Ustadz Ridwan's Dream

21. The Thousand and One Youth

Ridwan walked into the yard next to his house which was when his father was still alive made a Goat cage and also a wooden warehouse.

Now the yard is left alone remains an empty yard filled only with weeds and banana trees and papaya trees only.

Tomorrow morning mumpung has not started teaching, Ridwan plans to clean the weeds that grow there so as not to become a hiding place for snakes.

Ridwan walks into the yard to then pick up some papaya leaves.

Some banana trees there were seen Ridwan had begun to bear fruit and some were even ripe.

Ridwan remembered long ago when you were alive had talked to Ridwan that later the yard was for Ridwan to build a house after marriage.

Let the mother house that is now occupied become the home of Mbak Wening, considering that Mbak Wening at that time was also difficult to marry her husband who was both just an employee of the local donut factory.

Ridwan after feeling enough to take papaya leaves, Ridwan went home, his mother seemed to fall asleep in the front bed of the TV while watching the news on TV.

Not wanting to disturb, Ridwan just let the TV stay on even though Mom is asleep.

Apparently then Ridwan brought the papaya leaves to the well to wash, after which he went to the kitchen to take a container for papaya leaves that he picked.

Ridwan then took some spices, including Ridwan also took two chicken eggs.

During the pesantren he was accustomed to cooking himself, cooking sedehana, no need to be strange.

After all, our human obligation is only to eat to fulfill the rights of the body, the important thing is that food is halal and healthy.

Utilizing what is around is also one of the teachings in the pesantren where Ridwan studied.

Pesantren, which is still like the traditional pesantren, teaches students to take care of vacant land around the pesantren such as planting yams, cassava, also tomatoes, kale, spinach, chili, onions, and even long beans.

The activities of the students in addition to teaching, school, are also caring for the fields for the students.

And in the pesantren where Ridwan studied is indeed a cottage for men and women santri quite a distance.

Each has its own activities.

"Assynoltom..."

The voice of Ajeng said greetings as he entered the house in front,

"Astaghfirullah's..."

Ridwan forgets not to pick up Ajeng, even busy cooking.

Ridwan was moved to go into the middle room which is now Ajeng approached Mbah who so woke up because he heard the sound of Ajeng coming home.

"Ajeng, sorry Uncle lali didn't pick you up."

Ridwan looked so sorry.

Ajeng walked towards his Uncle to shake hands, after greeting his Mbah.

"Lho, Ajeng is already used to go home alone Wan, if he goes home with his friends walking around a lot."

Said Mother.

Ajeng.

"They eat healthy."

Stylish jerky with both hands like a bodybuilding athlete.

Ridwan heaved a sigh of relief,

"God, thank God, Uncle is afraid to be scolded by your mother."

Ridwan.

Indeed Ridwan also not so remember, Mbak Wening this morning message Ridwan pick up Ajeng or not.

Anyways...

Ah Ridwan really because he met Anisa and Pak Haji Syamsul who put a haunted face it feels all day so it feels wrong and difficult to concentrate.

He could feel if Mr. Haji Syamsul who would be difficult to accept the presence of Ridwan if he was desperate to get close to Anisa.

"What are you doing, Wan?"

Mother asked suddenly startled, making Ridwan's daydream instantly messy.

Ridwan who realized now saw Ajeng had walked into his own room with his mother.

"Ridwan again want to smell papaya leaves Bu, same fried eggs."

Ridwan.

Mom seemed to wake up from her lying down.

"You're not from the market tired and you should take a break."

Mother said anyway.

"It's okay, Mom, you just rest, you must also be tired of making emping melinjo."

Ridwan.

"After all, Ridwan can cook. Later after the new cook Ridwan pray and rest for a while. Because starting this afternoon already have to fill the activities at the home of Pak Haji Imron."

"Waah cool, so this afternoon can already pay again, Uncle?"

Ajeng who has copied the house clothes looks to bring his uniform that he was wearing with a hanger.

Ma'am Wening did teach Ajeng so, every time he went home he had to copy, then used uniforms worn by him hanging with hangers in the backyard.

Because Ajeng was a child, Mbak Wening deliberately provided one nail near the kitchen door that Ajeng could reach to hang his uniform by riding a bamboo bale there.

"Yes, it's late in the afternoon and it's starting again."

Ridwan.

"Asiiik, Ajeng will leave with Uncle ya."

Pinta Ajeng's.

Ridwan.

"Yes, now Uncle wants to cook first, it's Ajeng already Uncle bought the ice dawet, but maybe it's not cold because of earlier."

Ridwan.

Ajeng.

"Well, we don't have Uncle's refrigerator, hehehe..."

Ajeng.

Ridwan replied.

"Later, inshaAllah if Uncle has worked, Uncle will buy a refrigerator so Ajeng can store ice."

Ridwan.

Of course, it's fun not to play.

"Well, Uncle wants to buy a refrigerator, yeee yeee..."

Mbah chuckled, too,

Ridwan then walked into the kitchen again to continue cooking.

Ajeng also followed behind Ridwan, then continued his small steps out of the kitchen to ride a bamboo bale and hang the uniform that he had worn out.

Ridwan started frying the omelet, Ajeng went inside again to grab a big glass and went into the living room because he wanted to eat ice dawet.

The mother who had woken up would not be able to continue napping again, she got out of bed in the TV room and turned off her TV.

Mother walked to the back room, to go to the well to get water wudu.

However, because the day is a little cloudy, so Mother took the time to lift the clothesline first, some of which were dry were put in a basket, while still not too dry, while still not too dry, transferred to a long bamboo hanging under the roof tile that protrudes from the kitchen.

Mother then returned to the well, took a new wudu then brought the laundry basket Mbak Wening entered.

"Your new shirt is still wet just washed, Wan?"

Ask Mom.

"Enggih Ma'am, Ridwan was immediately washed, because if you wait for tomorrow to be washed by Mbak Wening again, it's not good he's tired of taking care of this, work too."

Ridwan.

"Yes, I also sometimes pity to see Wening, even sometimes still have time to help Mom finish batik so that it can quickly become money."

Mother's shaking head.

"inshaAllah later if Ridwan income is enough, Ridwan will certainly ask Mbak Wening not to work at the home of Pak Haji Syamsul again, if you want to mending open a small stall so do not be too tired."

Ridwan.

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