The Neglected Pearl
Part 1 Family discipline

That morning, like his weather was very promising with steps strapping full of hope. Mang ojo immediately prepared everything, ranging from boiled nuts, basins and plastic that was always tucked in his waist.

Mang Ojo immediately said goodbye to his wife and five children. This is the daily activities of Mang ojo, as a traveling peanut seller.

If the goddess Fortuna was on her side, the boiled beans were sold out. But, if not, let alone the profit, Mang ojo actually brought a pile of nuts intact.

While Mang ojo's wife, fatma works as a scavenger, in addition to scavenging Fatma also collects used rice to be made rice aking.

Fatma is a gentle and patient woman, She never asked for excessive things from her husband, it is this tenderness and patience that makes the harmony of the Mang ojo household can be maintained.

However, Fatma often gets rough treatment out there. He was often insulted and caci maki by people whose rice was quoted.

Not only that used rice was often thrown into his face.

While crying Fatma could only grumble in her little heart.

“really cruel this world,” he said slowly.

In addition to Fatma Mang Ojo was no less sad, he also often get rough treatment from his customers.

Sometimes his unpaid peanuts and even those nuts were pinned by customers to his head. Though only because of trivial problems, but it made Mang Ojo a big loss.

It was Sunday, many employees and private employees were not working, so the usual mini park where Mang Ojo rangkal visitors, while selling Mang Ojo cheered.

“nuts, nuts ! buy beans sir, Buk, savory kok.”

Feeling tired Mang Ojo cheered, but no one came to buy his boiled beans. Meanwhile, the sun was already getting higher, feeling so stinging on top of the head.

Long Mang Ojo sat in front of his pile of boiled beans, the old man's tears dripped unfeelably, in his heart always pray to God to be given a smooth provision for the needs of his family's life.

As if in disbelief with the do’a that had just spoken, suddenly stood before him a beautiful girl who greeted Mang Ojo.

“Hai Mang ! buy the beans doong !” greet the girl.

“Eh Neng, want to buy peanuts,” Mang Ojo told the girl.

“Iya Mang, But I can not taste?” asked the girl, while sitting near Mang Ojo's plastic basin.

“Oh, please Neng,” said Mang Ojo smiled.

“ O Yes, Mang ! Mamang mamang selling boiled beans this long time ago huh?” asked the girl while peeling the beans that were held in her hand.

“Iya Neng, it's been a long time ! it has been decades even,” replied Mang Ojo.

“ Boiled nuts Mamang tasty you know ! Tastes savory.”

“Ah Neng ! Not good too praise, it feels ordinary kok.”

“I don't know, but the reality is that!” said the girl while smiling.

“ Actually whose name is eneng?” ask Mang Ojo.

“My name is Mang?”

“Iya, His name is Neng?”

“My name is Ranita, I am a student,” obviously the girl.

“Waaah, Awesome dong ! Mamang era first, for high school graduation aja very difficult, let alone have to go to college.”

“ What is it Mamang?” ranita asked Mang Ojo.

“School Down ? That's good, why not find a job ? Such as factory workers, or other jobs that have a fixed salary.”

“That's right neng ! But for a victorious city like Jakarta, finding a job is very difficult, especially for a lowly person like Mamang,” explained Mang Ojo.

“Ah, what is Mang?” ask Ranita slowly.

“ Proof Mamang himself neng ! Already almost every company around here Mamang come with a cover letter, always rejected. There is no vacancy. Do not accept employees finish High School, just a lot of their reasons ! Neng Ranita knows, what does that reason mean?”

“ Hm no Mang, don't know !”

“Purpose money or dekingan Neng, If there is no money or deckingan, do not dream to become an employee.”

“Hmm, is that so Mang ? Oh yes Mang, I think I should go home, later Mama nyariin again,” said Ranita while standing up.

“Neng already want to go home?”

“ Yes Mang, how much money is Mang?”

“All five cups Neng, only ten thousand.”

Then the girl took out one red sheet of money and handed it to Mang Ojo.

“Wah if that Mamang does not have his change neng,” replied Mang Ojo.

“The rest is for Mamang!” Ranita replied as she stepped away leaving Mang Ojo.

“Thanks ya Neng ! Thank you God, it turns out you gave me more sustenance today,” muttered Mang Ojo slowly.

Then Mang ojo again cheered peddling his boiled beans, until the beans sold, there is still a little more left. Then Mang Ojo intends to give the beans to the beggar under the overpass.

“ Oh yes, better these nuts I leave it to them.” said Mang Ojo, While stepping towards the overpass in question.

Upon arrival under the overpass, Mang Ojo was greeted by beggars, they were so enthusiastic because they already knew the purpose of Mang Ojo coming to that place.

“Hey, there is Mang Ojo ! everyone here!” said one of the beggars under the bridge.

“Hai Children!" greet Mang ojo to the beggars.

“Hai Mang Ojo, would you like to give us peanuts huh?" ask one of them.

“Ya, true ! Mamang want to share these nuts with you, just eat as much."

“Thanks Mang ! may Allah give more provision for Mamang kinship,” said the children simultaneously.

“ya, equally. Now Mamang say goodbye first yes.”

“Yes Mang!" answer the kids again.

While slowly stepping Mang Ojo walked towards his house. Once at home, Mang Ojo immediately washed the beans to be boiled, after finishing he also helped his wife wash clothes and cook rice.

As a side dish, Mang Ojo made egg omelet for his five children. While fatma has not returned, because it is still scavenging plastic bottles on the streets.

At the time of ready-to-eat dishes, mang ojo also hit the scrap metal in front of his house three times, marked the food was ready to eat.

Shortly thereafter came the five children of Mang Ojo. Quickly and swiftly they went straight to the bathroom and washed their hands with soap and after that they all sat politely and regularly, quietly and quietly.

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