Luckily, it seems chief and Mrs. Harvard haven't wake up. We walk to the well with holding hand together like a newlywed couple go to the bathroom together. At first, I'm a little troubled using siwak as a toothbrush but Silvie patiently giving example how to use it and finally I able to use it.
We laughing at each other when some foams from the brush splattered into the face. Too bad, a cough stopping our fun and when I see on the door still, chief Harvard already standing there with a mischievous smile.
"Aahh…it's so good to be young"
Hearing what her father said, Silvie only smile sheepishly.
"Good morning chief"
"Good morning master Ikki, it's rare to see you wake up earlier than us. Did you sleep well last night?"
"I have a good sleep last night chief"
"Good. Silvie, boil some kentang for us to eat in the road"
"But father, I'm already washed up", Silvie pouting hearing her father order
Ah right, in this village there's no gas stove or electric stove, all use firewood, and to light the firewood they use flint. The process to light a fire is long, tiresome, and the smoke and dust from the stove dirtying body.
"No but. Do you like to see your father starving?"
I tugged Silvie hem and said,
"Don't worry, I'll help you"
Hearing me will help her, she no longer pouting and take me to the firewood storage. In the storage in checking what kind of wood they use to cook. It's actually hardwood type. When I ask why they use hardwood, Silvie said that because it can burn longer than softwood type. Since the firewood for cooking is from hardwood, an idea that crossing my mind before emerging again. Yup, the soap idea.
But I'm only able to do that later after return from the sea.
I take a bundle of firewood and follow Silvie to the kitchen. After putting the firewood into the stove, Silvie squatting and ready to use the flint until I stop her.
"Wait, no need to use that to make fire"
I return to my room and take the lighter from my backpack, then back to the kitchen.
"Let me do the fire Silvie"
I take some dried leaves and lite them then thrown the burning leaves upon the firewood. Since there're also fire inciters in the stove, the fire soon becomes bigger and stable. Silvie look at my lighter with amazed eyes
"Ikki, what is that?"
She pointing the lighter in my hand
"Oh, this? This called lighter in my world. Tools to make fire"
"That's not magic? Really a tool?" Ikki's world is amazing, they can put fire in such tiny things"
"Um. See this liquid? This called fuel, similar to oil for the lamp. And in the tip, there's some small mechanism that can create the spark like Firestone. Do you want to look at this?"
I handed the lighter to Silvie. She received it with full curiosity. After I show how to use it, she tries it immediately and looks excited when seeing the fire come from the lighter which almost make her forget she has the potato to boil if I do not remind her. Since I still have some leftover meat from mister Matius, I told her to make Firkadel not just boiled potato. So we both make the Frikadel together in the kitchen for provision during our trip to the sea.
Because we're planning to go early in the morning, I don't go to the pond to bath, and cooking provision already takes some time. Moreover, chief Harvard already takes two horse from the stable and tied them in the front yard. When I see those horses in the yard, I almost cry. How I'm supposed to ride this horse. They not equipped with a saddle, only reins to control the horse and blanket to ease the butt on the horseback. I've learned how to ride a horse when our school have field study in Hokkaido and visit some ranch there. But the horses back there were equipped with the saddle. I must talk to mister Lukas and ask him to make a saddle for me from hides that will ask from mister Matius, but that must wait later. For now, I must do something to make can ride this horse easier.
"Chief, do you have some ropes?"
"Sure, I have. Do you need rope master Ikki?"
"Yes, please. The long one if possible"
After chief Harvard handed me the rope, I immediately make to rope circle around the horse belly then make a horizontal rope tie between those which make like a letter H in horse belly. After that, I make a small gallows that tied in the horizontal rope as foot stepper. After that, the emergency saddle was done while chief Harvard watching that with a curious look.
After I try this emergency saddle and managed to sit down on the horseback easily. He slammed his fist on his palm.
"I wonder what master Ikki made, actually something to make the horse can ride easier"
"It's just emergency things chief if you like I can make something better with mister Lukas help"
"It can be better? Hahaha…I will tell Lukas to help you make it. I try that to my horse too"
Chief Harvard also tries to imitate my emergency saddle on his horse. He laughs out loud when he managed to make it and ride his horse easier.
"Hahaha…indeed this make me easier to ride and balancing my sit on the horseback"
Silvie comes out from the house carrying a bag filled with Firkadel as our provision. She handed the bag to her father while asking
"Father, can I go too?"
"Silvie, my horse can't afford two people ride together"
Chef Harvard big stature indeed already give a heavy load for the horse, I can't imagine how if added with another person.
"But if you want to go..."
Chief Harvard didn't finish his words, instead, he looking at me. Oh my, this old fox throw the hot ball to me. It's mean my decision to allow Silvie can go or not, of course, that also means she will ride with me.
Silvie looks at me with her full expectation in her face. Her eyes look like a puppy that wants his master to take him out for a walk, Sheesh, I can't see she look sad if I reject her request, so…
"She can ride with me, chief, if she doesn't mind"
"I don't mind. I take my bag first!"
Without waiting for her father approves her, she already enters the house to take her bag. Her father only smile mischievously seeing his daughter attitude while I only can smile wryly in front of my soon-to-be father in law. I step down from horseback first to give Silvie chance to sit on the horseback. With my backpack I can't make her sit behind me, the only position is to sit in front of me. So she sits with her two legs on the left side of the horse, while I sit behind her with one leg on each side of the horse.
After all ready to go, chief Harvard give the command to go
"Alright, follow me, don't ride too fast in the village, we can raise the speed when we leave the village. Let's go!"
I follow chief Harvard's horse trotting slowly along the village road. Silvie who don't have anything to hold, hug my waist and lean her head on my chest to make her stay on the horseback. Then our journey to the sea is started.