HANARIA the Woman of a Million Race
Episode 21 Mattress, Kitchen, And Wells
"Good morning aunt....." Sapa Hanaria, when she saw a middle-aged woman her mother's age was accompanying her grandson sunbathing in the house.
"Ehh son Hana, good morning. Come on over first, take your mother." Janita's mother graciously opened the wooden fence of her house to let Hanaria and her mother in.
"Let's sit down - sit down here.... " Say Janita's mother pointed to the long chair on the floor of the house.
Muri's mother then sat side by side in a long chair with Janita's mother. While Hanaria approached the fat Baby who was basking in her carriage while biting on her right big toe, her clear beautiful eyes looked at the face of Hanaria who was looking at her anxiously.
"Where are Jonly's sister and Elina bi's sister?" Hanaria asked while holding Mizha.
"Son Jonly's gone to work at the village office. Elina takes care of BPJS Mizha who was delayed first." Obviously Janita's mother.
"How is the state of Muri's mother now, has it improved....?" Tanya Ibu Janita opened the chat with her iron.
"Already mom.... Hana asked me to walk this morning, he said, I have to exercise, although light as walking in the morning, so that the muscles of the body are not stiff." Said Muri's mother with a smile.
"Oh thank goodness ma'am. indeed in our old age, vulnerable to illness - disease. That's why we are recommended to be diligent in exercising by doctors, midwives, or nurses at the health center to maintain stamina." Said Janita's soft-spoken mother.
"The couple's got Nak Hana and Muri's mom here......." Erda's mother poked her head from behind the wooden fence that bound her house with Janita's mother's house while smiling kindly.
"Yes ma'am..all passing by..almost see the grandchildren....." Muri's mother replied to Erda's mother's smile followed by Janita and Hanaria's mother.
"Mother Muri is better now....??" Ask Erda's mother again.
"Yes.bu Erda, it's healed....." Muri's mother said from her seat.
"Thank God, Miss Muri, may always be healthy, ma'am...." He said with his friendly smile.
"Amin.. yes thank you very much ma'am Erda for her prayer....." Muri's mother still smiled.
"Son Hana, you're fit to hold a baby like that...." Erda's mother's speech turned to Hanaria who was kissing chubby Mizha's cheek.
Hanaria the little girl heard Erda's mother saying to her while drying clothes beside her house.
While Ibu Muri and Janita's mother again continued their small talk.
"Your mother, the girls here already have two or three children Hana, so when do you catch up with them....?" Said Erda's mother again.
"Not yet to know aunt, prospective husband also does not have...." Hanaria answered honestly, then revealed her smile. He squatted down a bit to pick up the rag doll toys dropped by Mizha.
"If in this village, it seems....." Erda's mother said while thinking.
"There's Reymon, he's looking for Hana's wife. He was a teacher like his father. Looks like he's the only guy in this village who's not far from you and is suitable for you in this village, son Hana..... If the others are too young....." Erda's mother said casually with a small laugh, her hands were busy drying clothes - wet clothes in the drying place so as not to see the change in Hanaria's face.
"If it were other young people, they would not dare to approach you, son of Hana, because your education is much higher than theirs....." He continued to speak with an occasional look towards Hana.
Mizha plays a rag doll in her hand, occasionally speaking a language that only herself understands makes Hanaria more nervous to see.
"It should be. your father and mother don't have to send you high - high son Hana." Said Erda's mother again in a half whispered voice while glancing at the mother of Muri and Janita who were still cool chatting.
"If the school is too high later you will find it difficult to mate son Hana, men will be afraid to approach you. Just look, the young people in our village are flat choosing girls whose education is the same as theirs or even below them." Said Erda's mother expressing her opinion.
"Our life, there is also a God who has arranged it aunt, so no need to worry. We just walk with gratitude, and do what we are part of." Sahut Yurina tried to be respectful to Erda's mother who always tried to corner her with words.
"Yes son Hana, your words are true, aunt believes it, life.even a soul mate, there's no way that we call it just came along....." Erda's mother said as if she did not run out of chat materials.
"I mean aunt.. You can open your heart to son Reymon...he's a good young man......" Erda's mother whispered half a whisper so that her words were not heard by Muri's mother and Janita's mother.
"Wahh.. since when aunt Erda became a matchmaker....." Hanaria suddenly chuckled, making Muri's mother and Janita's mother look at her with a curious look.
"Hush...." Erda's mother hurriedly placed her index finger on her front-piercing lips.
"Sir Hana this, he laughed so hard, until mother Muri and mother Janita look at us." He said a little uncomfortable.
"Tante just wants to help you son Hana, to get a good man and also already earn like son Reymon." Said Erda's mother with her serious face.
"Yes... thanks aunt Erda, already want to bother thinking about my soul mate....." Said Hanaria trying to stop her laughter, she could see that the woman who was the age of her mother was a good person even though impressed often involved in the personal of her neighbors.
"Son Hana, don't thank me, but think about what aunt said earlier. Don't let Reymon look for a mate in another village....." Erda's mother said it was still serious.
"Lhaa... if a mate doesn't matter "aunty....?" Said Hanaria feeling confused by Erda's mother's statement.
"No matter what Hana wants, look at her son Mr. Desert, her husband is not clear where now. And his son, Mr. Budiman, the head of our hamlet, his wife does not feel at home at her husband's house, he always wants to go home to his parents if they fight." Erda's mother reduced the volume of her voice, while looking left right afraid that someone else would hear her words.
"It's no good julid so aunty Erda....." Said Hanaria who felt uncomfortable hearing a bad story about her neighbor.
"It's not meant by aunt julidin, but the truth is so son Hana. People who marry one village here no matter what, if you want to go too, so there's little chance of anything like his son, Mr. Desert and Mr. Budiman...."
"It's aunt Erda, what if someone hears.'is not good....." Hanaria tried to remind.
"That's why son Hana, you don't have to be picky outsiders, our villagers are here..... After all, our nature as women, want a school of any height..... Really, son Hana? Well... as auntie does now, sunning the clothes of the mountains......" Said Erda's mother while chuckling lightly without burden.
Hanaria slightly sighed softly hearing the final sentence of Erda's mother's speech that seemed to consider education in a woman was not important.
"Aunt Erda.... The nature of women will indeed return to the mattress, kitchen and well. But the mattresses, kitchens and wells of educated women will be different from women who do not have an education." Hanaria tried to explain to the middle-aged woman how important education is for a woman, especially the woman will be a wife and a mother.
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