MARANTI (FOOD OF THE DEAD)
EPISODE 42: HUNGRY

After the prayer Magrib Bu Dewi continued to clean up the remnants of garbage after the tahlilan event that ended before the Magrib prayer earlier. Fortunately, Panji had been sleeping since this afternoon. So, Miss Dewi was not disturbed by the activities of the Panji. Not much has been cleaned by the woman because everything has been done by Mr. Salihun and Mr. Ratno. He just needs to throw the trash into the trash.

“Why did Mr Ratno and Mr Salihun look different, huh? It's not usually the two of them are as ugly as before. Are they having any problems?” Bu Dewi thinks of her husband's two employees who are always loyal to help Bu Dewi's homework, especially for Laras tahlilan.

So busy cleaning the house, it does not feel it has entered the time of prayer Isya. Miss Dewi also hurriedly berwudu and perform Isya prayers. She always prayed at the beginning of time.

“Hoam! At this hour, I was sleepy. I'd better close the curtains and lock the door. After all, if it is finished praying Isya this is not a problem if I just go to sleep, just,” thought Madam Dewi while walking towards the window and closed the curtain that was there after that she immediately entered the room where Panji had been asleep there since.

Just now the Goddess Mother will lay down next to Panji suddenly Panji has awoken from her sleep and immediately cries.

“Oeeeee ...,” Baby-Panji crying sound that makes Miss Dewi not so lay her body on the mattress.

“Finally you wake up, Le. You must be hungry, huh? I made milk first, huh?” said Miss Dewi while rising from her sleep and hurriedly walking towards the table. He placed a thermos of hot water on the table with milk powder that had been opened from its original packaging and put in a special container.

Bu Dewi prepares hot water in the thermos when people tahlilan in his house. Actually Mr. Herman had been willing to buy a dispenser to Miss Dewi in advance, but Miss Dewi refused because in the hamlet of Pomegranate there is no drinking water depot that serves the exchange of gallon water. In addition, Madam Dewi is also not strong if you have to lift the gallon up while Mr. Herman comes home often late at night. Even if Mr. Herman wants to buy a dispenser that is rather expensive and the gallon does not need to be raised up, the drinking water stamp is also difficult to obtain in the hamlet of Pomegranate. Understandably, the distributor of drinking water lazily entered the hamlet because the road was badly damaged. Plus the power grid in Pomegranate hamlet is also often off the lights especially if it has entered the rainy season because of the large number of trees in the area. For this reason, people living in Pomegranate hamlets still rely on well water or artesis as the main source of water for drinking and thermos to store hot water reserves. Including also Miss Dewi, even though the woman was a rich person in the hamlet.

It took about three minutes for Miss Dewi to prepare warm milk to Panji. Madam Dewi first put hot water into a milk bottle and then she put a few spoons of powdered milk into it, twirling the bottle so that the milk dissolves perfectly in the water and lastly the Goddess Mother put the boiled cold water into it and back the bottle rotated until it dissolved perfectly. Not to forget also the woman thought the botl she was holding was not too hot and not too cold. When finished, he put the tip of the bottle in the form of a pacifier into the tiny mouth of Panji. And the starving Panji also hit the pacifier held by his mother very fast. Panji's tiny hand was holding the bottle, but Dewi kept holding the bottle while watching Panji's adorable face.

“Duh, Le .. You're starving right yeah, son. Slow down, son, drink it ..” Bu Nisa told Panji.

Not until ten minutes, one bottle of milk in the hands of the Goddess Mother has been exhausted leaving white spots on the wall of the bottle. Madam Dewi pulled the milk bottle from the mouth of Panji who still continues to suck it. As a result, Panji cried when the bottle was successfully removed by Miss Dewi.

“Oeeeee ..,” Panji's still starving crying voice.

“Patience, Child. This mother made her milk again,” said Bu Dewi to Panji who continued to cry and did not care about her mother's speech. Understandably, his name is also still a baby.

Lady Dewi put the hot water back in the bottle. After that the woman also inserted the same dose of milk as before, followed by twirling the rotor horizontally. Miss Dewi had heard from her brother that baby milk should not be shaken because it can cause air bubbles in it that can trigger the baby to catch a cold. And the baby's colds are very dangerous. The talk of the sister of the Goddess Mother imprinted in the memory of Mr. Herman's wife and applied as he took care of Panji. Bu Dewi deliberately made milk with the same amount as before because he was sure Panji was very hungry at that time. After the second bottle of milk was ready, Miss Dewi also gave it to Panji and the baby was eagerly drinking it. Madam Dewi smiled knot seeing her baby was very greedy to drink the milk she gave.

“May you be healthy always yes, Le ..” said Bu Dewi while paying attention to Panji.

When Panji has managed to drink the second bottle until the remaining quarter of the bottle, Panji releases his suction at the end of the pacifier. It seems like Panji is full now. Bu Dewi put the bottle in its place again and he immediately warmed the Panji and placed the Panji head on his shoulders. After that, Madam Dewi patted Panji's back slowly until she heard a burp from Panji's mouth.

It is also said by the sister of the Goddess Mother to the woman that the baby if it has been drinking milk should be patted on her shoulders until the belch so that the baby does not vomit. And sure enough Panji never vomited during the care of the Lady Goddess.

“Low again, Son!” said Bu Dewi on the Panji after the woman washed the milk bottle that was used just now by using hot water that was shaken in the bottle. In the morning usually Miss Dewi washed all Panji drinking utensils and brewed them on the stove so that the germs on the drinking utensils died all. Therefore, Miss Dewi has several sets of Panji milk drinking equipment so that when the other one is washed there are other equipment that can be used.

“Oeeeee ...,” Panji crying again makes Miss Dewi confused.

“Loh, how to cry ago, son? I've been drinking milk. Time is still lacking?” said Bu Dewi while watching Panji's face.

“Oeee ...,” Panji is still crying.

Miss Dewi noticed the way Panji cried not like being hungry or thirsty. He also took eucalyptus oil on the table and rubbed into some parts of the Panji body so that the Panji became calm.

Panji was silent for a moment, but then he cried again.

“Oeee ...,” Panji's crying voice gets louder.

The Goddess was confused and worried. He was afraid there was nothing with the baby. He also checked the Panji body temperature and turned out the temperature was normal. And, he limped for a moment when he saw Panji pointing towards the door with his tiny hand like last night.

“Ya Allah .. Already Yes, Son. Don't be so anymore. Plis, stop yes, son!” pinta Bu Dewi to Panji.

However, Panji remained crying loudly while pointing towards the door.

“Oeeee ...,” Panji's crying voice gets louder.

Even the Goddess could not bear to hear the sound of crying. He has no other choice. He must obey the will of Panji. Although at that time he was really afraid of what else he would face at this time.

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