
“ Umi ! “ call someone from back when umi and Selsa are walking side by side while choosing – choose vegetables.
Both women looked back at the same time. “ Ratna .. “ says umi.
“ Assalamu’alaikum, umi. “ Ratna gave her greetings as she grabbed umi's hand and kissed the back of her hand.
“ Waalaikum greetings. “ reply umi while smiling. “ Shopping Na ? “ tanyanya.
“ Yes, umi. “ replied Ratna. “ Umi also wholesale ? “ askanya while looking at umi groceries which of course brought by Selsa. Looks like Selsa doesn't let umi carry groceries even if it's just as plastic.
Umi nodded. “ Mumpung holiday, umi's ghost is also a holiday. The food in the house is gone. So all shopping to the market. “ the answer.
Looks Ratna glanced dislikely towards Selsa. Selsa who in the lyrics instead displays a row of white teeth makes Ratna rotate her eyeballs lazily.
“ Umi, so buy carrots no ? “ ask Selsa. “ View umi. That carrot is still fresh – fresh. “ point it towards the vegetable seller who sells carrots.
“ Oh Yes. We go there. “ reply umi. Selsa nodded then walked after Umi and Ratna, of course the girl also followed umi.
“ Sir, buy the carrot yes. “ said Selsa to the seller.
“ How many kilos umi buy it ? “ tanya now switch to umi.
“ 2 kilos aja. “ reply umi soft.
“ Wrapin 2 kilos yes pack carrot. Which is still seger – seger yes. Don't be rotten. Especially if from the outside is saucy, but the dalem is rotten. “ said Selsa. And Selsa's words just made someone insinuated. But I don't know if Selsa said it intentionally or not.
“ Ready to neng. Mr. kasi the saucy – sakep outside dalem dah tree. Kayak si eneng. “ kelakar the vegetable seller.
“ You know a cute girl. “ replied Selsa.
And Umi just shook her head while smiling at the behavior of her daughter-in-law from earlier. Usually he will only take a while in the market because he is bored. But today, I don't know how long he has been walking around because today he does not feel bored at all. As a result, they bought a lot of things.
“ Nih neng's. Carrot's 2 kilos. Want to add more, neng ? “ ask the father.
“ Mmmm ... Same is the pack, chives, celery leaves, samaaa .. The cabbage is one, same mustard leaves. “ said Selsa while pointing at some vegetables.
“ What do you want to do, son ? “ ask umi.
“ Mas Elyas would like bakwan same vegetable soup as well. Selsa wants to make Selsa bakwan's husband later to break the fast. “ Selsa replied. Hearing Selsa want to make Selsa's favorite food, makes Ratna's heart hotter. His hands are clenched.
“ Means later we buy meat. If you want to make vegetable soup, there is no meat less nendang. “ suhut umi. And Selsa nodded.
“ This neng. “ the father of the seller handed over a plastic bag of vegetables that Selsa chose earlier.
“ How many pack are all ? “ asked Selsa while opening her little sling bag about to pay for the vegetable.
“ Let umi aja, Sa. You keep paying from that. Umi when to pay ? Kan who wants to shop was umi. “ said umi sambi holding the hand of Selsa who wants to take money.
“ No umi. Selsa is paying. Mas Elyas make a living to Selsa loh mi. one of them is to shop for kitchen needs like gini. “ replied Selsa.
“ Elyas also give money to umi. “ said umi did not want to lose.
“ Can make a handle or make a simple umi aja. In the past, maybe Elyas gave money to Umi for shopping for kitchen needs as well. But because now Elyas already have Selsa as a wife, so now the business of civilisation is the responsibility of Selsa dong. “ said Selsa while stroking the back of umi's hand.
“ Hah ! “ Umi takes a long breath. “ Yes already. It's up to you. “ says he relented.
“ Well, so dong. “ said Selsa who immediately spent money a red sheet to pay for the vegetables he chose earlier.
Ratna had only listened to the attitude of the in-laws and daughter-in-law. With a tight heart. He felt so fond of Selsa. But why did Elyas ever say that he and Umi were forced to accept Selsa?
“ Here, let umi take it. “ Umi want to take the groceries from the father of the seller.
“ Let Ratna help you bring umi. “ Ratna immediately picked up the plastic bag.
“ Yes umi. Umi wants to buy meat, right ? All aja umi. Ratna also wants to buy meat. I asked to make sop. “ replied Ratna. Then he immediately walked beside Umi and took her hand and made Selsa inevitably walk behind them.
“ Nih, bring the groceries. “ Ratna said in a ketus tone while thrusting a rough plastic containing the vegetables to Selsa. Making umi frown at the attitude of Ratna. Especially hearing Ratna's tone.
“ Let umi aja bring Na. Poor Selsa, have brought a lot of stuff. “ said umi.
“ No umi. It should be Ratna who brought it. But up ahead there the street is muddy, a little slippery. Ratna wants to hold umi so as not to slip. “ said Ratna reasoned and her tone changed softly when talking to umi. “ If he goes alone umi. He was also young, so there was no way he could slip. “
“ Ta- “
“ No – pa umi. Selsa should have brought it. Selsa even thanked Ratna for taking usi. Keep umi let not slip. “ cut Selsa while reaching for the plastic bag that Ratna carries.
Umi smiled looking at Selsa. A good thing cannot be seen from the outside. Because only this time he heard the rough tone of a Ratna Ranggih. Who has always been gentle and humble. But it turns out that the girl can be rude to Selsa.
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“ You don't pa – pa right Sa ? Same with Ratna ? “ ask umi when they have walked out of the market and headed to a store located not far from the market.
“ Not really umi. “ replied Selsa with a smile. “ Make Selsa, it's natural Ratna behave like that Selsa. Because after all, Selsa has taken her future husband, right ? “ reply Selsa.
“ Yes, but he shouldn't have behaved like that. Even he pushed you so. “ Umi clasped Selsa's right hand.
“ Umi didn't think she had such a side. The Umi know, she is a gentle girl. Never speak rudely, let alone be rude to others. Hence, Elyas fell in love with him. “ he continued.
“ Yes maybe it's out of the habit she umi. Maybe so upset he is the same Selsa, so unknowingly Ratna did as before. “ said Selsa while looking softly at umi. “ Selsa ask for help umi, umi don't tell me the same mas Elyas about the previous yes ? Selsa did not want to mas Elyas feel sad because of Ratna's attitude just now. “ pinta Selsa.
Umi smiled, then nodded and stroked the back of Selsa's hand. “ Well, we have arrived. “ he said when they arrived in front of a store.
Selsa looked up to read the writing above the store. “ Umi shirt shop ? “ tanyanya.
Umi nodded. “ Can want lebaran. Umi want to see – see. You don't want to buy new clothes ? “ ask umi.
“ Yaaa .. want umi. Butii ... umi sure, want to buy clothes in this place ? “ ask Selsa to feel doubtful. “ We go to the mall aja umi tomorrow. “
Umi smiled. “ We go in first. View – first look inside. If there is nothing you like, we go to the mall tomorrow. “ he said.
Selsa nodded with doubt. Then he followed Umi's steps into the store. There are many clothes – dress, Muslim clothing with various brands and models. Not expecting, Selsa also drifted to choose – choose clothes to follow umi. He even looks enthusiastic.
“ Umi, Selsa pants do not wear kayak gini clothes ? “ Selsa attaches a kaftan robe to her body and shows it to umi.
“ Why not try ? Later umi kasakan appraisal. “ umi replied. And Selsa nodded. He then brought the clothes he had chosen into the dressing room.
Not long after, he came back out. “ Umi ..” call it. Umi looked over. “ Good not umi ? “ asked while paying attention to his own appearance.
“ Subhanallah. You're so pretty, son. You really deserve to wear this shirt. “ replied umi.
“ Umi sure? Selsa has never worn clothes like this. Selsa is afraid of strange even become. “ said Selsa felt insecure.
“ Trust the same umi. You're beautiful. Princess umi the most beautiful. “ says umi reassuring.
“ Yes if so, Selsa take this shirt. “ said Selsa sumringah. “ The price is cheap umi. If in the mall the price can be three times this. “ he continued while returning to the dressing room to remove the shirt earlier.
And as a result, that day, Selsa bought some modern clothes for her, then bought cocoa clothes for her husband, also bought some hijab of choice umi. And he also bought some pieces of the robe for the umi even though by force of course. Because Umi had refused the grant of Selsa.
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