The Snake Demon

5. TIJI TIBEH

Suad is a Warteg trader in Jakarta. But because Jakarta was attacked.pandemi severe. So that Suad intends to open a fried chicken business in his village.

After he's hunting saben today. On the third day he got a pretty strategic place.

Unfortunately, the rent is quite expensive.

He's a twenty-five-million-dollar year contract. For Suad that is used to selling. Expensive prices are okay. Sell origin.

Here Suad open fried and grilled chicken. It turns out that's how the roast chicken works. Per chicken roast Suad sell fifty-five thousand rupiah.

Well pretty cheap. Minimal friendly with lower class pockets.

But there were things that were previously under-accounted for. That in front of Suad there is also a grilled chicken seller. Even that person is an old man.

"Really if I knew before.I'm more of a contract place than having to face the rich like this..!" Said Suad speaking to himself.

While the grilled chicken trader in front of Suad named Roni also menggedumel the same.

"It's this era.again Corona if there is a rival again..!" Gerundel Roni in heart.

Each, both Suad and Roni expressed the question to their respective wives.

"If you know from the beginning there is a sale of grilled chicken. I'm not going to contract there..!" Said Suad to his wife, Sanah.

"How does Kang..!?" Sanah Tanys.

"Yes we see the development if there is no progress yes we stay or transfer the contract only..!" Kilah Suad's.

Fortunately from the contract value of twenty-five million rupiah a year. Suad just paid half. With a note if for three months good. Then the new Suad will pay it off.

"Let's see if three months of no progress, we just stay..!" Say Suad to Sanah.

The same thing Roni did. He also talked about the trade competition with his wife, Rani.

"Just started trading.eh know in front of me there are selling grilled chicken again..!" Said Roni to Rani.

Well, indeed Roni after not selling for two weeks because he was building a house. He was surprised that there was a new rival right in front of his stall.

When Suad did the survey also berpat Roni holiday. So he did not know if in the area, right in front of his stall there is a sale of grilled chicken.

Although this is just a misunderstanding. Because the absence of communication between these conditions becomes a kind of covert fight.

"It's been insolent. Musti was taught a lesson..!" Roni told his wife.

"You mean...Kang..!?" Ask Rani.

"Yes must be brushed so that the spit stops...!" Roni said with a grit of teeth.

"I have to go to Cirebon.ke Panguragan.!!!" Said Roni again.

Panguragan Cirebon is known to be quite mystical land. This means that the land if sown by the household in question can be messy. If sprinkled into the stall will collapse or loss.

So Roni tomorrow morning his wife's farewell to Cirebon. While Suad only based if after three months does not show results. So Suad intended to leave him.

In the evening after Panguragan, Roni sneaked near the shop and then he sowed the land he took from an old tomb in the village of Panguragan Cirebon.

Suad who was unaware of the danger of snoring.

In the morning, as usual Suad opened his stall every 08.00 WIB. And this morning too. Suad started preparing the fuel.

Like a furnace and coconut shell.

Usually at 09.00 WIB there is already a buy. Although not many, but still some are buying.

"Today, how else is it.. It's noon, no one has bought..!?" Said Suad to his wife, Sanah.

"I suspect too. Because it feels different..!" Sanah.

"I asked this to Wak Tarbun..!" Said Suad to his wife.

And the so-called Wak Tarbun is a very famous shaman in the village of Prohibition, Brebes.

That's where, to Wak Tarbun that Suad will go. And because until 14:00 WIB there is no buyer yet. Suad finally closed his stall.

Though usually Suad will close the stall every day at 22:00 WIB.

Because this is an extraordinary event. Suad would rather close his stall and immediately go to Wak Tarbun.

"Mixed...!!!" Salam Saud to Wak Tarbun at his modest home in Prohibition Village, Brebes County.

After being invited in. So Suad explained what he had experienced to Wak Tarbun.

"Ohw good thing you quickly came here ..your shop apparently someone sprinkled the soil from the old tomb in Panguragan.

I knew after I passed the epek-epek (palm) that it was your neighbor's work..!" Said Wak Tarbun who made Suad a little surprised.

"I mean Wak Tarbun..

Neighbors who sell grilled chicken..!?" Ask Suad to clarify.

"Well, if not who else..!" Wak Tarbun.

"That means trying to kill my efforts, huh Wak..!?" Ask Suad. Wak Tarbun nodded.

"Wah.wah then he fought a war.yes if I try to die he must die. One must die kabeh (all) or Tiji Tibeh..!!!" Ujar Suad.

"Then help me also Wak.agar warung he was bankrupt..!" Pinta Suad to Wak Tarbun.

Wak Tarbun agreed and Suad was asked to fast for starch one day and one night and was given a spell that he had to read midnight.

Since then Roni stalls were like dead stalls. The two stalls facing and selling grilled chicken are all empty buyers. And the principle of Suad Tiji Tibeh came true.

Even the state of Roni is more tagis because his wife is also sick. So that it cannot sell. Similarly Suad after three months his stall was deserted. Forced the stall he closed and re-selected the sales of warteg to Jakarta.

Suad is no more. Roni also rarely sells grilled chicken. Because his wife is still sick. Roni has to take care of him. Besides his children are small.

In addition to having to take care of his wife, Roni must also take care of his son. So that automatically can not sell roasted chicken.

Roni took his wife to the doctor. He has even been hospitalized. But still no change.

He said stomach pain but had a lot of drugs from the doctor's prescription taken, still not cured as well.

And in this pain ironically Roni believes more in doctors. More confident in medical healing.

So that the advice of some elderly people to try to ask for help prayer to Ustadz or Kyai was responded by Roni cynically.

Roni who used to often go to the mosque for congregational prayers now also never pray.

While rarely selling. Almost all of his valuables were sold out. I don't know when Roni's suffering will end. Wallahu nature.

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