Asti Girl Carrying the Curse
Chapter 82. News Versus Gossip
The Honda Jazz car driven by Joko has entered the garage. Akbar would have taken a nap at Bulek Ratih's house in the village. Because the child is still active in the lap of Ninuk. Akbar's battery is full again.
" Whose same afternoon shower, Dek?" ask Asti.
Akbar's clear and innocent round eyes looked at his mother, Bu Jum and Ninuk alternately. He's making a choice.
" Same with Aunt Ninuk?" tawar Ninuk was excited.
"'No, ama this!" Akbar pointed while hugging Bu Jum. Everyone laughs. Because they knew that Asti bathed Akbar, all of Akbar's skin was rubbed thoroughly.
" Well, Aunt Ninuk's not on the cake, huh!"
" There's Aunt Ninuk also taking a shower, and the beautiful one helps wash dishes in the tent stall, huh?"
Ninuk's lips were instantly manyuned. Ninuk's least favorite job was washing dishes at his sister's shop. Because only that job is available. Mas Danu if it's in front of the stove do not be bothered. Can out his tantrums, like drunk warriors. The man who always wears a chef hat with a special apron will also carry a spatula on his right hand. The stirring tool on the frying pan if the Javanese are called sutils.
Not to mention the Word and two other workers who are very good at serving buyers. They work to bring various dishes containing hot food, such as fried noodles, fried rice or fried kwetiau. Often there are also those who ask for Javanese noodle cuisine or noodle soup or boiled noodles.
"Dedek wants a bob?" Asti's words to Akbar have been very understandable by Bu Jum, if Akbar must drink milk before going to bed. The woman immediately made the all-inclusive milk near a special table for Akbar's purposes as an infant. There's a hot water flask, a transparent milk jar. Various milk bottles in different sizes and special plastic spoons.
Sister Ning has prepared dinner. After Magrib, it was rare for other family members to eat here. So Madam Ning just warms vegetables with coconut milk sauce. Sometimes frying side dishes that have been removed from the refrigerator.
Ms. Ning is sometimes a bit confused as well as the habits of Madam Asti who is very different from women who are born and raised in the village in general. All of these methods were done by Bulek Ratih.
Asti's thinking is very advanced, modern and open in every way. Even Bulek Ratih is very proud of Asti's expertise in managing the finances of their rice fields and coconut plantations in the village.
They always use the money for the cost of daily life. Thank God, until now their families have never lacked. As long as you want to save a little and not foya-foya.
Almost every day, Asti applies a healthy diet of four five perfect. Not just for Akbar! . And for the people in this house. Not from expensive and luxurious food ingredients.
Almost every day they cook vegetables. Because living in the village, various types of vegetables in the market are quite cheap. Asti buy side dishes in the form of animal protein such as beef, chicken, fish or shrimp alternately. But in the refrigerator there is always tempe and tofu that can be processed with various variations of cuisine until it becomes side dishes.
Ever since Madam Ning woke up early, Asti had been struggling in the kitchen preparing special meals for Akbar. So Bu Jum just gave Akbar the food when Asti was selling in the market, at breakfast and lunch time for the boy.
Sometimes the main bedroom space is clean and tidied up by Asti himself. Every day, Ms. Ning's job is to cook, sweep and mop the floor which is sometimes helped by Mr. Spirit.
Bu Jum will also help dry clothes after being removed from the washing machine. They will fold the clothes together while resting in the afternoon. All of those clothes will be separated, based on the owner. By putting it in a different basket.
" Bored..." Ninuk grumbled while wriggling his body on the sofa of the middle room.
This afternoon, Asti's house was a little quiet. Moreover, Akbar slept in the upper room, the room occupied by Bu Jum now. The mattress in the room was arranged in a way to be held on the floor, with a rubber carpet. So according to Asti it is quite safe if Akbar sleeps there. Door to the upper balcony in the lock. A small door above the stairs was installed. So it's pretty safe when Akbar is on the second floor.
Without feeling Ninuk has been a week at Asti's house. He rarely travels. Because Asti day-to-day selling in the market using his motorbike. While he can not use Scoopy, because since yesterday loaned by Kang Slamet to return to his village for three days.
The man was the distant brother of his father, who was still connected to the Winangun family. Kang Slamet was trusted by Lek No to help him cultivate the Asti rice field at the end of the village. Because of his family, Kang Selamat often returned to his village which is 20 km from Lek No's house. One time he will stay when tomorrow will harvest and so on.
Fad - Fad Ninuk open his social media from FB, WA group of friends majoring in his lecture to Instagram posts. Many new year events are the theme there.
Ninuk also observed videos of famous artists and people in Indonesia who always make events for the turn of the year with a variety of unique and memorable parties. There are those who celebrate at home with a barbeque party, stay at tourist attractions and even travel abroad.
Ninuk was born and raised in the village. The situation in their village will even be quiet before the turn of the year like the night before. No one wants to spend the night or have a party!
For people who have it, they will only hold a lecture or thanksgiving the night before. Let there be no fireworks or firecrackers. Lonely and always quiet.
Until he opened a social media owned by Mas Joko's friend, Mas Barep. Motor children are the most active in terms of news that occurs in the city or in the area.
Until he saw one review of the accident that befell one official in the ranks of Satrio's office. Although Ninuk did not know Mr. Suparlan, the beautiful woman in the wheelchair was the wife of the deceased, Jeng Inneke. Precisely what pushed the woman's wheelchair was a person she was very familiar with. Sister Nanik. Not this wrong?
In the news, it was explained that if the accident that occurred in early December had taken away, two victims were Mr. Suparlan and his eldest daughter who was in the tenth or first class of High School. One boy in fifth grade SD is still in intensive care. His youngest son is recovering after a second surgery, at his in-laws' home.
" Mom Jum, Sister Ning!" Call Ninuk a little scared. The two women immediately came to Ninuk who was sitting limp on the sofa of the living room.
" What's wrong with Miss Ninuk? Is Miss Ninuk sick?"
The two women kept asking. Because Ninuk's face was very pale, his hands trembled slightly while tightly hugging his hape.
" This is news about Suparlan's mother? That said Mbok Bayah, this woman who made the household of Mbak Asti and Mas Satrio mess until they divorced...."
Bu Jum saw a picture of a woman being pushed in a wheelchair. They were attending a ceremony in a building. Because all the mothers in the photo wear the same uniform. Except, the two women.Jeng Inneke and Mbak Nanik!
Well, Ninuk had moved those images into the gallery in his hape. Intentionally to be shown to Madam Asti and other family members.