Laughter And Tears The Story of a Mighty People
Saturday, 17th december 2022
Saturday, 17th december 2022
Kenli didn't work this morning, neither did the kids go to school. Fanti had woken up, made tea for himself, as early in the morning as usual.
Kenli was fixing Rici's toy car in front of the back door. Fanti invites Kesyi to clean the house.
Fanti open the cooker, rice that last night is still a lot and has been warmed. Their children are no longer good, can only cook rice but it is not warmed if the rice is ripe. If the rice is cold then the button on in the penanak then it must be pressed again so that the rice becomes warm, although the part of the rice will be slightly charred, but that's the only way the rice can be heated up again.
Fanti took out the Tofu and Tempe that Kenli bought last night. Fanti wants to cook it but wants to cook it with more fish, and cook only once, not repeatedly.
"Buy the fish first, want to be fried the same Tofu and Tempenya." He said to Kenli who was fiddling with Rici's toy cars.
Kenli did not say yes, but did not say no. Fanti thought, maybe he would leave after he was done with his cars.
Kenli didn't work this morning, neither did the kids go to school. Fanti had woken up, made tea for himself, as early in the morning as usual.
Kenli was fixing Rici's toy car in front of the back door. Fanti invites Kesyi to clean the house.
Fanti open the cooker, rice that last night is still a lot and has been warmed. Their children are no longer good, can only cook rice but it is not warmed if the rice is ripe. If the rice is cold then the button on in the penanak then it must be pressed again so that the rice becomes warm, although the part of the rice will be slightly charred, but that's the only way the rice can be heated up again.
Fanti took out the Tofu and Tempe that Kenli bought last night. Fanti wants to cook it but wants to cook it with more fish, and cook only once, not repeatedly.
"Buy the fish first, want to be fried the same Tofu and Tempenya." He said to Kenli who was fiddling with Rici's toy cars.
Kenli did not say yes, but did not say no. Fanti thought, maybe he would leave after he was done with his cars.
Fanti continued his work, chopping Tofu and Tempe into small pieces and then frying them. While frying Fanti make condiments for chili sauce fish, Tofu, and Tempe that will be fried later.
Kenli had moved on the front porch because Kesyi was cleaning in the kitchen. Finished frying Tempe and Tofu, Fanti returns to Kenli by questioning the fish he will buy.
"Tempe and Tofu are ripe, only fish left." Fanti.
"What is fish made of?" Kenli asked with a face that showed displeasure.
"If you don't want to buy fish. Want to eat like that Tempe just as you know." Phantis ketus.
She returned to the kitchen with an unhappy face. Continue to make sambal tofu and Tempe in the fried.
After finishing, Kenli was sitting on the living room sofa. Fanti who could not stand it finally issued all his junk to Kenli.
"You are angry only with something as trivial, childish as your nature. I know you've been angry since last night for less money when you go shopping, until the fish aren't bought." Fanti said in an angry tone, but in a quiet voice. "That's a childish trait, you could say the money is less. But you just keep quiet don't want to say, yqng you want it all to fall wrong with me, and you're not wrong in the least." Continue Fanti with teary eyes but still in resistant. "From now on take all this money, and you arrange all the household expenses. You know, I'm dizzy with managing insufficient finances, you don't have a steady job, you don't want to find a job, just wait at home if someone takes your new job away, otherwise, it doesn't work." Kenli just kept quiet without refuting Fanti's rant. Either he understood or not what Fanti said.
"You should know, too, that it's Saturday. So money must be saved until you are invited to work again. Tomorrow Sunday, Monday is not necessarily you work, if not until when we have to survive with money that is not so much anymore." Fanti said again. Due to Kenli's lack of response, Fanti ended his chatter.
"Kes, get papa to eat!!" Fanti Pinta.
"Just dafa. I'll eat first." Reject Kesyi, because in fact he is not good because his parents are fighting.
Fanti returned to the front of the living room with food on his plate, then told Dafa to take Kenli to eat. "Daf, get papa to eat!!" Fanti Pinta.
"Where is papa?" Ask Dafa.
"In the room!" Answer Kesyi quickly.
Dafa wakes Kenli up in the front room to eat.
"Pa, eat. The food is cooked!" Pinta Dafa's.
"Eat first. Papa will eat later." Reply Kenli who is still asleep in bed.
Dafa also took his own food. At the age of those who are like Dafa who are still sitting in school Sd, they do not join Fanti anymore. When eating they will scoop up their own food.
Fanti did teach them not to live with dependence, so that they do not feel difficult when Fanti does not exist. Fanti often works part-time, and at that time the children will be left at home.
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In the afternoon this weekend, Fanti has activities for PKK mothers, at five in the afternoon Fanti left. The place is not far because it is only in the complex, about 200 meters from his house.
Fanti and Kenli until the afternoon, their relationship is still tight. They only talk as necessary, there is no length or laughter as usual.
The two of them were often joking until their laughter reached the neighbors next door, and it made them think that the relationship was very harmonious. They will not know when the two are fighting each other, because there will be no sound that will be heard when they fight. But if there are guests who come to the house they will behave normally, like nothing happened.
Until tonight, Kenli and Fanti are still silent without reprimanding each other. Kenli and Dafa sleep in Kesyi's front room, while Kesyi sleeps with Fanti and Rici in the front bed.
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