Santri Pekok
13

After reaching the second floor, Agus found a pretty good view. The room above there is only one row, facing west, while in front of the room is a fairly wide balcony, with an elongated shape, from end to end.

the clear sky above is very beautiful, decorated with bright shining moon, and accompanied by thousands of stars. The expanse of rice fields was clearly visible from here, but Agus frowned, when he saw the glitter of lights, in the rice field area, which may be tens of hectares. The place was like a garden, but no matter what plants, yet strangely his bright lights lined up there, worthy of his cafe, which was nuanced by nature.

"What place is that?" Agus pointed at the place, asking Andri.

"Ooh .. it's a dragon orchard. It was deliberately in the lamp, to stimulate the growth of flowers," answered Andri.

Agus simply answered with oh, then nodded. Although he was still unclear, he did not ask again.

Agus continued to follow Andri's steps, arriving at the very end of the row. Then he came in, into the room whose door was wide open. Inside the room, there were already many santri gathered.

"Oh this is the new santri? Let's sit here,"

Said one of them, when he found the figure of Agus, who was following Andri, entering the room.

"This is the coffee, please drink, as long as not the same glass," said one of them, while putting a glass containing warm coffee, in front of Agus.

They all sat cross-legged on the floor, which layered a carpet.

Agus swept his gaze. All these santri may be his age, there may even be older than him, when he saw some people who were already mustachioed, also bearded.

Indeed, the students in this place, most children who have graduated from SMK school, or High School. Because indeed, this pesantren is a salaf pesantren, which specializes in religious learning, without any formal education. That is also why this pesantren only has a little santri, because most will choose modern pesantren.

Modern pesantren are pesantren that provide formal educational facilities. As there are schools, SD, Mi, Mts, SMP, Aliah, SMK, even not infrequently also have faculties. Formal education is what will attract more enthusiasts, for parents who want their children to get more religious education because the formal pesantren, in addition to learning religion, can learn religion, they can also take public education. While Pesantren who only specializes in teaching religious knowledge, commonly called salafiyah pesantren.

All pesantren are actually very good, because of its purpose to educate the younger generation, animate the intelligence of the nation. The superiority of the Salafist pesantren, people can focus on learning to teach, so that they can quickly deepen knowledge of religious science. As for the modern pesantren, its advantages, we can learn from two sides. Namely his general education dapet, his religion can also be. But the child is required to learn extra. You have to learn from both sides, at the same time.

Agus scrunched his forehead. After quite a look, of all the santri in this room, he did not find the figure of Paijo among them. Could it be that Paijo did not come together? But Andri told him that he had gathered all his.