
After making a fun and lively dodol, the cousins came home
to each other's homes. While Mardo and Khairani have started packing
their luggage and luggage. The day back to Jakarta is approaching.
On Wednesday they left for Muara Namu Medan airport and flew to Jakarta.
Before that day came, suddenly Tania and Kana came from the village of Martapotan. He said he wanted to
he invited Mardo and Khairani because the young men from the village invited them
for lunch in the city. In one of the young people's homes. Tania is very hopeful
Mardo can come along, so complete the girl's homecoming. Mardo could also know the lives of the brothers
live on the river.
"Who is our brother who lives there, brother?"
Mardo frowned. All the uncle and aunt's houses he's been to.
Is there anything that has not been visited?
"There's Do, there's our family. They're one grandmother's brothers anyway."
Mardo nodded, "Yuk there, I want to come along brother."
"I want to come too, Yulia hasn't been there in a long time, come!"
Youngest girl uncle and aunt, sulking do not want to miss.
"Always if you are Li, your work follows suit only! just whip people!"
Khairani was always fierce with her sister, exactly happy to make her sister cry especially
in the past, while Yulia did not understand her brother's habits. Be every one they will
traveling has a commotion.
The host was forced to shout, "What is the whining of your sister? did you carry him?
you bribe? just go with your brother Mardomu."
Weeeeee, Yulia sticks her tongue out at Khairani.
Mardo became homesick to his sister Patricia, they rarely quarreled. Maybe because of the difference
the age of the flashy. They often hug and kiss each other. Mardo was often anxious
to his cute little sister.
While with Mangara, he was more often whiny to seek the attention and defense of his brother.
There is almost never a quarrel between sister and brother, adem ayem always.
Papi and Mami also educate them to love each other, love brothers, because
you are the closest person to a soul and blood.
"Tania, Cana! stop by you to the opung orchard, let Mardo know, we also have land across
there." there."
"Yes, may the time be."
"Ka Mardo."
Khairani looked into his cousin's eyes.
"Did you know that our opung has hektaran land across the river?"
Mardo.
"Where did you know that Mardo was a kid, he used to go to town with your mother."
"That's my brother, we've all moved here, while the gardens are still
on the river there. So there are transmigrant families looking for life and livelihood
meet our same opung, and the same opung entrusted to manage the gardens."
"Oh yeah, I don't know Khai."
"There, brother, we have a garden of sugar cane, rubber, corn, rice, peas, bananas anyway
all kinds of plants, we just ask if we want."
"The result is sak, to finance the activities of schools, ranging from paud to aliyah
for charity the two's opung's fingers are sis."
"Subhanallah, that's amazing."
Almost all day Khairani, Tania and Kana also Inang tells about a big family
those who were originally the first to open the village
both now and those who are scattered. That's when someone manages to open
so he was made king in that village. Their ancestors were
who opened the village, the owner of all the land there. Grannies
their ancestors were kings at times. Long time growing and its inhabitants
also increased, of course, the land was then distributed to his children
hereditary. Until they get to their Opung which is Opung Pinayungan Baginda Mangaraja.
"It means that initially all the inhabitants of Martapotan village and there was a brother huh?"
Mardo was amazed to hear the words of his cousin and host.
"Yes, his older brother only studied and wrote, do not know the origin of self. That's why Khairani
take me home."
"Hemmm, thank you Khai, has made you know your family and origin."
Khairani.
"Eat! eat!, grandma is cooking this."
Suddenly the grandmother came from the kitchen, the smell of cooking spread to make tasteful.
"What does Grandma look like?"
"It must be good for Nek!"
They all immediately went to the back. There is a room there
a very large sofa, specifically made to fill the room.
It turns out that Yulia with grandma has been working shoulder to shoulder. That girl
bring the cooking that has been lined in the container, then plates, glasses and bananas and
the papaya that the father had just picked up from the garden in the back.
"Ich is very diligent Uli yes, that girl loh."
Kana praised the teenage girl.
"Yes, pity Grandma, if Khairani works just dress up usually."
"Be quiet Li! I'll punch your mouth in!"
Khairani.
"Weeeeee, that's the truth. Later can't cook, let's scold the husband."
Khairani looked up and raised her eyes.
"Don't come with you huh, to sebrang! look out for you Li?"
Thatwgggggggggg!
Scream the teenage girl while stomping her feet to the floor.
"Ouch! what sucks you guys, just one day being sweet, please son."
Grandma also commented, unhappy that the host scolded her granddaughter.
"Don't you piss them off, you're also the naughty and wayward of that age."
So always, grandma mediates. So the host is rarely angry because of the dismantled grandmother
act later, and laugh at the world. Mana hold.
"That's how Mardo, the family life of your uda and nangudu, every day noisily and
an empty squabble."
Khairani's father usually comes when the quarrel is over, and is at peace. His arrival
no longer needed, Host and his children no longer have a vocabulary of words
to be said, most hosts muttered bitterly, 'By the same wall.'
"Seru once Man,"
Mardo, don't extend the word.
That afternoon, Grandma cooked a spicy field anchovy. Then the crushed cassava leaves
smooth, seasoned like shallots, rhizomes, and a spice called kincung or kecombrang if
in Java. The tuber leaves that have been pounded are then put into coconut milk that has been
boiling, also spiked teri medan or ebi. Incredibly delicious, typical fragrant fruit kincung
Cooking hands was more delicious than instant food in malls. Utilize
native Indonesian spices. Once again a delicious and effective lunch taste cooking it.
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After Tania and Kana returned home, Khairani met Azhar to inform him of the invitation.
"May we come."
Azhar.
"Well, that's why
tell, then tomorrow morning wait for us in front of the district ya."
"Ok ready."
The next morning, Azhar and Donny are already
ready to wait in front of the district office. Donny a few times
look back but the girls have not yet appeared. Don't don't
can be the same Uncle, Khairani's father. Thought Azhar, but recalled the stubborn Khairani zero
and must be obeyed his will is not possible. They might just be late.
Half an hour later, the engine suddenly stopped noisy near the car. It turns out Khairani, Mardo and
Julie.
In a small town it operates a rickshaw machine to go back and forth the residents of various places. Besides the fare
cheap, fast and on time
The residents of the small town loved the engine. A modified beca with a motor.
Said villagers since the Dutch era beca machine like that already exists. For dutch patrol.
The vehicle then drove to the village where Tania's sister and the other brother.
Their house is close. It is so easy to gather. Just walk for a while and knock on the door. Even if you are lazy you can call. This time because I made a deal
they are ready and waiting for Khairani to arrive.
"Sister!"
Khairani shouted down from
automaker. They're happy because there's Donny. A handsome man and a young businessman in Medan.
They hope Mardo can continue with Donny. They are proud to have a family
businesspeople.
Seriate