Love the Illiterate Girl

Long journey

Chapter 4

The morning greeted, after the master and the great mistress finished breakfast.

"Mala, you are called by the master and mistress in the dining room, get there immediately." Mbak Ningsih.

"Good mbak."

I who was still in the back garden, was about to finish my work at the visit of mbak Ningsih who finished taking care of breakfast for the big lady today. I hurried inside the house and headed towards the dining room where the big madam was waiting for me.

"Did the ladies and gentlemen call me?" A little nervous I asked my two masters. Afraid that what I thought would be true will happen today.

"Pleash all your clothes into a suitcase, you'll travel far today." The lady gave her orders.

"Mistress, I still want to work here, if any of my words and deeds are wrong please forgive my mistakes."

"I still want to work here, my parents want to eat what in the village if I can't send money to them." While resting under the floor I cried for forgiveness from the master and mistress hoping that they would not fire me.

"Who would fire you Mala, me and your master, would like to take you to our farm in the village. We're both old and soon our grandson will be back from New York and he'll be taking over his grandfather's entire company. Whereas we want a new atmosphere in a quiet village and away from the hustle of the city."

"Actually yesterday it was my wife's idea to test your honesty by having you clean the main room, we purposely put valuable items in it and wanted to see how much honesty you had, she said, and it turns out you passed the honesty test.

We've been testing workers here for years. Previously we would observe the behavior and politeness of everyone we would test. And once every six months we do it. Yesterday was your turn.

All we need is someone like you who will take care of all our needs in taking care of our farm in the village later." Continue, great sir, who shocked me half to death, and was a little happy that I didn't get fired.

And just relax about the salary we will add your bonus from now on, as long as you remain diligent and honest like this and do not disappoint us of course." The great lord added the words madam earlier.

"Now go to your room, clean all your clothes. No one gets left behind. We're gonna settle in this family's farm village."

Excuse me to my room to clean up the items I will bring later. Ladies and gentlemen are waiting for me on the front page. After seeing me walk out the door, we got in the car.

The car that took us drove fast, towards the farm belonging to the master's family and the big mistress in a village whose distance took eight hours. The trip so far made me sleepy once and I fell asleep from exhaustion.

"Wake up Mala, we're here." Mr. Parman, the driver of my employer's family, woke me up sitting next to him earlier. I blinked my eyes a few times, it was already night. And our car stopped in front of a pretty big building in the middle of this farm.

"Bring your master and mistress' things inside, I'll go back to the city." After Mr. Parman helped me drop off the luggage to the terrace his car was sliding back from this farm.

The house is quite large, there are two floors. The ladies and gentlemen's room is upstairs. And the bottom room is large enough for families to gather in it, a kitchen and in the right corner of this room there is a large room that functions as an office.

After putting all the luggage of the master and mistress into the room, I rushed down. It turned out that the master and mistress were already waiting for me inside his office room and I headed towards him.

While greeting the two old men, I introduced myself to both of them.

"My name is Mala, sir.bu.."

They returned my greetings with a very sad smile.

"Just say like your own parents, son Mala, we're both ready to help Mala in this house." Bik Inah be polite.

Bik Inah and Pak Eko who had been taking care of this farm. As long as the mistress goes and settles in the city. They're just cleaning this house. Because on this farm there are no more farm activities.

"And also Mala, we'd like it if you're done with this homework before ten in the morning, because a teacher is coming here who will teach you how to read and write and then will be taught how to manage this farm, and you only have six months to learn everything," The big master didn't seem to play with his words.

" I hope you are really serious about learning everything that will be taught to you. I have high hopes for you and one more thing I don't want to dispute, do everything I want if you still want to send money to your parents in the village." Sahut the great mistress continued her husband's words.

It feels good that the ladies and gentlemen are paying attention to my education right now.

Even though it was too late I was determined to do it with all my heart. Bik Inah took me to the back room, and next to my room there was the room of Inah's bik and also her husband Pak Eko.

"Son Mala, rest first. Tomorrow can start cleaning up the house. Nak Mala definitely needs extra energy to work and study."

"Thank you, I'm happy to make Inah want to help me later too,"

"Geez, excuse me, take a break too."

"Alright bik." Due to exhaustion with the long journey today I fell asleep, and went to dreamland.

After breakfast, the ladies and gentlemen choose to tour the farm, wanting to start the focus of rebuilding their long-abandoned dairy. As for me and Bik Inah, start doing this housework.

"Son Mala, it's almost ten o'clock, get ready soon son, surely the teacher will be coming soon, the rest of his work so as to make Inah finish it well." Bik Inah reminded me, I really enjoy working with him.

"Yes bik, I went to the room first to prepare well."

Exactly ten o'clock it turns out my arrival has been waiting from earlier in the office room of the master and mistress. We will spend time studying together.

"Good morning my name is Vania's mother, I will teach you everything that the great master has commanded." Welcome her with her sweet smile. In addition to being young and beautiful, Vania's mother was also very friendly so very patient to accompany me to study.

There was nothing I missed in all the lessons I was taught. The lessons that Vania's mother gave were fun and easy to understand.