Man Seeker Cuan

Part 47's

Finally, after twenty days of sailing, they reached the port, the center of all the fishing boats gathered together, both large and small. People are busy loading and unloading and fixing nets or fishing gear.

Once they arrived, the ABKs immediately unloaded the contents of the ship. After that, they went home to each other until finally got word from the captain about the wages they would receive later.

As usual, Indra who is a regional child, has no place to cost other than hitchhiking at his friend's house.

While his friend was gathering with his wife and son to give up longing, he went alone and called his family in the village.

"Hallo, Mom, are you healthy?" Ask flat.

"Oh. But the pockets don't."

"Ah..Your bags are always very sick."

"How are you?"

"Healthy mother."

"Goodoo. Where are you now?"

"At a friend's house. We've come home from Merauke."

"Kok's fast?"

"Because the catch is always quiet, so the captain decides to go home."

"Oh that...So how's your catch this time? The lament?"

"Lumayan."

"How much? Can you get ten million?"

"Mmmm.... Might do. My debt is also much the same captain. I don't know how much I'll get."

"What debt do you owe your captain?"

"I borrowed money to buy clothes, pants, and underwear. Dry washing time continues."

"How much do you seem to owe your captain?"

"Five million."

"Before we left, I borrowed money. Every time we docked I also borrowed money. I only see people eating and drinking! I'm the one who works anyway! I also filled the pulse. If I lean back, I play a game. Can't I sleep on a boat all day?" His tone began to rise due to the interrogation.

"Yes already. Don't waste your Tet." His mother always called him Tet even if it wasn't his name. Then he continued, "Think of your future! You know our lives are poor. My mom doesn't have the money to marry you later. So think about it and collect your wedding money later. If you continue to wasteful how? Huh huh? Five million you spent alone. That's a lot! We here often eat rice accompanied by sambal only. Many debts. The dry season is long, many crops fail to harvest. Nothing can sell much. If there is, it's very mediocre. For electricity, gas, rice, fish are expensive, all are expensive. Ah... Never mind, there's no point in you talking at length about it. You won't understand!"

During that long lecture, Indra seriously listened without cutting off her conversation in the slightest.

Then his mother said again, "So how do you catch your friends? Many?"

"Lumayan. There are more than me, there are fewer. There's a friend of mine that I love squid every time I weigh. So that he can bring the money back home. Poor thing, the catch is always a little."

Hearing that his mother was immediately upset, "Why do you love your catch as well as your friend? It's none of your business. We're short of money. Those who give us help are not there. No one cares about us. When you're hard, do any of your friends care about you? Try to remember first! You fought alone. You start to go to sea, no one gives you some of the catch. No one even taught you. You said it yourself! How many times have you caught him?"

"Ten times."

"Well, is that right?! When weighed, how much money is it? Don't you repeat that again! Understood!"

"Yes. Ja. By the way, what are you guys doing?" Ask Indra.

"Speak on the phone." His mother replied briefly.

"Yes, not yet. I'm going to the stall to get some food. Later if our salary is liquid, I will immediately tell."

"Yes. Aye." Yeah." The answer then hung up.

After turning off her mobile phone, the woman again complained about the kindness of her child. "Boundless kindness is stupidity. That's how the kid is now. It's hard to tell."

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While Indra was away, Tono was preoccupied with new responsibilities, holding and petting her son whom she so longed for, which she could not see at birth. She carried him while singing so that his son would quickly sleep.

But his wife who seemed to focus on watching the drama, was disturbed so that the protest, "Bang, can not be silent anyway?! No sound of his voice. If you want to sleep with your child, just put them to bed. Don't sing! Fake voice so much, so proud to sing. There he is not sleeping, but increasingly glaring. Look at his eyes, they're glaring at you, aren't they?"

Instantly Tono immediately saw his son's face and right, their eyes clashed. So he smiled and said, "Yes Sus. Right you are."

"What I told you. Udahlah, if you want to sleep with children, just carry, but the mouth is silent. So that the atmosphere is quiet and he sleeps fast."

"M. Ja. Aye." Yeah." Bete replied while going elsewhere so that his wife was not disturbed by watching the drama.