The Retaliation of a Wife Considered a Household Parasite
234: Rujak And Pecel
At night, in the middle of the wind that makes the creeps, three adult men are looking at the water guava tree next to the star fruit tree. Next to the three, the atmosphere of Arum's restaurant was very quiet because it was now eleven at night. There is no activity in there. They were Secretary Lim, Kalandra, and also Mr. Maheza who stood lined up like three friends.
“If we had been here early, we would have asked for help from employees. Usually when they run out of tarawih, they run rame-rame!” kalandra.
Although Lebaran, about one o'clock earlier, the stall remains open. This fact occurs because of special requests from buyers, some of whom have arrived to pay for orders for Eid.
Kalandra, who was standing in the middle, among the brothers Secretary Lim and Mr Maheza, pointed the flashlight in her right hand at the two trees in front of them.
“So kangen tarawih. Usually that is rare because of the focus of work or even achievement, yesterday almost full because it already has a good wife!” said Secretary Lim is still focused on watching every flashlight that Kalandra directed. He did not know if the two men next to him, had immediately noticed him due to his confession.
“Kangen tarawih, what is kangen wife? If from your confession just now, the fall was kangen tarawih same kangen wife,” said Kalandra correcting the assumption of Secretary Lim.
“But if it falls it hurts, Kal. Last time you said the fall,” said Mr. Maheza who also corrected the assumption as well as Kalandra's speech.
Kalandra looked at Mr. Maheza, was dumbstruck before she finally laughed. “Same sister same. If faced with Haji sir and they were brought to chat muter-muter, they must be keder because they are too straight!” inner Kalandra.
After getting to the beat, Kalandra gradually treated the situation seriously. “That's a wasp nest, which wasps if once pocketed directly and can make sick three days and three nights if not directly treated to a doctor. Well ... well, ... it's a giant red ant that people here call krangkrang and if the bite directly stuck hard to be pulled like a person who has been bucin. Already, Lim is advancing, climbing. It was Lim's wife who was cravings. I'm here to help prayer while bringing a flashlight to the tree!” kalandra whispered as she continued to point her flashlight at the tree.
Hearing the information from Kalandra which was even more akin to scaring, Secretary Lim and Mr. Maheza, reflexively turned to each other. Again both were tense and even scared. More afraid again because Kalandra flashlight suddenly died the effect of running out of power.
“Oh I forgot the flashlight case. His day must have run out after all night to play mas Aidan ngikut people takbiran!” said Kalandra while watching the flashlight black and there are stickers Upin and Ipin favorite Aidan. Even Aidan also put the sticker there.
“Ya already, Ko. Koko's my sister, let's climb the rame-rame. Gotong royong's! Aleya is also pregnant!” get Secretary Lim to find him safe.
Hearing Secretary Lim's words just now, Kalandra who lowered her head and slowly bowed was actually holding back a laugh. “Original, these ‘lurus’ guys are really gokil. Brothers are the same. Though the wasp's nest, only yesterday's remains. Logically, if the employees are used to being meticulous for rujak, is the time as scary as I reported? A pack of Hajj often eat the same star fruit on the tree directly. Most just bitten by a crotchet!” inner Kalandra.
“Ya already, let's hurry. Just be careful, afraid even our wives are impatient, keep coming and they are desperate to climb themselves. Don't forget, our wives are different from most women. A class of wari*a will fight them. Especially us husbands who always love them?” kalandra.
Secretary Lim and Mr. Maheza are compactly advancing. Both of them ventured to fool the wasps and also the creepy ants that Kalandra told.
Meanwhile, at Kalandra's parents' house. The women are almost done making pecel. The pecel seasoning that Arum makes has been rubbed. Aleya who fries mendoan, has also fried her last tempeh. Including also with Widy who has drained the leaves of the violet or that the leaves of long beans that have just been boiled accompany other vegetables in plastic tampah.
In the living room, the children were playing with grandparents while watching a show on television. There was no sign of the husbands coming home, after Widy confirmed from the door to the family room.
“Cause it must be followed? This I want to make spice blends,” said Arum still sitting on the floor and just finished moving the seasoning pecel made in the box.
“It's been over an hour in fact, yes?” said Widy while tasting a stew of long beans.
“If sir Haji, I understand because he is used to clengean to find widows. Lah, our husband?” said Arum.
“They should be fine,” Aleya said.
Unplanned, the three who were compactly silent also compactly exchanged gazes. Making the atmosphere there become quiet, until the three heard the sound of Cikho and Aidan compact calling their papah.
“Well, it's home!” widy was immediately excited.
“Ya already, I made the sauce first,” said Arum prepared to wash his coet into the sink next door. Seasoning ingredients for the rujak itself have been prepared, just mashed.
“Full struggle just to get these two bags of fruit!” said Secretary Lim, who has not worn glasses.
Widy blushed and slowly smiled with excitement. “Glasses Papah to where?”
“Cracked, fell,” reply Secretary Lim.
“Felons falling too?” sergeant Widy was worried.
Secretary Lim shook his head. “No, just the glasses. Darkness though. Even the one who fell, Koko the same Mas Kala. Those at the bottom to take every guava the same as the starfruit that I picked up all the hape flashlight, right. Uh, there's a chameleon falling into their face. Birit them because of shock, slip, and .. I who was shocked also almost fell but alhamdullilah only glasses,” said Secretary Lim.
Instead of worrying, Aleya and Arum instead compactly held back a laugh.
“Chameleon tragedy!” arum said while washing the coet.
Evening almost early in the morning, the residence of Kalandra's parents is still crowded. Everything is still fun to enjoy pecel and also rung in the middle of a warm chat that envelops. Moreover, moments like now rarely occur except in certain events. Along with that, Kalandra who just remembered the latest news Pak Haji and Fatimah's mother also suddenly became the focus of attention. Because the latest news about the relationship of Pak Haji and Fatimah's mother became a rainbow in their togetherness. Many laughs and predictions were also present on the news of the relationship of Pak Haji and Fatimah's mother. But the women are compact, they are sure that Fatimah's mother will be the widow and the last port of Hajj sir considering Fatimah's mother has a firm and hard character.