
Mardo was surprised that morning, he heard the crowing of chicken. Makes him realize he is not
in his room in Jakarta. Oh, wasn't he with Khairani back home.
"Sister, are you awake? later after breakfast we make a pilgrimage to the grave opung, then we will meet
to our mbou house ok?"
Khairani uncovers the curtains of the bedroom door and sits on the edge of the bed. Yulia Khairani's sister appeared at the door.
"I'm coming along, brother, I haven't been to Martapotan village in a long time."
Khairani turned to her sister, "Yes, make us a warm drink first there."
"Ok brother, ready."
"Si Yulia's sister, tailing us will work."
Khairani stared dejectedly at her younger sister, shaking her head.
"Let's go, it's a lot of things, I take a shower first."
He thought he would walk far behind. Yesterday afternoon Khairanai had taken her bath
He refused because the bath was in the valley. It is also covered with tarp and wood.
No cover at the top. Really darkened the sky. But he didn't say anything. Because almost all
the bathroom in the village is like that. For them, the bath is near the house only for emergencies. Because the village is close to the river. Many activities are carried out in the river. Shower, wash, and search
fish, shrimp, shellfish for side dishes. The river lived twenty-four hours.
"Would you take a bath in the river? let's go with it."
Khairani saw a great doubt on Mardo's face."
"No, just bathe in the valley, looking at the scenery."
Mardo picked up his towel and came out, he saw a quiet house up to the yard.
"Cock Sepi, uwa where is Khai?"
"Go shopping both brother, want to cook chicken gulai for brother Mardo."
"Ich Why bother? it's normal."
"Where to bother, brother, glad we cooked."
"O, has Khai woken up your Mardom brother? take breakfast."
Grandma Khairana's voice from the kitchen. They went into the kitchen and chatted for a while.
"Oh, what else is Grandma in the kitchen? don't bother Grandma,"
Grandma who is still deft and dashing looks fanning the furnace.
"Udah Mardo, this is cooking rice. Fried rice breakfast is on the table"
Then Grandma remembered the little Mardo, mami likes to leave Mardo on Grandma when
coming home from kindergarten. Mommy usually shops or takes care of small businesses
with friend.
Once little Mardo fever, grandmother who compresses and waits until Mami comes.
Mardo is delirious, snake! snake on the wall! the snake is on the wall!
Grandma was shocked, kept looking for the snake, but nothing.
It turned out to be only Mardo's shadow because he had a fever.
Unfortunately, Mardo doesn't remember anything. They laughed in the kitchen full of cooking furniture.
Then Mardo went down into the valley, Khairani accompanied him. The house has a large courtyard.
Back and the valley below. It was fenced around the house. But the fence of long bamboo tied up and then planted with cassava trees all of which have risen. Omens
the fence was made a long time ago. Surround the house.
Mardo saw the bathroom. There were two bamboos that were shredded into the bathroom. The water according to Khairani
from the mountains behind. Directly from the mountain springs. There are a few buckets for
holding water. If the blockage on the bamboo is pulled then the water will come out gushing.
Khairani teaches Mardo to bathe in the shower. He also gave Mardo a white cloth called
wetlands. Khairani said, Take off all his clothes and wrap the damp in the body, unclog the shower.
There is a small stool if you want to take a shower while sitting. Mardo did it with great difficulty.
When the shower water hit his body, he was choked small because it was very cold and fresh.
Mardo immediately loved to take a shower. Although he was worried.
After finishing breakfast and packing, Khairani decided to go on a pilgrimage. Holil's uncle was Khairani's father
Mardo looked at the atmosphere of the small town. He felt a sense of familiarity and warmth. But they were direct
exit towards the highway towards their destination village.
Along the way, many restaurants, coffee shops, coconut ice sellers, workshops, and many other businesses.
Unique to almost all coconut tree growing places. If you look at it from a distance it will appear
just a coconut tree.
Bang Riza stopped the car by the road. They climbed a hill. The cemetery above
hills. They sow flowers and read yasin. A little bit of a glimpse of the figure of grandfather and
grannies.
Grandma was a great woman, managing many gardens all by herself. She loves to cook cakes and try new recipes. In the afternoon after the bath has been available a warm-warm lemang cake.
Grandma called him to sit together on the mat, fetching lemang on a small plate and spoon.
Enjoy the night with grandma and grandpa. The three of them enjoyed the lemang made by grandma.
Grandpa and nenenk with their coffee, I'm making sweet tea. The memories attached
hitherto.
"Yuk Kak, we go to Uwa's house," Khairani asked to continue the journey, not too far away.
They walked, while Riza bang was told to go home, the next afternoon they were picked up.
Khai said the Uwa they were going to was the eldest of the children. Then there's another one
in a village. Then Papi Mardo, and Father Khairani. There are seven brothers. Two
already dead.
The house under the shade of the trees was covered. Khairani knocks and says
salaam.
"Waalikumsalam, who are you?"
Just from across the street running around a few little girls.
"Kak Kana, Brother Mirah, sister Tati, you are gathering here."
"Khaira!"
The girls who turned out to be cousins were all hugging. Then they stared
Mardo full of question marks?
"Who is this beautiful girl Khai?"
"Have you forgotten? he's Mardo's brother our bone boy."
Huh! Mardo, they all embraced and kissed Mardo for missing.
"Yes Rabb, already a big and beautiful Mardo, forgets him as his older brother, Mardo
who carries you every day."
Mardo is stuck, it turns out they all have memories of little Mardo.
His cousins all said as a child he was cute, kind-hearted yet very whiny, timid and shy.
And his cousins look after him if his parents work.
"I don't remember a single one" Mardo apologized.
"Yes, remember Mardo, when he was a kid. Three or four years old?"
Her cousin talked to each other about her. And he just listened.
All of a sudden they all had the idea to enjoy lunch on the river, let's know
Mardo what is a river and enjoy the food there. Cousin said. Be them
royong cooking. Someone went to wash the rice. Someone picked the leaves
cassava. chilli, tomato, even take coconut. All available around the house.
There was also the sound of chicken being slaughtered near the cage.
Seriate