The Ghost Story of LESTARI
19. The Difficult Trust
Lestari has just arranged food on a special bale-bale to eat the baby and also later Lestari.
The dishes for Ki Gedhe Tirtayasa and his family have been brought by the customers to their private homes.
"So Bang Damar forgot to take the fish, so we just eat the potluck."
"Eggs have not yet been taken Samsul from the cage."
Other words.
"Yes maybe they did not have time because early in the morning Ki Gedhe Tirtayasa had sent Bang Damar and Samsul to go to the garden."
Nyi Esih.
"Bang Damar it seems that if later became a husband would be an extraordinary husband yes, he is not only handsome, the offspring of famous people, he is also smart, hardworking and polite to women. I heard that Mr. Lurah had started whispering to Ki Gedhe Tirtayasa to match his daughter with Bang Damar."
Uhuk uhuk...
Hearing the words of one of Emban, Lestari who was drinking choked.
"Why Lestari? How come drinking's choking like that?"
Nyi Esih looked at Lestari, as well as the others.
"It's okay Nyi."
Lestari patted her chest.
"Already, we just eat, the food for Bang Damar and Samsul has been separated, right?"
Ask Nyi Esih.
"It's been saved Nyi."
Said the emban who was the story about the matchmaking of Bang Damar with the son of a lurah.
Lestari sat beside Nyi Esih.
Nyi Esih spooned the rice for Lestari, put it on a banana leaf sheet, then told Lestari to take her own side dish.
Only sambal on cobek and tempe fried as well as salted fish and two petai that have been steamed.
Such a menu is certainly good enough in the past, when other people meet rice alone is difficult.
They still enjoy eating, when a rear gate made of bamboo creaks sounded.
The rear turnstile is located not far from the kitchen and can be seen from the bale-bale position where Lestari and the fry enjoy their meal.
It is seen then that Samsul who first entered to bear the newly harvested coconuts.
While behind Samsul, Damar followed carrying a bunch of bananas Mas, and also a tie of flowers delicious night.
"Well, get a banana."
Nyi Esih looks so happy to see Damar carrying the ripe banana.
Damar nodded with a smile.
"Later to cut first Nyi, we divide how many combs to be sold as well, coconut also later partially processed into oil only, can be used alone and also for sale to be more profitable."
Damar.
Lestari is seen stealing glances at Damar who looks so dashing.
"Feed Bang Damar first."
Nyi Esih.
Damar nodded.
"Yes, I'm going to take a shower, I'm going to eat."
Damar.
"You'll eat Sul first."
Damar.
Samsul who was busy dismantling the coconut pikulan seemed to nod.
Damar after putting bananas and the new ones he got from the garden seemed to walk closer to the bale-bale where the parents and Lestari were sitting enjoying their food.
Damar carries the bonds of a night-blooming flower in his hand.
He was actually very nervous, but he did not want to waste the opportunity to give the flowers he had picked for Lestari.
"Miss Lestari."
Damar finally dared to call Lestari.
Of course Damar's call made Lestari gasp.
His face instantly hinted red, especially when Damar suddenly extended a bunch of flowers towards him.
"For Miss."
Damar.
The sisters and Nyi Esih were even surprised to see Damar acting so to Lestari.
"Sa... Me?"
Lestari looked at Damar for a while, but then finally received the flowers.
Damar smile.
"Put it in the room to make the room fragrant."
Damar.
Lestari nodded softly without daring to look at Damar's face again.
Now all he felt was that his face was hot, and it must have looked very red.
Ah Lestari even felt her chest as if it was about to explode.
Damar then excuse me because he has to take a shower.
All nodded.
After the death of Damar, of course Lestari immediately tempted all who were there.
"Wah looks like Bang Damar is in love with Lestari."
"What a look at the way he looks at you Lestari."
"How does he smile too."
"Yes, he's never been that warm all this time."
"Either until picking flowers."
All the excitement was extraordinary, and Lestari blushed more and more embarrassed, his body felt floating into the clouds.
Samsul, who had finished unpacking coconuts, was seen carrying three young coconuts towards them women.
"Do you want to open it now or tomorrow?"
Ask Samsul.
"Who fits it, open it now, we can enjoy the afternoon like this delicious."
Nyi Esih.
"All right."
Samsul agreed.
Meanwhile, from the back door of the store, not far from the kitchen and bale-bale where the women gathered together with Lestari and Samsul, a man who was full of authority stood up.
He looks riled up, after hearing the emban tease Lestari about Damar.
The sixty-year-old man then walked slowly towards his private room.
He remembered Mr. Ageng Parta Prawira's handwritten letter to him.
The letter carried by Abdinya while driving Lestari to his padepokan.
Yep...
Sure oes...
Lestari, that young and beautiful girl would certainly not be ignored by any young man.
If Damar is really in love with Lestari, of course Ki Gedhe Tirtayasa is very capable of understanding.
But...
The problem isn't that.
It is not a matter of two young people who fall in love with each other, but the great trust given by Mr. Ageng Parta Prawira to him.
Trust to keep Lestari until old enough to be married by Mr. Ageng Parta Prawira.
Being made a wife after his wife died, which will automatically become the mother of Damar himself.
Ah...
How'this?
Ki Gedhe Tirtayasa was so upset.
What should he do to prevent the two men from loving each other?
Do they have to be separated from now on so that the seed of love does not necessarily grow more fertile?
Or just leave it? And let time decide how the fate of the two men?
Ki Gedhe Tirtayasa continues to weigh in on what he should do.
[Ki Gedhe Tirtayasa whom I respect, I really hope Ki Gedhe Tirtayasa takes care of Lestari until the time I invite her to marry him. Don't let anyone dare approach him. Tell anyone who puts their heart on Lestari, if the girl is the future wife of Mr. Ageng Parta Prawira]
Such is the passage of a letter from Mr. Ageng Parta Prawira which eventually became a heavy burden Ki Gedhe Tirtayasa.
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