Love The Village Youth
Chapter 44

Husein also stepped out of Diska with Minah.

"You don't worry, I'll take care of her" Minah said before Husein stepped out of Minah's cabin.

Minah is a farmer who participates in gardening on vacant land not far from the plantation location.

Husein stepped into the village, looking rushed. He did not want to linger leaving the girl who was waiting for him.

One Sunday together made Husein happy, and she already considered the girl like her own sister. Husein currently misses his only sister. Since he moved to Lubuk Gobing village and settled in the forest gardening there, he never again met his sister even he never exchanged news with his beloved sister.

Half an hour's drive, Husein had already reached the village. He delivered his crops to a stall that used to take the produce of his garden.

"Lho, tumben's coming a little early, Bang?" asked Melda the stall owner to Husein.

"Yes, there is a need to go to the Silaping market" replied Husein.

"More and more of the garden is the result, Bang," Melda said, weighing some of Husein's garden.

"Alhamdulillah, Brother. Allah will not deny the effort we have done" said Husein.

The man was still grateful for what he got.

"Yes, Bang. God will not be in vain as long as we are still willing to try" said Melda.

All the people of Lubuk Gobing Village already know who Husein is, they also know what the reason Husein moved to the village, all the news about Husein spread just like that in the village.

"This, Bang. The total is five hundred and forty-six thousand rupiahs" said Melda after finishing weighing all the garden results brought by Husein.

"Well, a lot, yeah the result." Husein was shocked by the amount of money given by Melda.

Every time Husein came to bring the produce of the garden, he never targeted his own price. He let Melda calculate the price of his garden.

"Alhamdulillah, Bang. Cabe is high in price, seventy thousand perkilo," Melda replied.

"Alhamdulillah, then I immediately buy the ingredients that I need for one Week," said Husein.

"Oh, yes. Yes, Bang," said Melda.

"Grab 1 kg of cooking oil, salted fish a quarter of a kilo, onions, soap and others" said Husein.

"Lho, many tumbens, Bang?" asked Melda astonished to see Husein's groceries.

"Mhm, yes. The money is enough" said Husein.

"Oh," Melda said with a friendly smile.

"I leave it here first, later if I return I take it," said Husein.

"Yes, Bang," said Melda.

After that Husein also stepped towards his friend's house, he asked his friend for help to accompany him to the Silaping market.

He wanted to buy a few pieces of simple clothes for Diska to keep the girl out of the forest her appearance was not too shabby.

"You keep that woman in the woods?" ask Roni to her best friend.

"I didn't keep it, but I gave him a place to stay. The plan was to take him to the village today and deliver him to Tanjung village today, but he fell. His legs sprained and did not allow him to walk up to the village" Husein explained to Roni.

Husein did not want people to know with the existence of Diska in his cottage, he asked Roni to keep it secret from the population so as not to misunderstand between himself and the population later.

"Ron, you promised not to tell this to your wife, I'm afraid this news is spreading in the village" Husein warned his friend.

They also went to Silaping market, Roni was happy to help his best friend.

At the market, the two men bought items that felt necessary for the girl.

After finishing shopping, Husein and Roni stopped for a moment at a coffee shop.

"Young, Rud. You're here?" roni asked as he looked at Rudi who was sitting in the coffee shop.

Roni once worked at the same place as Rudi so they knew each other.

"Hey, Ron. How are you doing? We haven't seen each other in a long time" Rudi said, greeting Roni.

Husein and Roni chose an empty seat, Rudi stood up and moved to his old friend's place.

Rudi noticed Husein, she felt she had met the man who was with her friend.

Likewise with Husein, he recalled his meeting with Rudi and Rama while in the forest.

"It seems like I've met this brother," said Rudi trying to remember when he met Husein.

"Yes, we've met before" Husein replied with a smile.

"Well, right. Where, huh. I met with Brother,?" tanya Rudi was still thinking.

"In the forest," replied Husein casually.

"Oh, yes. This brother who has helped us who are starving in the forest," said Rudi recalled the incident last Sunday.

"Yes" said Rudi smiling.

Husein recalled that Rudi was looking for someone.

"How, have you found the man you were looking for back then?" ask Rudi.

Rudi lowered his head, he looked very sad.

"Not yet, Bang," said Rudi sadly considering the current state of Rama.

"Maybe the girl has been eaten by a tiger or a large snake that we found in the forest a few days ago" Rudi said.

Roni turned to Husein, they looked at each other. Husein hinted at Roni to be quiet.

"The girl is the only woman who has made my best friend Rama fall in love, because of a misunderstanding between them, the girl strayed in the forest until now has not been found. Now my best friend prefers to live in the woods, in the garden of her parents." Rudi began to tell the current state of Rama.

After they saw the big snake while returning to the village, Rama's mind began to be disturbed. He had always imagined that his maiden was already dead swallowed by a huge snake alive.

Now Rama chose to live alone in the garden of his parents, he began to repair the cottage that used to be used by his parents to spend the night in the forest.

The handsome young man of the village did not want to be disturbed, he chose to calm himself from various problems while caring for the garden relics of his parents.

He has no passion to live with society. Rather than living in the village, he prefers to be alone in the forest reminiscing about his short love story with Diska.

Many changes happened to Rama, he was more quiet. The usual joy radiated on his face, now only the depression on the face.

Rudi as a friend also saddened by what is now experienced by the friend.

"Is the girl you're looking for named Diska?" ask Husein to make sure the person they were looking for last week.

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