When Love Should Determine
Chapter 18

It's been a week since Larissa contracted yesterday. Today it's Larissa's schedule to exercise control. The plan is they will leave later in the afternoon, because the doctor who checked open the practice after magrib.

In addition to control, Larissa also had to do an ultrasound to make sure if in her womb there are no remnants of the fetus that she conceived yesterday. Worried that there will be decay and infection of the uterus if it is not completely clean.

After going to sea, Hamzah was busy repairing his dead motor light. There are no relatives that he can lend a motorbike, so he was forced to fix the motorbike before being used to deliver Larissa later in the afternoon.

Larissa was busy folding the already dry laundry. The clothes had piled up because for several days he could not move properly. When all was done, he took a rest.

By evening Larissa woke up. He immediately prepared to go into control. Likewise with Hamzah, he immediately prepared after finishing repairing his bike.

Before leaving for the clinic, Hamzah went to the house of the master whose boat he was riding. He wants to ask for money from the sea last night. The plan is that the money will be used to pay for Larisa's control fees later.

Not long ago Hamzah also came with money from his sea products last night. He asked Larissa to borrow some money from Bu Ani in addition. He was afraid that the money would not be enough.

Larissa complied with her husband's request. He immediately went to see his mother at the shop. And when he got there he immediately expressed his wish. But the answer her mother gave made Larissa again shed tears.

..."Go there! I don't care about you. Just look for loans with others. already know people are busy in the stall, you do not even come. Now come even want to borrow money" hardik Bu Ani....

"But, Mom, I was...."

"Go! I don't want to hear any excuses from you" he threw it rough.

Larisa returns home in disappointment. His heart was so sickly being chased away by his own mother like that.

Arriving at Larissa's house immediately approached her husband. "Yank, I'm sorry. I can't get a loan from my mom. Even my mother immediately kicked me out because I did not help her in the stall earlier" Larissa said.

Hearing Larissa's words, Hamzah breathed a heavy sigh. "Yes already, it's okay. We just pray that the money will be enough" he said.

They immediately went to the clinic. And after traveling for some time, they finally arrived there.

Larissa's coming in

into the clinic and take the queue number. And after waiting for some time his name was called as well.

Larissa went into the room, Hamzah accompanied. This time he didn't let Larissa do it all by herself.

The doctor immediately performed a series of examinations. He also performed an USG on Larissa. And he stated that if Larissa's uterus is completely clean, it only needs a little recovery.

Hearing the doctor's words, Larissa breathed a sigh of relief. The condition is better and does not require additional treatment. This means that he does not have to worry if the money he has is not enough to pay later.

After paying for the medicine and administrative expenses, they returned home. Time showed at eight o'clock the night they were out of the clinic.

Arriving at the house Larissa immediately rested. While Hamzah went to the landlady to ask whether he would go to sea again or not, of course after he made sure that Larissa did not need his help anymore.

Larissa was silent, she was still disappointed with her mother's attitude. Ms. Ani came back from Larissa's room. It doesn't matter if the child forgives him or not.

Hamzah did not come for long. He said that he would not go to sea tonight. They decided to take a break after the exhausting day.

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It hasn't been a month since that incident. Everything is back as usual.

Larissa healed faster because she routinely drank her own hereditary concoction that is believed to cure an injured uterus, but it is also believed to be able to clean the uterus after miscarriage. He obtained the potion recipe from the village elders.

Time passed, and the seasons changed. Hamzah has been unable to go to sea for several weeks.

The weather is not good. It rained all day. The sea is not friendly either. High waves continued to roll which were accompanied by strong winds. Too dangerous to be forced to go to sea. In times like this, the people there call it by the term BARATAN.

The money Larissa has is getting thinner and thinner. He has to rack his brain if he still wants to eat.

After a long time of thinking, Larissa finally got the idea to sell small snails that can be eaten. Residents there call this type of snail by the name CHLORAK. She expressed her idea to her husband, and her husband agreed.

In the afternoon Hamzah went to the pond which was not far behind the house. Snails are often found at the edge of the pond, and he is the one who is in charge of looking for it.

After a long search, finally Hamzah managed to collect the CHLORAK as much as one large crack. He returned home with a happy face.

Upon arrival at home, Hamzah handed the CHLORAK to Larissa to be processed. And Larisa immediately took over the CHLORAK.

Larissa first laced the CHLORAK with salt. This is done to remove mucus and dirt from the snail. Then he closed it tightly. This process is done overnight.

In the morning, Larissa checked the CHLORAK. It turns out all the mucus and dirt has come out. He immediately washed and boiled it in a large container.

After the CHLORAK matures, it is then drained. The next process is to remove the snail meat from its shell.

This is the most difficult process, the article Larissa must use a manual way, namely by being solved using a hammer. Larissa's hand is often hit by a hammer while doing this process.

After going through all the processes, finally the snail is ready to be sold. Snails that have gone through this process can be processed into various foods. It can be eaten directly, or eaten using a terasi sambal. In addition, it can also be cooked into kare or anointing.

Larissa itself sells the snail by being given a terasi sambal. Besides being easier, it can also be eaten with rujak. Because Larissa sold the snail in her mother's shop, all in order to help her too.

The results he got from selling these snails were indeed not very large. But at least enough to eat a day. So he does not need to bother or borrow money here and there to eat everyday. Sometimes if the snail only sells a little, he uses it for his own side dishes.

Life is not easy, but Larissa is still steadfast. As long as the husband is on his side, he is willing to do anything.