BERHALA ISLAND
EPISODE 60: THE STRANGE CHILD

    That morning, while at the morning market, Rina so buy small clothes that are possible fitting to be worn by the child beggar who always comes in the yard of his house. Rina accidentally went to the clothes seller at the market that morning, and of course she immediately chose small clothes for a child the age of a beggar little girl who often came to his house. Yes, even though Rina had never had children, but she could guess the size of the child she had given the pack rice several times. Rina could estimate the size and height of the child. So that he can estimate the size of the clothes he will buy, and of course, Rina also chose the appropriate color for the child who will buy the clothes. Yes, Rina bought one dress for the child who always came to her house. In Lina's heart, surely the child would be happy with the clothes that Lina would later give. And tomorrow morning, if the child comes back in front of Rina's house, not only will the rice wrap be given to the child, but Rina will also give new clothes. Lina had imagined, surely the child would be happy.

    "Well, Rin ...? Are you done shopping?" podin asked in the car to wait for his wife to shop.

    "Yes, Mas .... Any minute .... There are some vegetables I need to buy. And this was, I bought clothes for the child who always came to the front of our house, Mas. Tomorrow morning I will give it to him." said Rina to her husband, who would also smile when he saw his wife had bought clothes for the child who was always told to him.

    A little later, and after finishing shopping, Rina went home with her husband, of course, bringing a lot of groceries and also items for the purposes of her food stall. The car is full of groceries.

    It was early morning, when they arrived at his house. Podin immediately straddled the groceries from his car into the kitchen, where his wife was concocting and processing. Rina did not sleep. He immediately prepared various cooking ingredients. Not confused. Because Rina is already accustomed to preparing food stall needs ingredients. Almost two years he was with Bu Hendro working like that. That's the risk of a food stall trader. In the early morning before the person wakes up, he must go to the market to shop. They had to prepare ingredients for cooking, they had to prepare the merchandise needs that he would sell in his food stall. There is hardly any time for rest. From night until evening came again.

    In the kitchen, Lina was directly concocting the cuisine. Not only preparing the ingredients, but also cutting, cleaning, concocting and processing. Podin who was once lazy, now after seeing his wife, Rina, who was selling, opened a food stall business, which was certainly busy with various preparations for cooking, preparations to make food dishes, and food, preparation to serve the menu at the stall. Inevitably, Podin must now help his wife. Podin also participated busy, helped organize, followed the process, helped cook in the kitchen, helped his wife who was busy preparing her merchandise cuisine.

    "Mas Podin ..., please get me that concoction ..., it's there" said Rina who asked Podin to get something.

    "This one ...?" sahut Podin while showing the pliers he took.

    "Remain ..., Mas .... It's a concoction for preparing fried foods. With this concoction, it makes it easier for us to cook. No need to knead or mash the seasoning again, Mas .... So our work can be faster, because just stirring this spice in the dough, along with the items we will fry we cook, is ready. We'll just put it in the frying pan. So it's more practical, faster and more delicious, Mas" Rina explained to her husband.

    "Wah .., now it is indeed an era that is easy, Rin .... Everything has a spice" said Podin, who was observing the ingredients purchased by his wife.

    "Yes, Mas Podin .... The problem is, it is modern times. Need something practical." said Rina.

    "Everything is sophisticated. In ancient times, things like this must have been very slow. In preparing the cooking alone must be a long time yes, Rin .... Because it has to menggulek seasoning, must be in a smooth mash, and so forth. Now all the spices are available, just put it in, stay stirred, stay in the grease, directly fried, directly cooked, and it tastes good too huh, Rin ...." podin said that of course he began to be happy with the cooking effort made by his wife.

    "Whoa, Mas .... Every age has its development. So if we are now like this, it is already a very rapid progress, Mas Podin." said Rina.

    They were again busy with preparing the ingredients to be cooked by Rina. Until finally, by morning even Rina had finished preparing everything, had completed the dishes.

    "It's all done, Mas .... The cuisine is waiting to mature. Stay tomorrow morning, once the open shop is ready. Once the person who wants to buy on comes, we can immediately serve it." so said Rina to her husband.

    "Yes, Rina .... But mumpung has not started to open, I was a bit sleepy, I want to close my eyes for a moment huh, Rin .... Let's not be so sleepy. Tomorrow morning when the buyer comes, I'm ready to help you" said Podin asked his wife's permission to close his eyes.

    "Yes, Mas Podin .... Please, but later if the buyers are crowded, I am helped, yes ..." so said Rina who would allow her husband to close his eyes first.

    Understandably, this morning from evening she had invited her husband to shop at the morning market. Surely Podin was also tired and sleepy. If Rina anyway when her husband drove the car, he could close his eyes in the car. But Podin who drives, of course, his eyes must always be vigilant and it is impossible to close the eyes. So when he helped his wife, and had finished the dishes to be sold by his wife, he immediately asked permission to close his eyes for a moment. Finally, Podin broke down and slept in his room.

    The morning sun had just risen. And of course, Rina was already soybean. Before dawn he prepared his cooking. Lina was busy in the kitchen. Rina was already working to prepare the menus that she would sell. Now he can smile, because everything that is cooked is finished, what is prepared is done, and what will be sold has been presented on the shelves and on the table dishes. Of course now Rina just waiting for the buyers, the customers who will come to enjoy the cuisine of Rina.

    And as Lina began to organize her wares, began to fill the trading shelves with cooking pots, and as she turned to the front yard of the house, back Rina watched the little girl who was there and stood by the roadside in front of her yard. Rina is not pangling. Lina knew exactly who the little girl standing on the street was right in front of her house. She is a child beggar with shabby clothes who has come to Rina's house every day, and Rina has also given a couple of times wrap rice for the child.

    Now, Rina will also give rice to the boy. Rina immediately took rice wrapped in oil paper, then given complete vegetables, as well as rames rice, and given a side dish of fried fish. Then wrapped neatly by Rina, then as usual, the package of food was put in a plastic bag. But Rina also remembered that this morning she bought clothes for the boy at the market. So he looked for plastic packaging containing clothes that he bought from the market.

    "Well .., here it is ..." muttered Rina as she lifted the package.

    Then Rina brought the two packages, and approached the child who was standing in front of her house.

    "Mrs .... This is food for you .... Eaten yes, let it be full, let it be laper, let it be healthy." so said Rina who gave a packet of rice and side dishes to the little girl in front of her house.

    As usual, the boy was silent. Only her outstretched hand received a gift from Rina. But as if the child knew, in one hand Rina the other was still a plastic crackle in the grafting by Rina. It will also be given to the child. So the boy looked at the plastic crackle that was still in Rina's hand.

    "Oh .., yes .... Until I forget, Neng .... Here, there's a dress for Neng. Neng's clothes are worn, it is not appropriate to wear. Here I bought clothes. Used yes, Neng .... Well, for a change, let Neng's clothes not dirty, don't look shabby like that. Let Neng look beautiful, let it look sweet ..." so said Rina who gave the package containing the clothes to the little boy who came to his yard.

    Perhaps, the child did not know the meaning of a smile. Maybe I can't smile either. Not only was he speechless, not only was he unable to speak, but this child also had an expensive smile. The child did not want to smile, even though he had received many gifts from Rina. But not yet Rina saw the child smiling or thanking, or just nodding her head.

    "Yes, already ..., there brought home. I will prepare my trade. I'm going to the kitchen to get ready to sell. And soon if the buyers, the customers come here, the stall is ready. Pray for my shop to sell, yes ..." so said Rina to the little girl, who had already cocked two plastic bags of crackles.

    Rina instantly turned her body around, and again stepped towards her kitchen, to organize her wares. Of course, Rina hopes that if the child will pray for her to sell out, so that the stall will be many buyers, so that the store will be sold out quickly.

    The day began to light. The sun had already risen by shining its rays, illuminating the universe. One person came to Rina's shop. I will definitely buy food.

    "Pok, breakfast, Mpok" said the middle-aged man who had just walked into Rina's stall.

    "Oh, yes .... What's it like, Mang?" ask Rina.

    "Nasi rames only, drink fresh warm tea ..." said the buyer who ordered rames rice and fresh tea to Rina.

    "Ready ..." so saut Rina who directly serve the first buyer. And of course, directly give the order to the buyer.

    The man who was already wearing the factory uniform, the first buyer of Rina was immediately enjoying breakfast. Not to forget, the man took the fried mendoan that had been presented at the table. Eating that sparingly. Ordinary, factory employees must be able to save expenses, so that the payment money can be collected. Eat cheap, which is important to be full.

    After the first purchase was completed, then pay and go home, the second buyer came. Not just one person, but this second buyer was concurrently several people. There are three people. Of course they will enjoy breakfast while chatting together. Usually eat with friends, it feels more delicious.

    The next buyer, and so on and so forth. That morning, Rina's stall was getting crowded.

    "Mas Podin ...! Oh, my Podin ...! Oh, my Podin ...!" shouted Rina calling her husband, of course asking to be helped because the buyer was crowded.

    Podin awoke from his sleep. After washing his face, he went out to the kitchen. And of course Podin will help his wife. Because that morning, the stall was already crowded by the buyers who were going to have breakfast.

    "Mas Podin, please help to make a drink .... The buyer's drink order is quite a lot .... That, Mas .., please share with the buyers, helped to serve the busy buyers" said Rina to her husband.

    That day, Rina's stall was truly in line. Buyers come and go without stopping. Even the table seats are full, buyers are up to queue. Yes, that day, Rina was really preoccupied with the buyers. So did Podin who helped his wife. He was tired to pick up dirty dishes and glasses and serve to make drinks, be it warm tea, coffee, or iced tea. Yeah, Podin's been busy.

    Until finally, all the cooking was exhausted before noon. And that afternoon, they, Podin and Rina, had already reached exhaustion. Because so many shoppers who arrive, so crowded customers who order food. Of course, Rina and Podin are on the runway, like being hunted, like being chased by buyers or by people who ask for this and that, asking to be provided with orders. And of course, Rina and Podin must prepare to serve him. Yes, that's the risk of a food stall trader. He must be ready to serve his customers.

    "Capek is right, Rin ..." so said Podin to his wife, which of course he was very tired because from morning to noon served the buyers.

    "Yes, Mas .... Pretty tired. Oh, yes, Mas ..., this is for lunch later, do we need to prepare, Mas?" ask her husband.

    "Well, how good is it?" Podin asked his wife.

    "I feel sorry if the buyers, the customers in the afternoon come, if he will buy food here and no food, they will be disappointed .... They will starve .... Poor, Mas." said Rina, because when working at the place of Bu Hendro, it was cooking morning and afternoon.

    "Yes if you are still able, please go ahead .... But I want to rest for a while. I'm really quite a sapper, Rina .... And I'm really not strong. I have to rest first." so said Podin to his wife, who after helping serve the buyers, and of course he has helped transport and wash dirty dishes and glasses. Of course still feels tired. Just this time Podin's heavy work helped out at his wife's own food stall.

    "Yes, Mas .... Please rest first. I will selonjor in the stall, while making more and cooking. Who knows, the neighbors, the people who come home from the factory, come here to eat or buy side dishes. Pity if there is no cooking. I will prepare as is. At the very least, if they reach the stall is not disappointed" Rina told her husband.

    Podin went straight into the room. He must be sleepy and will soon be asleep. While Rina, directly rajang-rajang, concocting dishes that will be prepared for the afternoon menu. Actually, it's not Rina duitan's eyes. It was not that Rina wanted to earn a lot of profit. The selling continues to sell nonstop. But his heart as a merchant, he did not want to disappoint his customers. As taught by Bu Hendro, he did not want to disappoint customers who had intended to come to his stall. At least the customers will eat there delicious and delicious and not disappointed because in the empty stall there is no food.

    Rina started to rearrange her stall. He also cleaned the floor and dining table. And as Lina was at the very end of the dining table, which was close to the road, she paused for a moment. Rina looked over, looking right and left. Surely Rina was looking for a little girl who used to come in front of her stall. But the boy did not see it there.

    "G .... He did not come .... Strange...., is he hungry yet? My stall was a big sell, surely the boy prayed ..." muttered Rina alone, who was certainly reminded of the small woman of his loyal customers.