The House 1937's
34. Sharing Stories (2) : Giman

The afternoon was quite hot with the position of the sun that was right above the crown of the head, but it did not make Giman postpone his work. He along with Pak Tani, his father and other farmers are now transporting grain sacks from the rice fields to the rice warehouse near the rice fields. Some of the grain sacks are stored in this rice warehouse, and the rest are stored in the rice warehouse that is behind the house of the owner of this rice field.

"Man, let's get the sack up to the car", Mr. Tani called his son to help transport the remaining sacks of rice to a pick up car that already looks outdated to be transported.

Giman and the others immediately transported the sack to the back of the pick up car, and they also climbed into the pick up tub to help with the storage process of the rice sack. After everything was ready, the two old pick-up cars slowly drove towards their destination rice warehouses. One of the old pick-up cars was driven by Pak Tani with Giman sitting next to him. This year's harvest was the first rice harvest for Giman. A few months ago after his graduation from High School, Mr. Tani told his son that his master who is the owner of this rice field is looking for a new person to work taking care of his rice field. Mr. Tani knows it directly from the son of the owner of this rice field who is none other than my Papa. Giman thought for a moment when he heard his father's words. Is it okay that he who is the son of Pak Tani also works in the same place?.

"Sir, it's okay if I also work together....Hulk?",

"Why Man?",

"I don't feel good sir with another, I mean, I'm a son of the Father. I don't want others to think I work here because of you.", too...",

"Bapak just conveyed the words of the Engkoh just as Enah, Man. You want to work with your father or not, it's up to you", Mr. Tani wisely gave the choice to his son, he said, indeed from the beginning he did not want to force his son to work also with the Papa family.

Giman only gave a short nod to his father, after a long time he finally decided to work also with Pak Tani. Hearing this, Mr. Tani immediately tells Giman to come to Grandma's house, meet Papa and Grandma to inform Giman that he wants to take the job that Papa gave.

"When can my sir meet Engkoh?", asked Giman to his father, obviously for something as important as this Giman did not want to if he was presumptuous to meet someone at the wrong time, he said, moreover, this is the master of his own father. Karen Giman has also heard glimpses from people that Engkoh the owner of the rice field where her father worked is known to be firm and fierce. So he again reminded himself not to make mistakes, he did not want his father also affected by the error such as it really happened.

"Come on Sunday afternoon, the Engkoh before the Maghrib is usually already at home", replied Pak Tani briefly.

Giman finally came to see my father on Sunday afternoon as described by his father. Grandma also warmly welcomed Giman who looked a little surprised to see him who had grown up.

"Heat Man?, said the father has graduated from school...?" ask Grandma who then called Aunt to bring food and drinks to the living room, where she and Giman were.

"Yes Well, it's been a few months ago.., I heard Enah same Engkoh again looking for people yes...",

"What kind of Najim?, he's still in school?",

"Yes Well, it's still 1st grade High School...",

As she and Grandma were having a conversation, came my papa who had just finished taking a bath. Giman's gaze immediately led towards Papa who looked relaxed with loose collared shirts and shorts. Seeing the face of papa who is of Chinese descent, Giman thought it seemed like Papa was still quite young, maybe around the age of 20 years with a moderate posture, and fair skin. Giman was also slightly stunned to see Papa's gaze that looked wrinkled with a serious expression. In his heart Giman understood, maybe because this is what made my papa impressed fierce and firm.

" Giman huh?", asked Papa who also glanced at grandma. Grandma gestured to Papa to come sit in the living room.

"Yes Koh I Giman.", Giman immediately stood up and greeted papa so papa approached the living room sofa and sat there with Giman and Grandma.

"Father said yes, Man?", asked Papa to Giman without further ado.

"Yes Koh, I have difficulty hearing from my Father that Engkoh is equally Enah again looking for people to make in the fields,..me.., want to take his job Koh...",

"Yes Koh, gapapa I want. For example, I work another, Engkoh need help for d shop Engkoh in the market.., I want.", replied Giman with eyes to mengjap spirit.

"For now I do not need if in Man's shop, only in the rice field only.., later directed by my father and me. Oh yeah, what age is Man?"

"I..., 18 years old Koh.", hearing Giman's answer, the difference in age is 3 years younger than him.

"Okay.., later the harvest will follow the father yes Man to the rice field, because it will soon want to harvest...",

"Yes Koh, I want to. I'll tell my father later...",

In the middle of the conversation, Bibi entered the living room with a tray containing three glasses of warm tea and a plate of market snacks for snacks. Aunty glanced at Giman at a glance while putting tea glasses and cake plates on the living room table, the last time she saw Mr. Tani's eldest son when he was a teenager.

"Healthy Bi?", asked Giman to Aunt.

"Healthy Man, just graduated straight from work, Man.", the four of them laughed briefly and then Auntie begged to go back to the kitchen.

"Thank You Koh, Well I've previously been accepted to work here...",

"But why?", the intonation of the firm papa's voice shocked Giman, and the papa's arm immediately hurt from the pinching of Grandma.

"Actually I had thought about accepting this job, I felt bad because I was the son of Mr. Koh...,"

Papa thought for a moment and immediately understood what Giman meant.

"Why should not be pleased Man?, is this work I who love you.., do not be afraid..., no one dares to mess around Man, there I am....", Answer papa firmly.

"Yes Koh, once again thank you, later on the rice field harvest I will immediately join the Father.", replied Giman steady who was immediately greeted by a firm nod by Papa and Grandma.

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