Behind Aisha's Veil

Pesantren cottage

Instantly the three women who were about to enter his car immediately turned to look at Aisha again.

One of them then smiled sinisterly while folding his hands in front of his chest.

"Don't be a pious and holy-spirited. Don't take care of us, take care of yourself."

Aisha smiled too.

"Why should I be busy taking care of you? I just want to let you know that heaven still accepts those who repent."

Aisha turned her body followed by her two sisters.

The woman looked furious, seemed to want to say something more but her two friends held her back and invited her to enter the car immediately.

Then the three of them leave from there.

***

Aisha's mother-in-law, who had just come after being told by Aisha, immediately hugged Andre when her niece had just entered the house, stuttered with her cane.

"Why didn't you tell us about the accident?" Dad saw Alvian and Andre alternating.

"Andre forbid I tell you."

Andre just smiled.

They were all invited to sit by Ummi.

Father and Mother seemed moved to listen to the Alvian narration that tells about Andre who wanted to move after the accident that hit him.

"Alhamdulillah. Finally Andre we come back again well," said Mother gratefully looking at her husband.

Dad also nodded happily.

Andre was downcast to shame, he now realized that he had been very lost until his hijra became something that was very grateful for by the people around him.

"I'm sorry. Uncle. Aunty." Andre looked at the two alternating with his sad face.

"I have forgotten all the teachings and upbringing you have taken care of me since my parents died. Instead of retribution, I trouble you with all my behavior." Andre was embarrassed.

"It's okay, son. The most important thing now is that you are aware of all your mistakes, and you want to fix them all. Aunt proud of you." Mother gently rubbed the back of her nephew.

"Not a few people who fall for the enjoyment of the real world for just a moment, grateful that you immediately realize it and do not be fooled for too long." Dad patted Andre's shoulder.

Andre immediately cried, in the arms of the aunt he cried regretting his actions.

Everyone there was silent.

A few moments later the waiting guest finally arrived.

The man Ahmad and Ummi chose for Siti came with his parents.

Father and mother who were going home, restrained because apparently the prospective in-laws Siti was a good friend of the father first, when they accidentally met, the two immediately embraced happily.

Dad finally joined the show at the introduction of the two families, as well as Mother.

"The three of us used to be close friends" said Dad, remembering their previous relationship with the late Abah.

"That's why we chose your son, knowing that you were a good friend of our late father." Ahmad saw Yasid sir.

Mr. Yasid nodded with a smile.

After making small talk, the conversation then continued at the core of the meeting of the two families.

"I hope the matchmaking of our sons and daughters goes well" said Mr. Yasid while looking at Ummi family.

Everything's guaranteed.

"Sorry before. We want us not to rush. We and our family want the two to step up first" said Ahmad.

"Yes. Let the two get to know each other, after that, we'll leave the decision to the two of them." Ummi.

Mr. Yasid looked pensive.

"I think we've agreed to marry the two without having to step in first."

Ahmad and Ummi looked at each other.

"sorry. As we have already told you, my sister has once experienced failure in her household, maybe bertaaruf better done so that the two can be much more familiar with each other, each other, so as to avoid things that are not desired later."

Mr. Yasid saw his wife and son. Seeing his son nod his head, making him then agree to the idea to bertaaruf first.

"However, there is something I want to say here first" said Mr. Yasid to see Ahmad and his brothers.

"After marriage, maybe my son and his wife should stay here."

Siti immediately looks happy, as well as Ummi and the others.

"My son graduated from Islamic religious college, he can help teach here."

"Alhamdulillah. That's a good idea." Ahmad was pleased.

"I want my child to also be included in the management of Pondok Pesantren this management."

"Management management?" ask Ahmad astonished.

"Yes if my son can be the leader of this boarding school."

Everyone was astonished.

Mr. Yasid laughed.

Everyone is shocked.

Ahmad then remembered the words of his father if the land where the establishment of the boarding school is indeed the waqf land of someone. But he just found out that Mr. Yasid is the one.

"Just ask this Mr. David, he testified that this is actually my family's land that I forgive your Abah."

The real shocked father did not immediately reply.

"Do you remember if this five-acre piece of land was my family's land?"

I saw Mr. Yasid.

"That's true. The land on which the pesantren hut was built was a gift from your late father."

Mr. Yasid laughed.

"So it is natural that now I also want to benefit from this Pesantren Cottage."

"Fortune?" Ahmad and his brothers did not believe what they had heard.

"Yes advantage. Don't tell me you're not benefiting from this pesantren at all."

Ahmad shook his head. And so did his other sisters.

"I understand what you mean now." Ali voice.

"You want to marry your son to our sister so that your son can take over the stewardship of this Pondok Pesantren."

Mr. Yasid nodded.

"Actually we all do not mind, even we will feel happy if your son wants to help teach the students here, or even become the leader of this pesantren we really do not mind."

"But when you say 'profit', we all feel astonished. What does that profit mean?"

Mr. Yasid laughed.

"Don't tell me that while taking care of this boarding school you don't make any profit at all."

Aisha who was very upset wanted to say something but Ummi held her back, Ummi did not want Aisha to say a word that would definitely make the atmosphere worse.

"I see santri here a lot, this boarding school is even famous everywhere. Must be a lot of profit you get."

"Sorry sir. Our family did not make this boarding school as a business land." Ridwan now speaks.

"Originally you know that most of the students here are poor students, they live here to study even for free" Ridwan explained.

Mr. Yasid smiled cynically.

Ahmad then explained that if there is no benefit at all that his family obtained from the boarding school built by their father, from the first only some of the students who can afford the cost of lodging there, from the first, the rest live and learn for free, they can eat because some of the waqf land is used by santri as rice fields and fields to grow crops, in addition to being eaten alone, by the santri, the result is some of them sold to finance the needs of other Santri.

"We also get a lot of compensation from entrepreneurs or alumni who have been successful and want to help but all we use for the welfare of the students here."

Mr. Yasid was silent for a moment.

"Then if my son becomes the leader of the boarding house later, we change the rules. All students are obliged to pay dues. That's normal now, for the sake of religious knowledge parents will not hesitate to spend money for their children."

Siti who had been silent had already been very irritated.

"Ummy. Older brother. Siti decided not to marry him." Standing site.

Yasid was shocked, and he and his son stood up.

Everyone stood up too.

"Why? Are you afraid we're taking your advantage?" Mr. Yasid looked at Siti angrily.

"Alright then, I also decided to take back all this family land. Just so you know if all these land certificates are still on me."

Everyone is shocked.

Dad looked at his old friend with anger, he could not believe that he could do such a thing.

"If it is sold I am sure that this land will sell for at least 10 billion."

"I'll buy it 12 billion." Andre who had been sitting in the family room was walking casually towards everything.

Everybody saw it. Find sticks.

"Give me this land certificate and I'll pay you 12 billion." Andre spoke with a relaxed half-smile.

Mr. Yasid immediately nodded in pleasure. He and his wife and son left everything.

While everyone still saw Andre in astonishment. Apart from his words, his legs also suddenly healed.

"Where's your wand?" asked Alvian suddenly.

Andre immediately saw his feet he widened his eyes while then fell sitting down while complaining of pain holding his feet.

Some people held back their laughter.

"You forgot your feet hurt, huh?" tanya Alvian also held back a laugh while squatting looking at her brother's legs.

"Not."

"Continue?" alvian asked looking at Andre's grimacing face and almost crying.

Andre approached Alvian's ears. Whispered.

"I'm poor now."