifty thousand rupiah.
The male workers also uprooted the aged cassava plants. The tree is widely planted on the outskirts of rice fields and gardens. It turns out that all the land planted is still owned by Asti. They are also equipped with cassava crops and some banana combs when they go home.
Kang Kasat and other farm laborers, very diligent to plant the vacant land on the rice field. They grow a variety of interlude plants, such as cassava, yam as well as bananas...
The cassava tree in the moor is more than 6 months old, so it can be harvested. Kang Kasat uses the plant as a fence to become a barrier to Asti rice fields, with other villagers. He also planted Marigold flowers and others as an effort to reduce rice pests in the form of leafhoppers or gutters.
The two open-top cars returned to the village of Sidodadi after Azan Dhuhur passed. The people came home with joy.
Even many of Asti's neighbors volunteered to be able to help work in Asti rice fields
Especially in the growing season or the upcoming harvest season.
While Joko will stay at his parents' house until the afternoon. He's the one who's gonna take Asti home. Ms. Ning was still lingering there. He's going home later this afternoon with Joko.
Asti, Akbar and Bu Jum join Mr. Leon's car to go home. Akbar sat in front of me, Mr. Leon. There is one bushel containing vegetable soup and several pieces of fried chicken that was prepared by Bulek Ratih to eat Akbar later at home.
Sometimes Ms. Ning wants to relax in the village of Sendang Mulyo. She enjoys living in a very comfortable, beautiful and antique Joglo house. Asti's house holds many memories and historical relics for the Winangun family.
The neighboring mothers after Asti immediately burned the cassava to become a snack in the afternoon. While the other mother will process the cassava into various types of food. Rather than just boiled or fried, such foods are very common in eating them. Cassava can also be processed into various foods such as getuk, combro or misro.
In the past, many people in this area ate processed cassava for a substitute for staple foods, such as rice. The name of the food is tiwul.
At that time it was difficult to buy rice. Often the rice in their fields failed to harvest because of pests. Or their rice fields experience very long droughts in the dry season. So that it experiences a lean season or food insecurity. So the price of rice soared very high.
Now the era is modern and developing agricultural technology is also increasingly advanced. No one will go hungry if they will work hard to cultivate their fields well. Also comply with the guidance of agricultural extension workers.
Unfortunately, many residents in the countryside who make their rice fields and land as an investment like gold deposits. Many of them will sell the rice fields to pay debts, some can not for the cost of their child's marriage, or other costs that are of considerable value.
If they do not have rice fields, the farmer will lose his livelihood. Because their ability is to farm. One of the jobs that have now been abandoned by many young people in various villages.
Maybe because the young people feel that the work is not cool, or less interesting. They have to get dirty and dirty every day. Also the results are only a few months later can be enjoyed, after harvesting.
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Joko's instincts are always right. Before the Azan Ashar roar, there were two motorcycles with four people on it, back and forth around the rice field owned by Asti.
They went around with two motors along the banks of the rice fields which in recent months became fertile ground for the growth of peanut plants of superior varieties.
The land now looks empty, with traces of soil that has been excavated. Also the many piles of old peanut trees that withered in the sun. Almost all of the peanut crops on the vast land have been harvested entirely.
The activities of the four people were monitored by Joko from a drone borrowed from Pak Cakra, this morning. Mr. Leon's assistant used this tool to monitor the completion work of several facilities. Because the area worked on is very large, with this drone they are helped. Because the project is very important as a complement to the facilities and infrastructure in the housing.
Lek No, Bulek Ratih and Mbak Ning are amazed by the most advanced tools today. They stood straight in front of Joko, looking at the controller's camera without commenting much.
The two bikes began to leave the rice field... The motorbike began to go to the residential street of Sendang Mulyo village. They seemed to stop by at a stall owned by Dian's mother.
Ms. Dian's husband had just come home from this house. The man was the most diligent and tenacious worker among the rest of the workers. He had already helped Lek No tidy up the pile of peanut sacks in the warehouse.
Tomorrow they will all do the sprinkling, so that the peanuts become dry and all the dirt can be removed. Yesterday Joko had been looking for information about skin stripping technology on peanuts. Because they have hundreds of kilos of superior seedling peanuts. If done manually, it will take a long time.
" Who is this, sir?" joko asked his father. After he managed to enlarge the photo of some people sitting in Bu Dian's stall. They drink coffee and smoke.
" This, Azis same Jambul, his sister
Mr. Budi...." Lek No. Staring at the faces of men younger than him a few years below.
" Did they have a good relationship with Mr Sungkono, Dania's father?"
" I don't know, Jok! If they want to hear Sungkono's talk, it's okay! Fortunately Asti's neighbors want to help us. So the harvest is finished faster today!"
" Did they not lose, did they? Not working for more than two days. Mr. Sungkono would dare to pay the wages of those who do not work here anymore!" Omel Joko at length. For he who forbade the parents of Dania to work in this Asti rice field, some time ago.
" Kang Slamet, Kang Kasat! Slap the faces of these people from Wetan. Tomorrow if they come and ask for more work here. Don't be loved." Strictly Joko again.
" Bet Mas Joko!" they say almost simultaneously.
Decidedly, dozens of people yesterday did not want to come when told of a plan to harvest peanuts. Whereas all this time, Lek No also greatly appreciated their hard work by giving a high enough wage.
Asti was quite disappointed with the attitude of Dania's parents this time. Or this is Dania who is good at twisting the facts. Asti hopes that with the capture of Dania, the Jago group will soon be rolled up by the authorities. So that this problem can be proven the truth at the green table.
Leon returned home that afternoon. Unexpectedly, at the dining table there was already warm food available. Asti cook kale, chicken rica-rica and pepes tofu salted eggs.
The man along with the two assistants ate all of the cooking voraciously. Understand the taste of this cuisine is somewhat different from the menu they usually meet. This cuisine feels lighter, delicious and fused. Bu Jum even enjoyed the noodles Asti made in smaller portions.
" The , the kale vegetable is going to run out!" Report Mr. Leon.
" Take it off! We ate this, really!" answer Asti.
Leon stood up leaving the dining table. He casually carried the spoon in his hand. Without shame or disgust, he tasted noodles kuah nyemek in Asti's bowl.
" It's delicious too, Yang! Did you also cook enough nyemek noodles . There's the rest, isn't there ?" ask Leon again. His eyes were looking for that container of noodles at the dinner table. But he could not find.
Asti handed over the bowl, with noodles that were still quite a lot of contents. " Just stay this way, Mom! Eat up! Later that night I'll make it again, if Mas's still hungry!"
Quickly the man finished the nyemek noodle. Indeed Asti always cooks in a faster and simpler way. Every dish feels right on the tongue.
" Crazy, Madam Asti! All of this cooking is delicious. Only from simple materials. What other seasoning is this. Love spice, huh? We can go home tomorrow already so this ball, because always eat good!" Canda Pak Cakra's.
They also ate a lot at Bu Ratih's house in the village. All the cooking there is different. Said Bu Jum, all the science of cooking Bulek Ratih that recipe obtained from the relics of Grandmother Asti who came from the more Eastern area of this region. All women - women Winangun must be good at cooking by processing their family heritage menu.