Asa At The End of Lembayung

Kinan The Cheerful Sister

It has been almost four years since Rehan was laid off from working in a ceramic factory, and during that time he has changed jobs several times, even more often working as a mill.

Now he is hoeing in his own rice field, which is a rice field inherited from his father, which is more than 1000 M2 and is divided into several rice fields, back when Rehan was still actively working in the factory, the rice field was worked by his Grandfather.

"Sister Rehan rest first," cried Kinan his sister, while carrying a medium-sized pot of food and water, because today is Saturday, learning activities at school only until nine.

So when Kinan was told by his mother to deliver food to his brother, he gladly accepted the task, Rehan stopped his activities for a moment and approached his only brother.

"Viii... Mantep kayaknya nih, a blend of salted fish + vegetable asem, same sambel terasi, you've eaten deck?" rehan asked Kinan.

"She's but it was just a little, hehe.." replied Kinan cute girl wrapped in a brown hijab, who was now sitting in the sixth grade with a smile.

Kinan had great respect and admiration for the older brother who was in front of him, in addition to working hard, his older brother was also a substitute figure for the father who had died, which he even forgot the face of the father, which he had even forgotten, because he was one year old.

"Alright, then let's eat together, for a while brother wash his hands first, you just bring the food to the saung," said Rehan as he passed to the small river, and then went to the river, while Kinan brought his bushel and teak to a two-square-meter saung.

***

After they finished the provisions brought by Kinan, the two brothers chatted cheerfully.

"There are no new midwives in our village, he said replacing Bu Midwife Susi who wants to retire, the name is if not wrong Re Remin eh Rina, hmmzz.. Ouh yes Bu Midwife Rena," cried Kinan after remembering perfectly the name of the Midwife.

"Well, how do you know her name is Midwife Rena, where do you know her?" rehan asked in response to the behavior of his sister, who sometimes likes to stir himself and also has a ignorant nature, although still in reasonable terms, but it also makes Rehan not too anxious, but it also makes Rehan not too anxious, because his sister has a cheerful nature and easily familiar with others.

At first he was very worried because Kinan was different from his peers, who did not have a father figure in accompanying his childhood, so there was a fear of making him inferior in his own circumstances, he said, but as time went on that anxiety started to erode.

"So He came to our school and introduced himself, Mom, his midwife is very beautiful Kak, like a young fit my handsome brother," Kinan replied while smiling while trying to tease her brother.

"But, beware, what do you mean, you asked my brother to write to Bu Midwife of our new village, ish ish.. It turned out that my grandfather was starting to act like a cooker, "Timpal Rehan pinched Kinan's nose.

"Huuuu, not the cooker Kak but the Provocator," exclaimed Kinan after successfully releasing his brother's hand that landed on his mini nose.

"By the way how's your school lesson deck? not soon the first semester exam will be held," said Rehan inquired about his school learning activities Kinan.

"Next week it seems like he will do it, but Kinan has not paid for his test and has not paid Spp dues for this month," Kinan replied with a bow.

"Hmw... Take it easy do not think so, this afternoon did Mr. Zenal promise the same brother will pay all the salary that time work to build a bathroom in his house," said Rehan while stroking the hijab of his sister.

***

When the Surya is right in a straight line above his head, and the sound of bedug accompanied by I saw the Djuhur adhan began to be heard from the direction of the surau, Rehan also finished work in his rice field and prepared to go home, while the younger brother had left the pesawahan while bringing back empty bushels.

With a somewhat accelerated step, Rehanpun down the rice field while holding a hoe placed on his shoulder, to immediately return home so that there is still time to pray Djuhur in Surau in congregation.

Arriving on the path that is behind the village, a greeting from the stilt house that measures ten square meters and is quite old, namely the house that is at the end of the village.

"Udah came home cu, almost first," shouted hoarsely a grandfather-grandfather who was sitting casually in his bamboo bale.

"Iya Aki thank you, next time it's noon because, punten Ki," Rehan said politely, indeed Aki Darja is the name of the grandfather, it still includes his Grandfather Rehan as well, and so on, because after all Aki Darja is the younger brother of his Grandfather Rehan who died a few months ago, while his Grandfather from his mother is still there, despite living in the next village.