Asti Girl Carrying the Curse
Chapters 87. Different Stories with Mas Santo
Bude Diah enjoyed lunch at the house. Asti is now meeting Haji Anissa who apparently has not yet left for the shop. He also brought Akbar. So that Bu Jum can be calmer when eating with them. Because not bothered by the attitude of Akbar who now increasingly like to seek attention if many people gather.
Bu Haji opened a leather bag containing the Asti and Lek No family passports. The departure date has been confirmed for the last week of January. It was also at Lek No's request that he still be able to supervise the rice harvest in their rice fields.
" Akbar Will Come with Haji Ma'am, huh?" Said Mrs Haji Anissa teasing him.
The baby was just a smile. The round cheeks always make people anxious and want to pinch it. He walked through the vast and large living room. A typical village house with a set of teak wood guest chairs in the corner of the room.
Usually this room is used for recitation, arisan the fathers or local residents when holding deliberation or impromptu meetings.
" Thank God, finish all Hajj ..."
" yes. Insha'allah. Here's your passport, Asti. Later we will also send suitcases and prayer equipment for each congregation to your home, yes?"
" Yes, Mom. How good is it! "
" Later if you go shopping to the city, do not forget to find a special child stroller for traveling. Let the Endut can sit comfortably, if carried continues to be quite heavy as well. Can you poke us!"
" The plan is we just want to shop after the new year, Haji Ma'am. For the needs of women you have been cicil since a month ago. Understand a lot of the details ... If it makes men simpler so it can be bought all at once."
Haji Bu laughed. He also has enough trouble taking care of his own needs. Everywhere, women love to dress up and adjust to the clothes they will wear. Especially for hijab women also have to combine their clothes with accessories to be compatible.
So they generally buy those various fixtures in neutral colors. Not just kayang, if women run umroh dressed in hijab today with various colors of current color trends. As used by hijabers on some content on YouTube or other internet applications.
They could later be mistaken for highway traffic lights or rainbow cakes scattered in the courtyard of mosques in Mecca and Medina. So festive and colorful combination they wear.
Bu Haji also gave the Umrah guidance book as much as five pieces. The Umrah travel agency office led by Mr. Haji Anwar is already quite experienced with this task. So it's trusted enough. Moreover, Ms. Haji also often helps administrative work in her husband's office.
" Asti, don't forget! Pray in front of the Kaaba later, that God may give you the best companion in life. The husband who loves you and accepts all to the excess of your shortcomings. "
" Amin, Hajj Ma'am!" asti kalem.
" believe! All the exams you take will end sweetly. You have become a strong woman and mother to Akbar!"
During this role of Bu Haji Anissa, for Asti exceeded as the best neighbor. She was like a foster mother to him. It is fitting that this beautiful and polite woman is very loved by her husband. His heart is very airy, patient and attentive to others.
Bude Diah has been picked up by Mas Santo with his latest nmax motorbike. Single young man who has just pioneered into a businessman is often traveling on his motorbike to accelerate the distance. While the two cars are used in the electronics store that is as an operational vehicle only.
The young man courteously greeted the women who were chatting with his mother inside the Joglo house. He also met Lek No on the front porch with workers who rested there after returning to work from the rice fields.
"It looks like there's something that makes Asti a bit bothered, yes!" Bude Diah asked heartily.
Bulek Ratih was silent. But he also did not want the relatives there to prejudge bad against Asti and his family.
"Asti will take us all away together, Ma'am! So it's a little busy taking care of all those needs. It just so happened that we entrusted him to the bureau's office with a neighbor in front of the house. God willing, we're leaving at the end of January!"
Everyone is silent. Until Mas Santo came in and sat next to his mother. The man who looked very dear to the woman who had given birth to him was like asking for permission to reveal a very important news.
" It's about Ms. Nanik... " Said the young man who gave a pause. " It has nothing to do with Zahra and Satrio! But Ninuk never told the same Bulek, if the woman who visited the neighbors at the Satrio official house?"
" Yes, anyway. He said that his neighbor Asti was angry with Ninuk!" Bulek Ratih.
" Mister Suparlan was still related to the man who was with Nanik. He has a fairly large car rental business in his hometown. His wife and children owned gold shops in various markets and shopping centers in the city
" Would you keep in touch with Nanik?" ask Bu Jum kepo.
" Pak RT and RW in Sendang Ranti, once gave a certificate asking Nanik to marry serial with the businessman. But some friends have seen Mbak Nanik often visit Mbah Karmo Sastro hut on top of Watu mountain."
" Mr Asti already understands the connection? " ask Santo slowly. But Asti's answer was only a headband.
" Either Ms. Nanik used compassion to subdue the old businessman in order to obtain his property or witchcraft to destroy the marriage of Madam Asti and Mas Satrio!"
"Wow, how reckless is this Nanik Maiden!" comments by Mar.
" Well, that's it... Mbah Karmo Sastro's science is very high, whatever the person wearing it wants will definitely work. But the conditions requested are also quite heavy! If it's a little less, the study will turn around and ask for a collision!"
Those who were present there had indeed heard about this Mbah Kromo, except Asti! Because he was educated by Mbah Kakung since childhood with a strict, strong and obedient religion of Islam.
Not to mention the various abilities of Mbah Kakung in managing the results of his rice fields and gardens. All were taught to Asti since she sat on the Junior High. Unfortunately, Asti's association has become increasingly limited since the rumors began to develop as she grew into a beautiful teenage girl.
Many people who live in the village, until now even more trust shamans or psychics. People in the village go to shamans not just for treatment. Some ask for a seller, pass various exams, rise in rank, adored by fans to ask to send santet to deceive his opponent for various reasons.
Not to mention the various myths that are scattered in this remote land of Java because of the beliefs of the local community or the teachings of ancestors that are still maintained.
Though many rules and teachings that are not in accordance with the development of the times. This is due to the low standard of living as farmers, the lack of religious teachings coupled with the difficulty of getting access to education in the region. In general, they can only finish school until Elementary. Because the existence of Junior High School or High School has not been evenly distributed. They had to travel even further to another area or to a nearby city.
" Yesterday Joko had received news about the accident experienced by his family, Mr. Suparlan, which took two deaths. Previously, Ms. Nanik had also been run over by the wife and children of the businessman."
" Mr Nanik, his son and mother were evicted from his home in Griya Sentosa Kahyangan. They only had time to bring clothes. Because the goods in the house are destroyed. As it turned out, all the property and wealth of the businessman belonged to his wife's family."
Samar - vague Asti listening to the words of Mas Santo. He just understood why Ms. Nanik is close to Bu Suparlan. Moreover, Ms. Nanik lives in a house that belongs to the elite area in the city.
" just.. Just yesterday afternoon Santo got the news. If Nanik intercepted an unknown person near the District terminal. The man doused something in Nanik's face and ran away with his motor."
Again the loyal listeners of Mas Santo asked. That's the latest information they're hearing right now. Bulek Ratih has no concern for the Nanik family and his parents who used to live in a village near Sendang Ranti.
"Innalilahi wa innailaihi Raji'un" Asti's speech sounded slowly. It seems like some of the current crimes in the region are imitating many of the famous and horrendous events of the society in previous years.