The Lives of Five Hundred Thousand
Increase the production of crackers

I look at the diamond given by Raihan, so luxurious and beautiful. I wanted to wear it but I didn't seem to deserve it because it was too expensive. Seeing the diamond I remembered that I wanted to return Raihan's gift. But where should I deliver all the gifts because there's no way I can deliver them to her parents' house. How will the response of the hajj mother later if I take her there because without her knowledge her son has given me a lot of expensive items. It was thought to send it to Jakarta through shipping services but it seems I do not believe in the service let alone the goods to be sent are luxury goods and expensive to the price of billions.

"Would I wait for Raihan to come see me, but when? it's been two weeks he's never seen me again. Uh, for a second.Isn't this on my own accord? It's not what I want her to keep away from me, but..." I was confused myself.

I've been home for two weeks and Raihan has never been home. I'm more convinced that Raihan doesn't love me. The evidence is that he didn't want to try to come to my house and explain it to me. I think I no longer need to think about it and all I need to think about now is my son Zain's life and my efforts.

It's been two weeks that Sumi has been helping my efforts. He was very enthusiastic and diligent so that the process of making crackers faster and the quantity also increased as well as the orderan more and more. Ever since Supri and Sumi worked with me, I've been really helped. Bang Supri himself in addition to participating in producing he also served as a courier who drove to every stall to the shops.

"Sumi, this Supri bang is your two-week wage." I put two white envelopes on them.

"Nur Gajian?" Sumi asked with a happy smile. Then he took the envelope I sent and opened it. Likewise with the Supri bang he immediately opened it.

"Oh my goodness, there's so much." Chirps Sumi while counting sheet by sheet of money in red.

"One million five hundred! you pay me one million five hundred two weeks is not most Nuri.

"I can pay you that much Sum."

"Oh my goodness, Nuri, for me this is so much. Do you know what salary I work in? one million five hundred it's one month Nur, this you love me this way only two weeks."

"So you don't mind me paying that kind of salary?"

"No, I thank you very much my salary is Nur, besides my work is not tired, you also give me lunch in the afternoon. Besides you also bought me a motorbike so it doesn't suck me to go back and forth to your house."

"This is also the salary of Brother why added to two million Nur?" bang Supri.

"His brother's double."

"Oala Nur, so you pay me four million a month? and I've been living and eating at your house for free, Nur."

I'm smiling."No need to count bang. What is important is that Brother is more diligent and active in his work so that our efforts are more advanced. What's more now the order is increasing."

"Yes Nur, just yesterday when I sent raw crackers to Bu Nia's store he asked for it in addition to three times Nur, Nur, because in the store Bu Nia selling really two days already ludes while we can only send that because because there is no stock.

"If so we must increase the amount of production Nur." Suggestion Sumi.

"Later I try to run to the neighboring village of Nur, hopefully someone will work with us.

"Yes Nur, I'm waiting. The sooner the better. But find five first."

"Ready boss."

Next day.

Sumi brought five women who were all housewives and in need of work. He got the man from the next village not too far from my village and today I hired them. When I was watching them work, it came to my mind to make a new kitchen specifically for the production of crackers because my kitchen is not too big what else should accommodate seven people.

Then I expressed my intention to make a special kitchen crackers and bang Supri agreed. He suggested to make a new kitchen in the yard next to the house because there is still four hundred meters of land. And today also bang Supri move quickly looking for builders to make temporary buildings made of boards or plywood. I consider it a temporary building because the land that I occupy is the land of the father and mother to admit it. So, if later mom comes and does not accept the land I make a place of production of crackers I will easily dismantle it. But I hope you'll sell it to me so I don't have to suck at the vacant lot to build it again.

In addition, I also moved quickly to the material store to order what was needed after bang Supri told me in advance because I myself did not understand the building problem. While Sumi in addition to helping five people who are working also control them.

An hour later the Supri bang came carrying four artisans at once. He told me to get it done quickly and I agreed. After a few minutes, three pick-up cars come carrying materials as building materials that will be used. I also immediately paid off the building materials because I had previously paid for it in advance and will be repaid after arriving at my house.

They began to measure the place to build and I recommended two hundred square meters only. The rest is allowed to plant tubers or sapodilla only.

When Supri and bang Supri were controlling the handyman, Mr. Yanto, the closest neighbor to my house, arrived with his usual appearance, sleeveless T-shirt and color pants.

"Why are you building here Nuri?"Her protest while shaking her waist.

"Well, why?" Bang Supri.

"If you build a building here how would my chicken play!"

"My chicken wants to play!" Said bang Supri, his eyebrows are interlocked. Maybe he is confused by the language used by Mr. Yanto. While I who understand is still silent because I myself am lazy to serve the selfish neighbor and a little less sane.

The yard that is only planted by tubers by me is indeed a place to roam around chicken pet Pak Yanto to find food in the form of worms, ants or tubers in the form of cassava, sweet potato, sweet potato, bengkoang and so on. The existence of chicken Pak Yanto is actually very detrimental to me because in addition to eating tubers that I planted also always roam in my house and leave dirt. Very often I told him that he fenced his little yard so that the chicken did not roam and pollute people's homes but never responded to it even I often argue with him just because of the richness chicken. Now he protests when I want to build his chicken foraging.

"If raising chickens for sale it is necessary capital also dong pak, in the chicken feeder do not let free to find food by yourself continue to eat people's crops. I've told you how many times that chicken really hurt me. Anyway it's up to us to do what this is our yard does not have a father."