
"Excuse me. I want to ask you what the price of purple eggplant and cucumber is now, huh?" he asked with a straight look to Dirga.
Yes, that buyer was Astrid. The beautiful woman did not want to wait long to do the market to find the figure of Dirga. He had already surrounded several vegetable stalls in search of his best friend's daughter's brother. After visiting several stalls by asking the same thing, he finally met here.
"The eggplant is about eight thousand and for the cucumber is about fifteen thousand. If you buy a lot later you can get a wholesale price," replied Dirga with a sweet smile.
"Tok Mom, anyway!" astrid protested when she heard Dirga call her that, "that I look old like a mother, do I?" Astrid asked Dirga with a gaze that could not be separated from the sweet man.
Of course, the question managed to make Dirga and her mother look at each other. Dirga felt amused after hearing the question. Not without reason, even though Astrid looks beautiful, neat and not tacky, but in the view of Dirga the woman who was standing near the eggplant place was indeed worthy of being called 'Mom'.
"Sorry, sorry. I didn't mean to offend you." He feels guilty about it. He tried to be friendly so that prospective buyers in front of him feel comfortable.
Ms. Astuti just shook her head slowly with a smile, when she saw the woman who might be her age was choosing cucumbers. Meeting people of different characters, certainly no longer something surprising for the widow of two children.
"Ga, this mother is like mak Ijem, yes. Don't want to be called 'Mother'. The time he yesterday asked the KKN child who is in our place by calling him 'Sister'. Ih funny pisan it mak Ijem. No age, yes," whispered Astuti when he remembered his neighbor named Ijem.
Dirga only responded to the mother's words with a smile. However, it seemed like she had to go to the Asis bang stand immediately to help clean up her ornamental fish spot. This is another Dirga job to collect rupiah coffers.
"Mom, I went to the Asis bang first, yes," said Dirga without responding to a story about mak Ijem delivered by his mother.
"Yes. Don't forget to have breakfast!" shouted Astuti after remembering that Dirga had not eaten a mouthful of rice.
While Astrid, immediately stopped the activity of pretending to choose the cucumber after hearing Dirga saying goodbye. He put the cucumber in its place while watching where Dirga went.
"Tea, so how many kilos of eggplant do you buy?" ask Astuti when he sees Astrid just be quiet. "Steak!" Astuti's mother called Astrid once more loudly, as the woman was busy staring in the other direction.
"Ah, yes. I am not buying. Excuse me. I think here the price can be skewed," Astrid said as she turned her body, "tomorrow I'll come back. All of you buy banana horns," he said before actually leaving the vegetable stall owned by Astuti.
"Basic freak! Aya-aya!" astuti grumbled after Astrid had moved away from her field.
Astrid sped up the pace so as not to fall far behind Dirga. He could not lose track of the sweet-looking young man. Astrid's steps must be stopped when she sees Dirga entering one of the ornamental fish sellers. The honey farmer thought for a moment. He had to find the right reason to be able to scout Dirga freely.
"Is it possible that I should go in and see ornamental fish there?" Astrid muttered while observing Dirga who was cleaning the small aquarium in front of the store.
Astrid then tidied up her newly curled hair a few days ago. He also fixed the location of the hand bag hanging on his right arm. With a graceful step, the bohay woman entered the ornamental fish shop. While Dirga did not pay much attention to the presence of Astrid there, because she was busy with her work.
"Oh, yes. I want to take a look first. Can, right?" astrid replied clumsy, because she was confused how to.
"Oh, of course. Please, Ma'am. Here mah, free. I have a large collection of ornamental fish, from the price of public to the price of officials. Mbak just choose, guaranteed not to be fooled," explained Asisudin with confidence. "Ga, is it all right yet? Do not forget to check the number of new fish coming, yes!" he shouted while turning his attention to Dirga who was outside.
"Yes, Bang," said Dirga turned his head for a moment. However, he was instantly stunned when he saw the existence of Astrid there. Soon the honey farmer woman turned her face the other way, because she realized that Dirga was watching her. Astrid immediately pretended to look at the ornamental fish inside the aquarium.
"What fish are you, sir?" point Astrid at some fish with her head cocked.
"Oh, that's a louhan fish, Ma'am. Beautiful but the treatment is fairly difficult," explained Asisudin. He ceaselessly steals a glance at Astrid who is certainly much prettier than a louhan fish, even though they both have large cocks, but in different places.
"Oh, yes, that's it. I don't like anything difficult. It just wants to be easy" Astrid responded. He walked to another aquarium. "What fish is this?" tanyanya.
"That's a goldfish chef. Maud. Beautiful and many fans as well" replied Asisudin who stood not far from Astrid.
"Eh, but it's a bullet. I don't like to see her distended stomach," Astrid replied casually, making Asisudin immediately hold his own stomach. A moment later, the honey-breeding woman fell silent. He then glanced at Dirga. "You only have one officer here, sir?" ask again.
"Oh, I don't even have an employee, Ma'am. He came here if I was just in need of help" Asisudin explained. "Call me bang Asis. People here used to call me that" he said confidently.
"Oh, are you the other person as well?" ask Astrid who immediately shifted her position slightly away from the owner of the ornamental fish shop. He could already smell something abnormal from the man's gurgle.
"Yes, Mommy. I am the opposite person. Across the city" answered Asisuddin with a laugh, revealing his yellowish teeth. "I am from Majalengka. However, according to the friends here, my face looks like a Batak. That's why I'm called brother" he explained.
"Oh, I see," Astrid replied. His gaze returned to Dirga who had finished cleaning some aquariums. Then the young man came in and approached them.
"It's over, Bang. Where are the fish to check? At nine, I had to go to the cafe" said Dirga. She turned to Astrid who was watching herself silently. Dirga also nodded politely. "Mother who was going to buy purple eggplant is like a cucumber, huh?" tanyanya greeted Astrid kindly.
Astrid must have gone after Dirga recognized her. It was only the first time on a mission, but Dirga had already remembered his face clearly. Could it be that Dirga after this was suspicious of Astrid?
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