SARLINCE (UNilateral LOVE)
85. Seeking Medicine
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"Pig. Have we recently been visiting from the next village or the opposite village?" mehru asked as Kuolo finished cleaning himself.
"A few days ago our village did indeed come some traders from the opposite village,"
"What are they selling?"
"Spices only and their seeds. And there are also those who sell clothing "
"How is the merchant's body? do they look okay?"
"Do you suspect that Uncle Matuo's source of illness came from those merchants?"
"There is a possibility of those who carry the seeds of the disease. The problem is that our village has never been exposed to this rare disease, right?"
"You better keep that suspicion to yourself right now. Fear if there are other residents who hear, they can misunderstand and drive out every guest who comes."
"Ya Baba is right. This should indeed be investigated first, this is only my guess is not a definite conclusion."
"Your mother also bought some herbs and seeds, but there's no reaction to our family, is there?"
"Emmm. Hopefully my guess is wrong, tomorrow I have to see the state of Uncle Matuo first. We need to figure out a way we can heal Uncle Matuo as soon as possible. Poor thing, he must have suffered so much from his illness."
"Obsteady-hat. We do not know how to transmit the disease through what media. You don't just touch Uncle Matuo's skin,"
"Good Ba."
"Emm..wangi what is this? did you get the hunt today?"
"Yes. I got Mom's favorite meat,"
"The deer?"
"Emm." Mehru nodded.
"Mehru's archery skills need not be doubted. If he wants to, all the animals in the forest he can slaughter" Kheiren said, chuckling.
"He's really good at that. But honey, no one wants to be with a rude girl like her. Men love a gentle woman, not a half-mighty woman like her."
Mehru pursed her lips, while Kheiren and Kuolo laughed loudly.
"Have you guys made enough fun of my daughter? when it's over, let's eat first."
"Let me help Aunt Saguni" Kheiren said.
Kheiren got up from his seat and went to the kitchen to help Saguni serve food on a wooden table made of giant diameter tree slabs.
"Indeed Aunt Saguni's cooking no one can doubt its delicacy. The smell alone makes my saliva want to drip," said Kheiren.
"Then spend it according to your stomach ability," said Saguni.
Several bowls of gulai and bacon and also some types of stir-fry vegetables have been held on the table. The smoke that billows from the cooking really makes anyone's stomach so rumble.
"Woah.this really piqued my appetite. Let's eat together" Kuolo said.
Mehru and Kheiren took the bowl and spooned a few spoons of gulai and bacon and vegetables into their bowls.
"Ah...Aunt, this is really delicious. I want to eat, too,"
"Eat with fullness. You can bring it to your mother's house, too,"
"It is with pleasure Bi."
"Mehru put your feet down! learn to behave like a girl."
"Pig. It's a position I like to eat, if the guy likes me, of course I have to like the way I eat."
"This kid really,"
Mehru did not comment on Kuolo's words, but he enjoyed the delicious meat cooked by his mother.
"I heard there are some residents who will evacuate our village from the next village. Is that true?" ask Saguni.
"Yes. There has just been an earthquake, many houses are buried. Because only our village is closest, so they will stay here until an indefinite time."
"Our village is the closest to them. But said to be close also they take 3 days of walking to get here."
"Did they not have horses?"
"There may be a few. Not everyone can afford to own that animal,"
Mehru returned to eating. After he finished resting, and Kheirenpun went home.
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The sunlight disturbed the comfort of Mehru who was sound asleep in her room. Walls and roofs are only made of leaf midribs, able to be penetrated by the sun because the entire house is made of tree midrib. Especially when it rains, they still think hard how their house does not enter the water when the rainy season begins to fall.
"Wake up, don't you want to hunt today? the sun is almost upon your head" said Saguni.
"What do you cook for my morning meal?"
"Mother cooked a tree kettle for you."
Mehru got out of her bed and went to clean up. When she was done, she wore a return cloth as her breastplate and also a folded cloth that covered her pants half a pole. Not to forget there was a rope made from a tangle of cloth that was coiled around his head, so that his one-bound hair did not block his view.
Mehru enjoyed the tree stewed by his mother with a cup of flower tea made by Saguni himself. After that Mehru went to Kheiren's house.
"Are we going to hunt again today?"
"Yes. Everyone in my house loves meat. So don't be asked to hunt or not, unless we get a big catch today, then it can last three days not hunting."
"We'll get it. I'd love to eat a whole roasted pig,"
"Then put your eyes and ears together."
"All right."
"But before that we'd better see Uncle Matuo's situation first,"
"For what? didn't your baba forbid us to go there?"
"It's not forbidden, but we have to be careful. Don't touch her skin carelessly."
"All right."
Mehru and Kheiren ride their horses to go to Matuo's house. Until there, Mehru can see the condition of Matuo who looks limp with lips that have dried.
"How's Uncle Matuo Bibi doing?"
"As you can see, your uncle's body looks limp."
"Did you eat something strange before, or come into contact with a stranger?"
"No. What we ate was the same as what we ate every day even though your uncle went into the forest though. I know we didn't meet any villagers either." Answer Aunt Rumbe.
Mehru saw the condition of Matuo's skin which was filled with fluid, and there was also a wound that had opened and left a black mark on his skin.
"It is better that Uncle should not scratch his skin, fearing that this liquid will cause the spread of new wounds."
"But it's very itchy and painful." Answer Matuo lirih.
"Patience. We will try to find a suitable medicine for uncle, if necessary we will bring a healer from outside the village."
"Thank you Mehru,"
"Uncle should also be given more Bi drink. Looking at uncle's dry lips, it seems like uncle was given less fluid so that it made uncle's body go limp."
"Well Mehru, aunt will listen to you."
"We go home first Bi. Later I will hunt, if I find a good medicinal plant, I will bring it for uncle."
"Thank you Mehru."
"Emm."
Mehru and Kheiren leave Matuo's residence to hunt into the forest. Along the way to the forest, Mehru thought of a way for Matuo to be healed and made the citizens no longer afraid of the effects of the disease for others.
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