SanSekerta (Back Find You)
Bird news

"Good morning, Sani....?"

Asih greeted Sani who looked lazy wriggling, as soon as he entered the room.

"Morning... Hoooaahmh..."

"Hey... Come on get up!"

"awake? Hooaahm... But I'm still so sleepy..."

"Basar mister princess... You think it's the same here as at your husband's house, huh?"

"Hahaha no, not so Asihh... "

"Gee... Looks like you've gotten used to being a princess during Kerta's wife, huh?"

"Duh Asih, you keep teasing me huh? It's not a problem, it's just it's too early to wake up..."

"Jeep, just sleep there. As soon as you wake up, the market will be gone... "

"Ah yes... Yes, I'm awake!"

"Good! So we can leave now. Come on...! "

"Eh wait...! We don't shower before we leave?

"No need to take a shower, are you beautiful? hahahahahahas... "

"Asiiihhh, don't joke... "

"Ah... Yes, yes, we will bathe in the river as usual... "

"Huh? Shower where, you say?"

"Oh Sani... Usually we are too! Besides, I don't have any water storage here like Kerta's."

"But Asih, how ca...."

"You're! Let's get going. We don't have much time left"

After successfully waking Sani, Asih stepped out of his room and was heard to be busy preparing the equipment they needed.

Sani immediately got up and tidied up his bed before catching up with Asih, then.

Sani saw Asih was ready with all his equipment. Both hands seem to have difficulty carrying several baskets made of woven bamboo.

"here... I help!" Sani offered help.

"No need, Sani... I'm used to doing it myself anyway!"

"Don't you say we used to do it together?"

"Yes. But that was before"

"What's different about now?"

"Of course it's very different! You used to be just an ordinary country girl like me. But, after you became Kerta's wife.... "

"Why if now I'm Kerta's wife? Does that mean I can't help you anymore?"

Asih shook his head!

"Listen, both then and now... As long as I'm very comfortable with you, I don't think it's a problem, right? I just want to help you... "

Sani looked at Asih's eyes that started to glaze over.

"Here, don't cry now! You said we didn't have much time, did you? "

"Geez Sani, you're right.... We're too late! Let's get going!"

Sani can only shake and smile at Asih's funny behavior which is very unstable in emotions. He can quickly change his mood.

'A unique girl'....

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"Asian, hhh... Toloooonghh slowly... "

Sani spoke with a breath of excitement, because he followed the rapid steps of Asih

"Ah yes yes... Hehehe... Sorry Sani. I'm used to walking fast."

"Hahahahs... I'm so tired of it... Still far away nokhh?"

"That, there. We're almost there. You want to rest first?"

Sani nodded quickly!

"Alright, just rest here. I'll pick the vegetables first then."

"Huh? You want to leave me here alone?"

"My place picking vegetables is near, Sani. Well, there!"

Sani watched Asih's hand pointing at a large rock behind a palanquin tree.

"Ah, yes yes.. I can see it! Then you go first! I'll catch up."

Asih nodded and immediately went towards where he meant.

Sani circled his gaze around where he rested. Around it were only a few large trees that were laying down the place. The forest is very cold and very bright.

From a distance he saw Asih deftly collecting some kind of vegetable in his hand. For some reason, he felt familiar with this scene and atmosphere.

With the atmosphere of the forest... The rows of trees, then the sound of the birds chirping? Sani felt very familiar with this place.

"Yep, San?"

"Eh... "

Sani took too long to rest, until he did not realize that the Asih vegetable basket was full.

"This is enough. Now let's go to the market!"

"No problem, Sani... I'm also very happy that you would accompany me here..."

"Ah... I'm not feeling good to you?"

"I told you, no problem. Come on..."

Sani immediately stood up and ran after Asih who was already far ahead! He missed again?

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"Come on... Come on, please be picky... "

Sani was already sitting exhausted behind a large table, which was used to put all the vegetables that had been picked Asih. While Asih who was standing next to him still looked spirited, not looking tired at all.

Even from there he shouted at the passers-by, to offer the vegetables they brought.

"Come on... Come on, the vegetables are still fresh... Ayoo... Please selected... "

"Current... Shh?"

"What's up, Sani?"

"Do you have to shout like that, keep on?"

Asih laughed before answering Sani's question,

"Yes, it must be Sani. If we don't offer our merchandise, when will it be?"

"Ah, so? "

Sani just found out why now. Are people who sell in traditional markets, always shouting to offer their merchandise just to attract customers like this?

"Hi Asih, did you bring any vegetables today?"

Thankfully, there is finally a buyer as well today.

"I'm sorry *nyimas, but today the Asih brought is not as complete as usual. There are only kale, pumpkin, cucumber, also cassava leaves... "

(*Nyimas: A kind of call for mistress or a person of respect)

"Then please tie three *seed vegetable kale for me, huh?"

"Ah yes, siaaapp!"

(*Unting: the designation for the per-bond of a vegetable type foliage/Java language)

Asih looks happy and excited to prepare the order of the woman. Her lips were unceasingly shining a happy smile.

"Well, this.... " Asih gave up three ties

kale on the buyer.

"Thank you. It's money as usual, right?"

"Ah, that's right... "

The woman gave two pieces of coin to Asih.

illustration of the coins used

"Well, thank you, nyimas...! Come by again, will you?"

"Yes.us equally. I stopped by sometime again. I go first huh? Lets... "

The woman smiled at Asih and Sani before leaving.

"Eh, wait a minute... "

The woman who had just left, came back.

"What's up, nyimas? Is there anything missing? "

"Ah no, don't you!"

"Then? "

"Asih, it's not Sani... Yea?"

The deg!

Sani was shocked, as soon as the woman recognized him.

"IIya, right... I'm Sani,"

"Lohalaaaahh.... I'm pangling lo? You're getting more beautiful now... "

"Ah, no... Just plain... "

"Old, can't you see? I heard you were sick while at your husband's house?"

"Eh, you... That's... If so, I... "

"Thank God you're healthy now Sani. Because from the news I heard, the pain you're suffering from is very strange! Physicians from faraway places can't even make your condition improve."

"Huh, really?"

"Really Sani, that's what the people who spread the word said. Instead I was very surprised, when I saw you today look fresh and healthy."

"Ah, that... "

"I thought it was just bird news....! Their basis, always spread the news that is not necessarily the truth..."

"Anu, but... "

"Yeah... But I'm glad to see you're okay, now. Oh yeah, I have to go now. I've had too much obscure talk here. I'm first huh?"

Sani was really not given the slightest chance to answer the words of the woman. Even now Sani is curious about the truth of the news he heard?

Really, all this time his old body was sickly as the woman said? But if the news was true, how could his body now never feel any symptoms?

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