The House 1937's
35. Sharing Stories (3) : Giman

The journey from the rice fields to this house only takes a few minutes because the distance is quite close. After Mr. Tani turned off the car, he and Giman immediately went down with other farmers to prepare to lower the sacks of rice from the car to the rice warehouse. From the window of the house, papa saw the two old pick-up cars were already in the yard and immediately stepped out towards the two pick-up cars with the keys of the rice warehouse already in his hands.

"Sir..., the warehouse near the rice fields has been all right?", asked Papa to Pak Tani who was arranging the others to lower the sacks of rice. Papa immediately stepped back to unlock the warehouse door, Pak Tani followed papa behind him.

" Yes Koh, everything is in order, for the grain sowing process will be carried out in turns as usual.", Papa just nodded briefly with the explanation of Mr. Tani earlier. the process of sowing grain after harvest is carried out in turns, because the grains are stored in two different rice warehouses.

Papa began to walk slowly down a small path to the rice warehouse along with others. This path has previously been cleaned first from the weeds that grew almost covered this path before. Because it is safer and easier to see if there are snakes that accidentally pass on this path. Papa who was standing in front of the warehouse door immediately opened the door at the help of Mr. Tani. The barn door was indeed quite heavy so it could not be opened alone. After the warehouse door was opened wide, the farmers finally entered one by one carrying the sack of rice into the warehouse. The sack was carried by two people and Papa reminded them all to be careful to bring the sack into the warehouse. While they were all busy bringing sacks of rice to the warehouse, Papa also told them that after everything was done, they could relax on the side of the yard with a warm meal made by Aunt for them to eat.

While Pak Tani and Papa were busy talking about the sale of crops. There were two farmers carrying sacks while talking in a slow voice. It was as if they did not want anyone else to listen to their conversation.

"You know, I've seen Engkoh's sister before, and I was passing by in front of Enah's stall. The man was beautiful, similar to Huan Zhu's daughter..",

"Daughter of Huan Zhu, you mean Princess Huan Zhu who was on that television?",

"Yes, who do you think you are?,",

"I even just found out that the Engkoh has a sister.., the Engkoh is also quite nice face, just that, fierce. You know what Engkoh's real name is?,",

"If it's not wrong, it's Alin. Beautiful people..",

"From your words rich you like yes with his sister Engkoh, be careful you will be able to hit the same Engkoh...",

The two of them did not realize that their conversation that tended to be inappropriate had been heard by Giman who held back furious since earlier. He could not imagine if the conversation of these two people would be heard by Engkoh Jun. Giman himself had met once with the papa's sister, and what the two of them were talking about was indeed true, If you look at a glance Aunt Alin is indeed similar to Vicky Zhao, the main cast in the series My Fairy Princess or better known as Princess Huan Zhu. However, it did not cross his mind even to think of things that were not-nothing about his master's sister. He also honors Aunt Alin as well as to Papa and to Grandma. He could only hold his head down furiously because of that conversation.

Dare they talk about Non Alin, not yet if the Engkoh listen, they run out.

After an hour had passed finally all the rice sacks had finished entering the rice warehouse. Papa with Pak Tani briefly entered the warehouse to check the sacks of rice. To step in papa must be careful because somehow a lot of young cockroaches are walking among the scattered grain skins. I don't know how many times the warehouse floor was cleaned, but it's still the same as what he sees now. Papa observed the sacks for a moment, seen the arrangement of the sacks are difficult to neat, there are no hollow sacks or scattered grain. everything was hard to fit and he told everyone to go to the side of the house to rest and wait for the dishes made by Auntie. They all ended up walking away from the barn to sit on the porch next to the house. Now only Papa, Pak Tani and Giman are left in front of the rice warehouse.

"Loh Man, why is it still here?, don't you come to the side porch?", Papa rubbed his nape a little itchy because there is rice skin attached there.

"Anu Koh, make the key to the warehouse, let me and my father lock it Koh, because my little towel seems to fall in the warehouse.", hearing the answer from his son, he said, mr. Tani immediately looked at Giman with a warning look. Giman who saw his father's gaze was only confused.

"Next time you say to me, Man. You know your intentions are good, it's just that usually lock this warehouse, Engkoh, the same father. You are also new", Mr. Tani shook his head at the attitude of his son who he thought was brave enough for a new person like him. Because previously no one else had locked this warehouse other than Papa and Pak Tani himself. Pak Tani just did not want to because Giman is his son, Giman so feel great head can do more than others.

"Yes sir, sorry. You see, I do not want if the Engkoh waiting for me because of the slowness inside...",

"You're sure your towel fell inside?", Mr. Tani opened a bit of the barn door, an indirect instruction from him to get Giman inside.

"Yes sir seems to be in the fall shed. I'm looking around here no.", Giman scratched his itchy head because of a flake of grain skin.

"Yes, there quickly enter, do not be long yes.", Giman just nodded slowly and began to step his feet into the rice shed, he said, which is thick with the aroma of sacks and rice skin that is quite piercing. He closed his nose because somehow, the smell of the sack and rice skin in this warehouse tickled the tip of his nose which made it it itchy. And he did not expect that in this warehouse it was quite dark even though the day had not yet moved. He was still observing the floor of the warehouse and saw his small towel which was actually on the floor of this warehouse. He immediately picked it up and breathed a little relieved as he wanted to get out of this stuffy warehouse immediately. However, somehow his gaze was unintentionally staring towards the corner of the warehouse that was not exposed to light at all. At first glance it sounded like there was the sound of rice skins rubbing against the warehouse floor and making him jerk. Giman took a breath and looked at the source of the sound which turned out to be from the dark corner of the warehouse. The voice was still audible and suddenly two terrifying red dots appeared from the darkness. Giman held onto his little towel very tightly, the red dot was like a pair of eyes now watching him closely, which in Giman's view was of course a scary thing. The sound of footsteps there made Giman reflex to run to the door of the rice warehouse and he came out in a hurry. Mr. Tani who saw his son coming out of the barn with a pale face immediately approached the son, and he was surprised because Giman's right leg was spitting out a little fresh blood.

"Why are you, Man?, your feet are bleeding.", Mr. Tani took the initiative to ask Auntie for a bit of betel chalk later in the kitchen of the house.

"In the barn, sir.", Giman told his father in a choked voice, he hardly cared no more about his feet which kept on spitting out enough fresh blood. Mr. Tani, just sighed, then pulled the hand of his son to immediately lock the door of the warehouse.

After the door was locked, the two of them immediately walked towards the side of the grandmother house with Giman's steps slightly limped due to the wound.

"Sir was me inside....",

"What?, did you see something?", Mr. Tani cut Giman's sentence.

"I..Yes Sir. Mr Know?", Giman was half shocked, his father's question was as if hinting that he knew something about the old warehouse.

"The warehouse was already there before Engkoh's house was built. Well.., already Man, you don't fuss with the others...",

"But sir, the one I saw.....",

"Red eyes a pair?",

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