
Suang was Larissa already allowed to go home with a note of having to maintain health and return again to control the next three days. Larissa agreed with all the puskesmas policy and went home immediately after getting things done.
Along the way he continued to imagine going to sleep in his favorite bed again. But upon arrival at home, he was faced with the condition of a house that was very messy like a broken ship. Five days left empty without occupants make the rats feast freely.
That one rodent beast was indeed very annoying. They always make the house dirty and messy. Many home furnishings are damaged by the act, not to mention the disease caused by dirt and germs it carries.
This one beast is quite annoying. Despite being evicted thousands of times, they always find a way to return, and even by bringing in even larger colonies.
And although they have been annihilated in various ways, from the cheap to the most expensive, they are never endless.
Larissa breathed a heavy sigh. The shadow of relaxing on a beloved bed upon arrival at home is lost. How can he relax while the house is not as chaotic as this.
"Hem.it will be this tiring work," the village was lethargic.
Hamzah stepped closer, trying to offer himself to clean up all this mess. He knew his wife would not let this go, especially he was a typical person who likes cleanliness and neatness.
"already, let it go! You better rest in the room. You must be tired after the trip," said Hamzah.
"How can I rest if the house is a mess like this" Larissa argued. "After all, who would have cleaned up all this mess if it wasn't me?."
"There's me!" fingers point at themselves. "Let me clean up all this mess. You just got back from the hospital anyway. You still need a lot of rest and can't be tired."
Larissa squinted one eye, doubting her husband's words. "Do you really want to clean this up?."
Hamzah nodded confidently. "Of course it's true! You leave all this to me and rest in the room, "push the wife's body towards their room.
"Alright then, I'll rest now. But make sure everything's really clean and tidy."
"Ready, queen mother!" hamzah said while respecting the army.
Larissa smiled amusedly at her husband's silly behavior. "There-there you are. Yes it's there, the hunt's done it all!."
Larissa threw her body on her favorite soft bed. While Hamzah out of the room and immediately clean up all the mess caused by the rodent one.
At first Hamzah arranged the items scattered on the floor. Then wash the dirty dishes and put them back in place. Then he washed all the dirty clothes. And the latter sweeps and mops the floor.
After working hard for hours, the house was finally clean and tidy as before. He also threw the body beside the wife to release the fatigue that has plagued his body since yesterday.
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In the afternoon Larissa woke up and saw the house was clean and neat as before. She smiled and praised the work of her husband. "You are the most reliable husband."
He went to the bathroom to clean himself up. Five days in the hospital with the condition of one hand stuck in an infusion needle makes it not free to clean the body.
After bathing Larissa immediately changed clothes. Suddenly someone said a greeting from outside. He said the greeting and rushed out to see who was coming.
Apparently it was budhe. He came with the intention of visiting Larissa. "Let's budhe, please come in!" said inviting.
"When did you get home?" ask budhe after a while of sitting down.
"Last noon, budhe, about two dozen."
"How are you doing here?."
"Much better than yesterday, budhe."
"Then what are you going to do tomorrow?."
"The plan is tomorrow I want to sell again at school, budhe. Yesterday I was shopping a lot of brewed noodles before I got sick, baby if it's not sold soon."
"Wouldn't you, son?"
Larissa frowned. "What's the matter, budhe? I feel healthier now!."
"It's not about that, .nak, but there's already someone who replaced you selling brewed noodles when you were hospitalized yesterday"
Larissa widened her eyes. "Can I budhe? I haven't been selling there for a week."
Budhe let out a heavy sigh. "No need to wonder, son! Nowadays many people are envious to see the trade of others. Once there's a chance, they'll definitely ambush him."
Larissa was stunned to hear what budhe said. While Hamzah who was sitting next to Larissa when budhe came earlier also felt very furious. "Laughs! Such a person deserves to be taught a lesson. They have no brain. It could take someone else's food."
Larissa breathed. "Here you go, Entik, free we are also angry, just a waste of energy. We better just let it go. Maybe our sustenance is not there anymore," he said with the intention of calming the husband, rubbed his arm gently."
"But what about all the noodles you bought yesterday?."
"Tomorrow I will try to sell rujak again, later the noodles are placed there as well. Counting new variants. Besides, if I don't sell rujak over time, we can all slowly run away again."
"Are you really strong if you sell food again? Your chest doesn't hurt when you use spices?."
"I'm trying to slow down. Later also the sale is not directly a lot of kayak usually that's it. I sold a little bit first according to my ability, the important thing is we have income."
A sweet smile never escaped from Larissa's lips when saying all her words earlier, indicating that she really sincerely accepted the reality if her merchandise was dragged by others.
Larissa was a little disappointed when she heard the news that budhe brought earlier. But he already thought that such a thing could happen in the midst of competition for sustenance, including on a small scale such as selling in schools. He just didn't think it would happen this fast.
In the pursuit of sustenance, sometimes humans forget that work can be taken, but one's sustenance can never be taken, because all have got the measure msing-each.
Sometimes people also justify all means to find sustenance because they fear the future, they forget if the Owner of Life itself will guarantee our future later.
The insanity of Larissa day shopping for rujak merchandise needs. That day he proved his point. A new beginning with a new spirit, in the hope that God will provide a breadth of sustenance for him.
Hamzah doesn't just sit still. He also helps the work of the wife so that she is not too tired.