
Verda opened the bedroom window and breathed in the fresh morning air, filling her lungs while bathing herself in the warm sunlight sweeping across her skin.
The Vedra room faces directly into the front yard of the very classic Vedra parents house. A wooden building with a not too high. Some of the roof is still using the leaf roof, the rest uses a zinc roof that has been oxidized.
The courtyard of the house was quite spacious and was quite a distance away from the neighboring houses. The tent on the grounds has still not been dismantled, leaving the remnants of the festivities of the wedding reception last night. For Verda, the wedding reception last night was far from festive and luxurious considering the event was only held in the yard of the house and the guests who came were only residents in this village. Guests invited officials are also only at the level of sub-district.
No invited guest wears a suit or evening dresses that are beautiful and elegant. Verda realized that her appearance last night was clearly the wrong costume but rather than having to wear the wedding dress chosen by her in-laws which was clearly not her taste it was better to wear her own dress.
Verda's eyes were fixed on Vedra which is currently heating the car engine while checking the condition of the vehicle. Today they were already planning to return to the city because tomorrow Verda should have already re-entered the office.
It's exhausting, but what else? Verda's job is obviously much more important than this wedding reception.
Padri walked over to Vedra.
"Why rush home, Ved? Is it not hard here?" ask Mr. Padri.
Padri observed the change in expression of his son who looked confused giving an answer.
"Is it because of your mother, so you don't feel good?" ask Mr. Padri.
"It's not so, sir, Verda and I have to come back soon because of work" Vedra replied.
"Oh, I see," Padri nodded slowly. "Ved, you don't have to think too much about your mother's words, you just focus on having a good household" Padri advised Vedra.
"Yes sir" replied Vedra.
...*****...
Verda walked out of Vedra's room, greeted by a cynical look that immediately rained down on the woman. Verda simply replied to all of that with a smile. He crossed the kitchen to go to the bathroom.
"Umma ae, women wake up this afternoon! Far too much!" ceplos Bu Fadlun's.
"Did big city women like to wake up?" Acil Inam.
Verda commented on her smile, she felt she had to respond to the welcome from the Vedra family.
"Hmm, I used to say that the wake-up day was night! Haha," said Verda while chuckling.
Verda's intentions wanted to joke and melt the atmosphere, but the reaction of the old women was even more cynical.
"God! You're just like a bad girl! Or are you a bad girl?" acil Inam's tone rose by two octaves.
"'Oh Ma'am, I was just kidding. No need to baper that way," Verda again commented a smile.
"Baper? What Baper?! You insulted me against me being a villager?!" cecar Acil Inam towards Verda.
"What's up, Cil? Why fuss? What's the problem?" ask Vedra.
Vedra just entered the kitchen through the back door.
"Veds! This bini ikam needs to be flattened! Acil's village, he gave the language of the big city to make fun of!" Acil Inam was on his waist, glaring furiously with his right hand pointing towards Verda.
"What's the big city language?" ask Vedra astonishment.
"Your wife licked Acilu baper!" sahut Bu Fadlun's.
Vedra turned towards Verda who seemed to be shaking slowly while raising her shoulders.
"I'm just kidding," Verda said lightly.
Vedra was quickly able to read the situation going on between Verda and her family.
"Cil, baper means to bring feelings, meaning that everything should not be put into the heart later even become hurt," Vedra explained to Acil Inam.
"Oh, so you mean, Acil is a baper guy, right?!" Acil Inam is back on emotion.
"Sister Inam, I'm sorry, my daughter-in-law yes, her name is also a woman from a big city" said Bu Fadlun.
Verda could hear that the Vedra family was clearly discrediting him. People who are often exposed to stereotypical issues against people who live in big cities.
"Ved, let's have breakfast together, I've prepared breakfast for you" Ms. Fadlun said.
"I want to take a shower first" Verda said.
...*****...
After bathing, Verda immediately put on her clothes. He wears a white tank top with a light blue loose shirt and high-waisted denim pants. She styled her hair with a tall clip.
He immediately got out of the room and headed to the family room. Vedra and the man's extended family had already gathered, eating breakfast together. The menu is served in the form of yellow rice and vegetable lontong.
Verda immediately joined the Vedra side that was eating a bowl of vegetable pontong. Verda smelled his smile, secretly impressed to see how to eat Vedra who seemed to enjoy everything that was eaten by the man. It was as if any food he ate was delicious.
"What's wrong?" ask Vedra towards Verda.
"Hmm, no," Verda replied.
"Let's eat, don't taste the food of the villagers?" asked Bu Fadlun in a satirical tone.
This is the witch looking for more, huh? Inner Verda while reviewing a bright smile.
"All these foods look good, it's just that I'm not used to eating heavy meals for breakfast" Verda replied.
"Lakas bajapai, Ikam got kapuhuhan," Acil Inam chimed.
Verda furrowed her brows.
The woman said that I was using slang from the city, looking at me as if I was mocking her, even though she herself even used a regional language that I did not understand! Inner Verda.
Yes, the germs across the ocean look!
"Verda, if you don't want to eat, at least taste it, otherwise you will be harmed" Vedra explained to Verda.
"Don't scare me like that" Verda thunts.
Vedra took a spoonful of yellow rice towards Verda.
"Taste a little bit, or they'll all say even scarier things" Vedra said.
Verda took a spoon from Vedra's hand and fed the yellow rice to her mouth. Verda really felt like vomiting because she was not used to eating the food. Moreover, there is a fishy aroma of fish that feels stinging on Verda's tongue.
Vedra actually does not believe in things beyond human logic, only that the elders in his house say things nuanced threat, it would be nice to be obeyed for the sake of mutual benefit.
Verda quickly grabbed Vedra's warm tea and gulped down its contents, letting a spoonful of yellow rice slide straight down his stomach rather than straining his oral cavity and throat.
...*****...
After eating breakfast, Vedra also put all the items he will carry in the car.
"Vedra."
Vedra turned to the source of the voice calling out to her.
"Siti," Vedra said the woman's name.
...*****...
Author notes
Lakasi: hurry, immediately
Bajapai: sample
Ikam : you
Lordship: catastrophe
Please forgive acil author if there is a wrong translation. If any reader is a native speaker, please author correction yes.
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