pancason
48. Lunch in the village
Rea touched his nape suddenly just his hair goosebumps. The conversation felt very sensitive to him. But everything warmed up again because of the warm tea and fried bananas began to be given by the Village Chief Mother. They forgot the story of Amon and the forest.
"But if we are forbidden to enter the forest again, where do we have to go to get home, sir?"
"There is another forest on the South side of the village. You can pass through it to get to the city. Not far from the forest will be found the Highway."
"Oh thank goodness then. The end we can go home, gaes," said Hani spirit.
"How do we get home at what time?" ask the impatient Apri.
"Eh, I'm sorry, if I'm presumptuous to cut your conversation. You better not go today. Because this is the night of one suro. There are restrictions that do not allow humans to roam in forests and other distant places. You better leave in the morning. Stay in our village tonight. Moreover, I see your condition is still very tired after a long trip yesterday, right?"
The offer from the village chief was not directly asserted by them. They discussed again to determine their next steps.
"Eum all right, sir. But are we not troublesome? We slept in our tent which was near the house of Pak Warto. After all, the tent was also standing there." said Dana there was a point.
"Don't be so mbak. It's not good to sleep in a tent. Especially if it rains tonight. You better sleep in the house of Mbok Darsih who is next to my house," Appoint the village head to the side of his house.
They all looked at each other doubtfully. Of course, the plan seemed to incriminate them.
They are certainly not comfortable if they have to stay at home other people they do not know at all. Moreover, the condition they came 9 people. An unusual amount for a squad to get lost in the forest. They understand that the house in the village does not have enough rooms to accommodate them all. That is why they prefer to sleep in the tent only.
" Sorry Mr. Kades, it's not that we're rejecting your good intentions. But we thought it would be very troublesome if we had to stay at the house of one of these villagers. So we decided that we would sleep in the tent just like before. It's just that the tent will be moved to the nearby house of Mr. Kades. So we will remain monitored by the Father and also other villagers," explained the funds that made Mr. Kades silent for a while. But finally Mr. Kades nodded with a thin smile on his lips.
"Alright if that's what you want. I will not force. Neither does it matter. But my offer will not change, If at any time you want to move into the house, please just enter. Because it just so happens that the house is empty."
"It's empty, sir. I think there are residents. Ms ... Who was that?" ask Hana.
" that house belongs to Bu Darsih. But that Miss Darsih died a few years ago. So the house is empty. It's just that the house is often used for other activities. I'm just worried if it rains tonight."
"That's it, sir. Thanks for the offer. Later that night if it is heavy rain and we need a place to rest properly, then we will move to the house of Bu Darsih," explained Dana without discussing with others.
Without feeling their activities today seem more fun. Laughter was created between them all. Without feeling it was already noon. They also make their own cooked food.
But suddenly the Village Chief Mother came out with a tray that allegedly contained food. " Please eat it for your lunch" said the village chief.
" waduh Ma'am. How to be troublesome. We made our own lunch, Mom. Coincidentally our supply is still a lot," explained Rea who was frying tempe.
" It's okay, Ma'am. You can also eat this, so you're fuller."
Rea received the tray and passed it to Leni who was sitting next to him.
"There's no kids here, Mom?" rea asked pleasantries while looking around.
" Yes I'm sorry to enter first Please eat," said the village chief's mother while glancing sharply.
This certainly made Rea a little confused. He didn't know that the question just now made the village chief's mom cynical to him. Though what Rea asked was something natural. When he entered the house, the village chief still glanced at Rea with a cynical gaze
"Why, huh?" muttered Rea spoke for himself. Though what Rea asked was indeed something that had been tickling his heart since. Because since they entered the village there was not a single child in sight. That's certainly weird.
He also did not take too much dizziness with the incident and returned struggling with his cooking. After cooking, they plan to eat together. A mat was held between the man's tent and the woman's tent. All the cooking has happened there. Rea and the girls did deliberately cook a lot of food.
When the food from the Village Chief Mother was opened, Rea slightly shuddered, as she did not like the cuisine too much. Eggplant with balado seasoning for Rea is a very bad cuisine. Whatever the food was, Rea would never touch it.
Apparently not only Rea who does not like the cuisine of Kades' mother.
"pedes really," whispered Hani while spewing the food. He threw away the leftovers by hiding them in the ground. The goal is that Bu Kades is not offended because Hani will not touch the food from him. Other friends feel the same way.
Finally the lunch event was over. to fill free time, They also mingled with the people in the village. Only Rea and Leni stayed inside the tent. They are discussing serious and important things. So that they do not follow other friends to surround the village.
Until finally rea looked at the other side of the village with a strange look. Rea finally saw that there was a small child in hiding. He was peeking at Rea and Leni who were sitting in front of the tent