The Santet Neighbor Ku

The Prospective Mantu the Mbah

The next morning, Mas Jain my husband fed our cattle chickens. We kept dozens of chickens in the yard. While I went to water the chili plants I planted with a polybag in front of the house.

The chili trees were already fruiting and ripe, so we rarely bought chili at the stall. Although the price of chili skyrocketed, I was never confused because I also planted it. Finished watering my plants, I plucked the ripe chili.

I saw that the Mbah was also watering his flower plants which he had brought from his previous contract.

"Siram continues to dok.. until banjiirr." Joke to me.

I returned it with a smile. "A lot of flowers, is it for sale??"

"Yes ndok, it is usual if there is a rose selling. It's good to make more, behind also there are seeds again."

"Yes, thank goodness Mbah, can make income."

He replied to me with a smile. I then went into the house and did my usual activities, washing with the machine while I left cooking.

While Mas Jain has left for work, and my daughter Einy he always woke up late. He always wakes up at 08.00 am because of his habit of staying up every night. It is very difficult to get rid of the habit of staying up late, because since the baby is like that.

Every day when Einy wakes up, my job is done perfectly. So, I had a lot of time to take care of it all afternoon. It does not take extra energy and muscles to take care of it because he is an independent child.

That afternoon Einy and I just spent time watching television, his favorite broadcast. Until one car comes to the next. I saw the Mbah's son and a woman. I thought, maybe it's his future daughter-in-law.

I just saw it from the window, there was no desire to chat with them. Ever since, I've been closed off to other people. But the door of my house is always wide open to any guest who comes.

That afternoon, I saw his son and his girlfriend sitting in front of the house. The woman seemed polite and very quiet, she spoke softly with a soft tone.

I was thinking maybe soon they will get married, the Mbah will soon really be 'bah'. From the window of my room, I saw the woman smiling at me gently. I returned his smile too.

Until there were 2 motorcycles that came closer, one of the women who got off the motorcycle seemed to be in pain. They helped her into the house of the Mbah.

"Mom, make me dong's milk." Einy thrust his dodot at me.

I turned to hear Einy ask for milk.

"Yes, let's make it first."

I went to the kitchen and made him some milk. I heard from my kitchen the sound of Mbah laughing, those who were chatting warmly. They seem like close friends, I thought.

My cattle chickens are so noisy this afternoon, there's a hen that's going to lay eggs. He flew here and there. Even though it has been planted in a net around the house, the hen can still come out freely.

The hen repeatedly entered my kitchen through the window. I caught him and put him in the cage, there's a box where he lays his eggs. But the rogue chicken still flies around frustrating me.

Until he flew out of the house and made the pots of flowers spill. I went out and chased the chicken. That afternoon I was very frustrated with my hen. I want to cut it and cook rica-rica.

how really good is petok!

Not just 1 chicken rang, but all the chickens in the coop rang like that.

How exactly is petok! really really really really really really, really, really! how to be petok!

"Your, noisy chickens!" Shouted Einy.

"Yes, this is also my mom to catch."

Until dusk, I couldn't catch him. My husband came home, he saw me busy chasing chickens also helped me. With great difficulty we managed to lock her in a cage. I let out a sigh of relief.

"Mas, the chicken was rummaging through the flower pot of his mbah." I said in a annoyed tone.

"Well what else, the name is also chicken. Especially to lay eggs, huh heboh." Answer my husband in a relaxed tone.

"Mas, tomorrow if you take off work the net is added again to the top."

"Ngapain in addedin, justin aja kayagthat's why the hell?"

"I'm ashamed of you and Mbah..cannti if he is angry how?"

"Why chicken?!"

And my husband's last successful answer made me even more upset. I left him who still put his chicken in the cage.

Until nightfall, the atmosphere became calm and comfortable. My husband and son decided to walk around the compound to find a meatball pentol seller.

We went around the complex until we were satisfied.

"Mas, that's the girl who is at Mbah's house anyway mas?"

"Is that his future wife, Dadang?"

"Oh, that. It looks very young mas, it does not fit the same Dadang. That's a girl like a schoolboy. While the Dadang age is already 30 an more. Just as you are so different..." My words are trying to uncover the questions that lie in my heart.

"Yes, it's a very young woman, how do you want it to be the same Dadang?"

"Hus! can't do it mas. kualat later you!"

We both laughed on our bikes. Until we found the meatball seller, we finally stopped and relaxed there.