Suffering Becomes Happiness
Chapter 09
After all the workers came home, then Mr. Joko immediately fix the former job. Like pacul screws or the remnants of processed cement and sand or bricks scattered, everything is neatly arranged.
Then after that because the time had gone up late in the afternoon, then Mr. Joko and Sumarni's mother immediately said goodbye to Mr. Hartono.
Then Mr. Joko said goodbye....
"All right then deck.!! Because it's late in the afternoon we go home first, and tomorrow we come back here again huh.!?"
Then Mr. Hartono replied....
"All right, mas.!! Be careful on the road.!?"
Then the two of them immediately went home on a motorcycle to the house of Sumiatun's mother who had previously been told to be occupied for the two of them by Sumiatun's mother.
Then the next day Pak Joko and Sumarni's mother as usual came to Pak Hartono's house. Sumarni's mother as usual directly do the work at home. While Mr. Joko went straight to the backyard of Mr. Hartono's house, and improved there while checking the new catfish pond.
Indeed, the pool was still only yesterday finished so it could not immediately be filled with water because the pool was still not dry right so Mr. Joko that day just mendah and tidy up the mounds of former land excavation of the newly completed pond foundation. And also all of you install cables and lights for lighting in the pool. Because previously the existing cable cable was dismantled all, because for the smooth work of making the pool a few days ago. So now the cables and fluorescent lights are reassembled and neatly arranged by Mr. Joko neatly under the direction of Mr. Hartono.
Then Mr. Hartono said to Mr. Joko....
"How do you think the pond is still not dry, about how many days it would take mas this pond if it can be filled with water and occupied by catfish seeds.?"
Then Joko replied....
"If I think the deck, tomorrow insya "Allah" the pool is dry and can be filled with water, all can be filled with catfish seeds.!!"
Then Joko said....
"Well then mas, tomorrow I will shop to buy catfish seeds on the seed farm, and along with the feed. Coincidentally the stock here is again empty.!!"
Then Joko said....
"Oh yes deck then now I will fix and fix this backyard fence. Because it looks like these fences are less tight.!!"
"Oh yes please mas..!! Said mr. Hartono
Then Mr. Hartono went inside the house. And a little while later, suddenly came two guests to the house of Mr. Hartono. They are a couple from the city. It just so happened that the husband of the person was a teacher who taught at the elementary school in the village. Precisely the elementary school where Ica School used to be, or where the late Mother Farida wife of Pak Hartono taught first.
It just so happened that Icha and Sumiatun's mother were on the front porch. So Sumiatun and Icha's mother invited them both to enter the house, and invited him to sit in the living room. Then Icha called Mr. Hartono who happened to be in the middle room again....
"Papa...!!papa...!! There's guests...!!" Call Icha to Mr. Hartono....
Then Mr. Hartono replied...
"Yes a minute Icha...!!"
Then Mr. Hartono immediately came and immediately met the two guests in the living room, and immediately shook hands and asked the intention of the arrival of the guest.
"Excuse me where are you and Mom from, and what is the need....??". Ask Mr. Hartono to his guests....
Then the guest answered....
"Oh yes sir introduce my name Anton, and this is my wife Dewi. I happen to be a teacher and teach in the elementary school in this village.
We are from out of town sir, and we mean to come here to ask you. Maybe you have a place to live or an empty house that we can rent for us to live in as long as I teach here sir.!! Because it is impossible for me to go back and forth out of town every day to and fro to teach, because our house is outside the city, sir.!! So I had to invite my wife to come with me, and find a house where we can rent so we feel calmer, sir.!! Therefore we came to my father's house maybe you have another house that happens to be empty that we can rent for both of us.!!" "How about Mr.!?"
For a moment Mr. Hartono" Sumiatun's mother" and Icha" fell silent and looked at each other....
Then Mr. Hartono said to his wife "Sumiatun"....
"Lookin... How about the Mother's house which is occupied by Mas Joko and Mbak Sumarni we rent to our guests this is Ma'am. Pity them again, they are far from out of town and need a place to stay....!! How's Ms.... and Icha... What do you think.??"
Then Sumiatun's mother replied....
"What about them, where will they live.??"
Then Mr. Hartono replied....
"That's easy Mom...!! our house is big, we tell them to stay here. Besides they do not come here to go and go home from work, it is good to stay here...!! after all, they were no one else...!! they are our family..!!". "How's Mom.?"
Ask Mr. Hartono to his wife....
Then Sumiatun's mother replied....
"If I agree anyway mas but how nice if this we talk to Mbak yu and mas Joko...!!"
Shortly afterwards Sumarni's mother came with two cups of coffee to be served to the guest.
After Ibu Sumarni finished putting coffee on the table in the living room, then Sumiatun's mother spoke to him....
"Wait a minute, brother, we have something to talk to brother and mas Joko. Please, brother, call Mas Joko here, brother..!!"
Then Sumarni's mother replied....
"Oh yeah well deck...!!"
Then Sumarni's mother headed to the backyard to call her husband Pak Joko. Then he looked for it in a catfish pond, but it turned out that her husband was not there. Then Sumarni's mother called her husband, and it turned out that her husband repaired the fence of the backyard of the house, which happened to be a fence a little far from the catfish pond.
"yes be advised". indeed the yard of Mr. Hartono's house is very broad.
Then Sumarni's mother called her husband....
"Bas.!! as Joko.!! Yesterday a minute.!!"
Then Joko answered a call from his wife....
"Yes a minute.!!"
Then after Joko approached his wife, the wife said to her husband....
"Look at me.!! The Sumiatun Deck is calling us both right now.!!"
Then Mr. Joko said to his wife....
"What else is there, dek.!? How come they suddenly called us again exactly like the other day. So I am worried again.!! Let us not do wrong this time in this house, and we may not be called by them to be rebuked or warned by them. What a bad feeling, deck.!! This is the second time they call us, because if they are not so important, they usually talk yes talk.!! If there is nothing very important there is no way they call us simultaneously like this.!! Is that deck..!?"
Then the mum replied....
"Mas Joko don't suudzon first ah.!! We don't know what they mean yet.!! When we were called a few days ago, we also thought it was not, it turns out they mean well.!! So I think we should face first.!! And throw away all those bad feelings.!! After all Mother felt from the words and the look on their faces, they looked happy deh.!! So I think maybe they have something to talk about about something else that is very important, that needs to involve both of us.!!"
Then Mr. Joko said to his wife....
"All right then, ma'am.!! it is better that let us immediately face them together, so that they will not long wait for us.!!"
Then the two of them immediately faced Sumiatun's mother who was all gathered in the living room, including the two guests
After Sumarni's mother and her husband were among them, then the Sumiatun's mother said to them both....
"Look at Sumarni and Joko..!! I want to talk about my house which is now occupied by my brother and Mas Joko. It just so happened that our guest was from out of town, and her husband was a teacher who happened to be teaching in the elementary school in this village. And they both needed a place to live to rent, and they had already been several days looking for a place to live to rent and neither found nor did they get it. So they asked us and then we took the initiative how if my house is occupied by my brother and sister, I will rent it to them because we feel sorry for them. For the problem of brother and mas Joko next, I and mas Hartono want brother and mas Joko to stay in this house with us...!! What do you two think.?"
Hearing the words of her sister, Sumarni's mother then fell silent for a while, then turned to her husband and said....
"What do you think, sir.?"
Then Joko replied....
"If I think so... That's even better, besides we're not heroes to go and go home from here, we'll "STAND BY" here and can maximize our work.!!"
Hearing the answer from her husband, Sumiatun's mother became more steady and directly spoke to her sister "Sumiatun".
"Okay deck. We agree with your opinion.
Then Sumarni's mother gave the keys to the house to Sumiatun's mother, because the keys of the house were previously held by her.
And indeed the house of the Sumiatun Mother is now no longer what it used to be, if it used to be a house that is not worth it or less good, because Sumiatun's mother is known to be a less capable person. But since he used to work at the home of Mr. Hartono and Ms. Farida, then after a few months later the house was renovated into semi-permanent and became a decent home with all the facilities in the house.
Then the mummy spoke to the two guests....
"Okay, Father and Mother.we have agreed to rent our house there. And for more, because the Father and Mother still do not know the condition of the house, then we will take the father and mother to the house to see the condition of my house..!!" How do Mom and Dad agree...??"
And then they answered....
"Okay Ma'am We agree..!!"
Then Mr. Hartono" Sumiatun's mother" and Icha" got ready to deliver the two guests, to look around the house in question.
Then Sumiatun's mother told Joko....
"All right, Joko...!! We will go first to deliver my guests who will see my house. And brother Sumani let us come with us first to take the goods of brother and mas Joko there. And we leave this house to Mas Joko yes...!!"
Then Joko replied....
"Well deck be careful huh...!!"
"Thank you, Joko."!!
Sumiatun's mother replied to Joko.
Then they all started to go to the house. Mr. Hartono" Icha" Sumiatun's mother" and Sumarni's mother" boarded the car in front, while the guest followed him from behind on his motorcycle.
After a while, they arrived at the house. Then they all got down from his vehicle and immediately saw the yard of the house from the front" side" and back." Sumarni's mother asked Sumiatun's mother for the keys and went into the house first, to take her and her husband's belongings. Then all these things were put in the car.
then they all went inside the house to see the conditions inside the house.
They immediately saw the condition of the front room of the house with complete furniture, then entered the room and with complete furniture, then passed to the living room with complete furniture, and go to the kitchen room and also with complete furniture with all facilities, including the restroom "MCK", and also including electricity is all complete.
The Sumiatun Mother's house measures 6 and a half times 17 meters with the position of the kitchen behind the house. With page area 10*20 M2
After they finished looking at the condition of the house, they all sat in the living room.
While Sumarni's mother was busy making coffee for all of them. And after the coffee was ready, he was sent to the living room, and he sat with them.
Mom Sumiatun invited her guests to drink the coffee that had been prepared for them, and they drank the coffee together.
Then a moment later Sumiatun's mother asked her guest....
"How do Father and Mother... This house does not fit you.?"
And then they answered....
"Yes this house is very suitable for us Mom, besides the house is good, the facilities are also complete, and the home page is rather spacious.!!"
"So how mom and dad...!! How many houses to rent to us per year.??"
Hearing the question from them, the mother of Sumiatun and Mr. Hartono entered the middle room, to discuss the problem of the rental price of the house.
Then the mother asked her husband...
"How come...!! how much will it cost to rent this house in one year to them...?"
Then Mr. Hartono replied....
"If I thought it was Mom...!! if we look at the area of land" the size of the building and its condition" and with all the furniture and complete facilities like this....!! If today, anyway.... Being in the range of 1 million per month ma'am. So if 1 year becomes 12 million Ma'am...!!"
Then the mother said to her husband....
"Well then mas, we immediately tell them about this.!!"
Then they both went back to the living room, and talked about the rental price of the house that they had been discussing with their guests.
Then the mum said to them....
"This is how our Father and Mother have agreed on the rental price of this house, and the price we agreed is "12 million" in 1 year. And if you and Mom agree, then you and Mom can pay half of the price paid upfront, and within the deadline for the next 6 months.!!"
"How do your father and mother agree....?"
Ask Sumiatun's mother....
Then they both whispered... And then they answered a question from Sumiatun's mother....
"Alright Mom We agree with the price of this house...!!"
Then they took the money from the bag that they brought as much as "6 million rupiah" for the next 6 months, and handed it to Sumiatun's mother. And then Sumiatun's mother received the money, then they shook hands as a sign of the transaction...
After everything was finished, then Mr. Hartono and all immediately leave to the tenant of the house.
Then Mr. Hartono said hello to the two of them....
"Assynolodet.!!"
And then they answered....
"Goddessam.!!"
Then Mr. Hartono and all of them got out of the house, and headed for the car and then immediately left for home.
After they got home, then Sumarni's mother took out her belongings and her husband who was taken from the Sumiatun's house earlier, then put into the room of the house that has been prepared by the mother of the Sumiatun.
Moments later, Mr. Hartono headed straight to his backyard, and checked the pools that had been filled with water.
Mr. Joko started this morning apparently has filled the pools with water, through diesel engine pumps that are channeled through the paralon to the pools.
Then Mr. Hartono said to Mr. Joko....
"How about..!! is everything in the pool water.?"
Then Joko replied....
"Oh yes it's deck..!! I filled up the water and everything was done.!!"
Then Mr. Hartono said....
"Oh yes, then mas now come with me to buy catfish seeds to the city.
Then Joko replied....
"Good... Then I take a shower first and change the deck clothes yes...!!"
"Good... I'm waiting in my car.!!" Said mr. Hartono.
"Yes deck.!!" Said Mr. Joko.
Soon they got into the car, and immediately set out to buy catfish seedlings to the city. For this time Mr. Hartono bought the seeds of the catfish is not as usual. Because now the pool in Mr. Hartono's house is not 3 plots anymore, but 10 plots, it was wide and long.
After they finished shopping for catfish seeds then they immediately went home.
And when he arrived at home, the catfish seeds were one by one immediately released into the new pond. Incidentally one pond is in the contents of one pack, and per package contains 5000 catfish seeds. So in total all Mr. Hartono bought 50,000 catfish seeds, and made 10 packs.
And in addition to buying catfish seeds, Mr. Hartono also bought the fish feed.
After all the seeds were put into the pond, then a few moments later Pak Joko immediately sprinkled the feed into one by one of the pond.
Then it was seen the fish eat the feed sown by Mr. Joko with greed.
Incidentally from the process of releasing seedlings and sowing feed into the ponds, witnessed by Icha" Sumiatun's mother" and Sumarni's mother." They look happy to see all that.
According to the instructions of Mr. Hartono to feed the catfish twice a day, then Mr. Joko carried out according to the instructions of Mr. Hartono. And so on.
After some time passed, and when Icha with Sumiatun's mother and Mr. Hartono sat on the porch of the house.... Suddenly a car came into their yard.
Then they all stood up and noticed who their guests were in the car.
Soon everything in the car came out. And after careful attention, it turns out they are 5 friends of Icha at college, and who met with Mr. Hartono and Sumiatun's mother when they vacationed on the beach some time ago.
Icha, who knew that they were her friends, immediately approached them and hugged them with longing feelings.
And one of the five friends of Icha, is the son of the lecturer where Icha used to lecture his name "Adit." He is the only guy among them and at the same time who has the car they are riding.
While the other 4 friends are all girls. They are: "Melinda" "Fitriani" Graceful" and "rebecca." Everything comes from out of town. Mr. Hartono and Sumiatun's mother already knew them all, because they had met and met when Mr. Hartono and Sumiatun's mother were on a beach tour some time ago.
Then Icha invited the five friends to enter the house. And by chance outside the front door of the house, Mr. Hartono and Sumiatun's mother had been waiting for them
Then they approached Pak Hartono and Sumiatun's mother who stood at the door of the house, while greeting them. "Assalamualaikum.??"
Then Mr. Hartono and Sumiatun's mother answered their greetings....
"Valaydreams.??"
Then they shook hands with Mr. Hartono and Sumiatun's mother. Then Mr. Hartono and Ms. Sumiatun immediately let the five friends of Icha into the house, and they are welcome to sit in the living room.
While Mr. Hartono" Sumiatun's mother" and Icha" accompanied them in the living room.
Sumarni's mother, who knew that there were guests in the house, immediately prepared drinks and small meals, then delivered and placed on the living room table.
Then they chatted warmly while enjoying drinks and small meals at the table.
Then the mum said to them....
"How are you guys doing.??"
And then they answered....
"Alhamdulillah good aunt.??"
Then they asked back...
"Om" Auntie" and Icha herself" how's it going.??"
Then Sumiatun's mother" Mr. Hartono" and Icha" replied....
"Alhamdulillah good.!?"
After a while they chatted, then they expressed the intention of their arrival.
Then Adit son of the lecturer spoke to Icha....
"Look Icha, we came here in addition to having our intention.
Then Icha asked....
"What's that.??"
Then Adit spoke....
"So here..!! the five of us plan to continue our studies in the United States.
So we plan to invite Icha to study there, maybe Icha is one goal because we are a struggle in college first.
Hearing his friend's invitation, Icha immediately fell silent and bowed. Then Icha said to his friend Adit....
"If I really want to study there. But you know for yourself, the cost is very expensive....!!
So... yes.... How is it.!?"
Hearing Icha's words like that, Mr. Hartono immediately said....
"Yush..!! don't worry, son, Icha is Papa's Son...!! If indeed Icha aspires like that, you will fully support Nak. And Icha don't worry about all that Papa has, it will eventually belong to Icha because of Papa's Icha Son. So Icha don't worry anymore son yes...!!continue your ideals if Icha really wants to study to America, then continue Nak, Papa will support everything.
Hearing the words of Mr. Hartono....
"Icha immediately approached and hugged the Papa, and cried as she could. Sumiatun's mother, who heard and saw all this, could not hold back the tears and finally the three of them embraced each other. There was a feeling of "haru" being happy" and proud" enveloping the three of them.
Then Mr. Hartono spoke again in a soft tone....
"Icha don't you remember, son..!! when you were a child used to be adopted by my late mother Farida. Since then, my wife and I have loved you and considered you as a child. Especially now that we are a family.... Let alone the treasures of the child, soul and body if it becomes a bet for you, I will sacrifice for your sake note it.
Hearing the words of Mr. Hartono.... Icha and Sumiatun's mother became more and more his cries, and the more tightly they embraced Mr. Hartono.
The five friends of Icha who witnessed the scene, did not feel their tears dripping with a very moving feeling, because the incident was in front of their eyes.
After a while, Mr. Hartono calmed them both down, and told him to return to their seats. And once they're calm, then,
then Mr. Hartono spoke to 5 of Icha's friends....
"Well now Om asks you...!! if indeed you are planning to study in America, of course, you have already calculated...!! "you mean "about his university there" "about where he lived there" and so on...!! "How's.??"
Then Adit answered....
"Oh yes Om...!! incidentally in California there is a brother Papa his name: "Robert" and it happens to be home om Robert not far from our destination university. And besides Robert is also a Lecturer at the University. And it happens to be the famous campus in California Om.!!"