The White Lotus Science
Part 22 Meet a young man
“Alhamdulillah, I succeeded,” said Seruni gleefully.
Because of his pleasure, Seruni had unknowingly broken Sigai belonging to a young man. Seeing that his side had been broken by Seruni, the young man had intended to shout, but for fear that he would undo his intentions.
He must have abandoned his intentions, but Seruni, who had high knowledge, realized that someone had peeked at him from behind the bushes.
“Hey who's there, come out!” seruni exclaimed in a loud voice.
“I Neng. Forgive me, don't kill me, Neng,” the young man said as he came out of hiding.
“Who will kill you too, I just said, come out. Why are you hiding behind that bush, want to look at me?”
“Oh, no Neng, I don't really care, I just want to take water nira.”
“Air nira, what is air nira?” tanya Seruni did not understand.
“Water that comes from that palm tree, Neng.”
“Then, why don't you take it now?”
“Where should I take it, just ignore it, already Neng break it.”
“Sigai, what is sigai?”
“That, bamboo is used as a ladder, to take the sap water that comes from the tree.”
“Ooo, that's it. So I broke it?”
The man did not answer, he just nodded his head at the omen, what the Seruni said was indeed true.
“Alright, then I'm sorry. But you can still take it home right?”
“No can Neng, my house is very far from here.”
“Exit, how else?”
“Forced we make a new one Neng.”
“Kita? You mean the two of us?”
“Iya, Neng. Kan was Neng himself who broke it.”
“Alright let me help you make your sigai, the new one,” said Seruni while smiling sweetly.
After agreeing, then they both made the sigai both, the bamboo taken directly in a small hole, to put the wood, which was made as a ladder.
“Well, now that you are done, please take the water.”
“Good Neng,” replied the young man while, trying to lift the sigai he had made with Seruni.
Calmly, then the young man climbed the sides one by one, until he arrived on the palm tree.
“Neng want water?” ask the young man to Seruni.
“What does it feel like? I have never drank it,” Seruni replied from under the palm tree.
“It feels sweet, if Neng wants, let me bring it down.”
“No need, let me go upstairs myself,” replied Seruni who suddenly had been in front of the young man.
Seruni perched quietly on a very fragile palm tree. It made the young man surprised, when Seruni had been in front of him. So surprised, without realizing it, the young man's hand was released and he plunged free down.
Seeing the young man fall down, Seruni quickly caught his body, which almost touched the ground.
“Be careful, later you can fall.”
“Neng made me fall.”
“Lho, how come I?”
“Exit, Neng makes my heart want to escape.”
“It turns out your body is heavy too? heavier than palm water that time yes!”
“Yes, that. But today I'm losing money, the water is all scattered. So I also can't make sugar at home.”
“I'm sorry, but I've already nolongin you earlier.”
“Ya. Then I'll just go home today.”
“Why rush?”
“Because at home, my mother is waiting, later if I am late to go home, Mother must have trouble alone.”
“By the way about a Mom, can I come with you?”
“Ikut, where to go Neng?”
“Ya, come with you.”
“What a shame, my house is also ugly. You can still be grateful, because you still have a mother, if I, do not be home, Mother and Father I do not have.”
“Then, come with me.”
“Thank you, you have been kind to me.”
“Sama-sama.”
After the young man allowed Seruni to come with him, they walked along. Must take a steep and winding road, but it does not discourage Seruni to continue to follow the young man.
They ran and laughed along the way to the young man's house, Seruni's heart was very happy, because his whole life was just that time, he had a friend who could make him laugh.
“You turned out to be a swordsman huh?” ask the young man to Seruni.
“Yes, because my adoptive father is also a swordsman.
“Ooo, so,” replied the young man briefly.
“In addition to harvesting Nira water, what is your other work?”
“No Neng, it's just my day-to-day job.”
“Can it be enough, if only from this water alone?”
“You don't want Neng. After all I have to do again, my rice fields and gardens at this time, are being controlled by a rich and evil boss in my village.”
“Why can it be brushed?”
“Not my own land Neng, but the land of the entire village population is also controlled by the boss.”
“How can he control all the land in your village?”
“That Juragan, gave us a loan of money whose interest is three times that of its parent. If we don't want to minjam, the boss tortures our family, including my mother who has been a victim of her immortality, until my mother goes blind.”
“So your mother was blind, huh?”
“Iya, Neng.”
“That's all because of that boss.”
“Actually your name is who, from earlier we told you, but I don't know what your name is.”
“My name, Ahmad, Neng.”
“Ooo, Ahmad yes, beautiful name.”
“We have nyampe Neng. This is my home.”
“Oh, this is your home?”
“Iya, Neng, just a hut that reot.”
“No need to talk like that, because every human has their own level.”
“Iya, Neng,” replied Ahmad bowed shyly.
“Mad, actually your mother, blind to what?”
“At that time, when Dad died, Mom couldn't afford the installment money, from our debt to the rich man.Ten ten of the boss' men came to this house, to torture my mother.”
“really?”
“Iya, Neng. Their mother's eyes were doused with rice paddies mixed with mud. We must have tried to wash it, but the mud has made my mother's eyes can no longer see.”
Why not take her to Mad Hospital?”
“We don't have money for Neng's treatment. We only take care of her at home. Maybe because the mud is still in Mom's eyes, that's why, Mom's eyes still remain swollen and sore.”
“One thoughtful love Your mother.”
“Iya, Neng.”
“Indeed, how many years has it been, your mother suffered that blindness?”
“It's been almost ten years Neng.”
“You want to call your mother out, I'd love to see her.”
“Good Neng, I'll call Mom first.”
“Ya, please.”
Seriate...
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