Abay opened the door to his hut. The door doesn't need to be locked because he doesn't have anything valuable in it. But that was before, right now he was holding five pieces of gold leaf. A gift from Nyi Malini last night.
This is the first time Abay has received wealth from his secret wife. However, because he had not given Endah's soul as a sacrifice, according to the initial agreement with Nyi Malini, he only got a little.
What Abay received was an exception, because he was the first human being to become an ally, servant and husband for Nyi Malini.
Nyi Malini had risen through the ranks, she once told Abay briefly, in fact she was just a personal servant of Ratu Agung, the queen of the snakes she followed.
The fire of jealousy burned in Abay's heart. Even though he had been dumped by Endah and the fact that he had been lied to by his ex-wife, his heart still loved Dina's mother.
Abay realized that he had been used as a spare tire by his ex-in-laws, who didn't want Endah to give birth to Dina without a father.
Nyi Malini never revealed the name of the snake queen she was following. It's just that his status has been elevated to Duke, appointed as the new queen with new subordinates, a small kingdom. But with the condition, they must remain subject to the authority of the Great Queen whose name cannot be mentioned.
When he looked at the road leading to the forest, Abay saw Endah walking with Idang the widower.
The fire of jealousy burned in Abay's heart. Even though he had been dumped by Endah and the fact that he had been lied to by his ex-wife, his heart still loved Dina's mother.
Abay realized that he had been used as a spare tire by his ex-in-laws, who didn't want Endah to give birth to Dina without a father.
Actually, Entis, Endah's father, didn't mind giving Sasan a hand. But the man ran away to the city with his new partner, leaving behind Endah whose sweetness had been sucked away. Not only that, Endah was still pregnant when Sasan left.
Entis comes to Abay and asks him to be Endah's husband. An offer Abay couldn't refuse.
Apart from Abay harboring love for Endah, he is also self-aware of his wealthless situation, where there is no girl he wants to marry. On the other hand, he is too lazy to sweat a lot.
But then it was different from now. Abay has wealth, he holds five gold leaves which are quite valuable. Even though he doesn't know how much money he will get if the gold is sold, at least he is sure it will be enough for a month's food costs and can still be saved.
Because of his jealousy, Abay ran after Endah and Idang who were at the edge of the forest.
"Wait, Endah!" shouted Abay.
Endah stopped, Idang also stopped and he turned around first.
"Wow, your ex-husband is chasing you. Maybe he wants to ask you to reconcile!" Idang teased.
Endah glanced at Idang, the black and large man beside her. In fact, Endah was a bit horrified by Idang's stature, which was three times her body.
Even though she is a woman from a remote village, Endah is good at taking care of herself. Her body is still slim with a waist that is not too big, quite slim. It could be said that the development of her body when she was a girl and when she gave birth was not much different, the biggest difference was in the parts of the body where breast milk flowed, it was much bigger than before.
"Who wants to reconcile again! What's the point of a lazy husband like Abay!" exclaimed Endah Keki.
"Hahaha, agreed. How about you just accept my proposal. I'm not lazy and promise to make Dina like my own child. You know, I'm a widower left by a dead wife!" Idang whispered seductively.
"You'll see later!" Endah actually wanted to say yes, but she was still selling it hard.
In terms of face, Idang could be said to be below Sasan and Abay. But in terms of wealth, he was superior to the two men who had accompanied Endah's days. Even though he is not the richest in the village.
"Where are you going, Ndah?" Abay asked.
"Want to go to the city. You already know you want to enter the forest, just ask everything!" Endah answered curtly.
"No need to go to the forest, just accompany me to the big market. Do you want to?" Abay offered while glancing contemptuously at Idang.
"No, Endah! I suspect that Abay will invite you to do evil things. Aren't you afraid of taking things that don't belong to you?" Idang quipped.
"What do you mean by that?" Abay looked at Idang angrily.
"You know it yourself. But whatever, I'll make it clear here. You want to invite Endah to pickpocket, right?" Idang immediately stood in front of Endah, blocking Abay's view.
"Your mouth turns out to be easy to say slander, right, Dang!" Abay's facial lines hardened, a sign that his emotions had risen to the top.
"Oh, did I say something wrong?" Idang laughed mockingly.
Abay growled softly. He didn't expect Endah to call Idang so affectionately. Meanwhile, Endah didn't mention his name at all. Outrageous!
"Move, I want to talk to Endah!" Abay is still trying to suppress his anger at Idang.
"If I don't want to move, what will you do?" Idang asked.
"Kang Idang can step aside first, I want to talk to him!" Endah touched Idang's back body.
Abay growled softly. He didn't expect Endah to call Idang so affectionately. Meanwhile, Endah didn't mention his name at all. Outrageous!
Idang pushed himself aside, but he stood close beside Endah. He's like Endah's guard.
"What do you want? I'm in a hurry!" Endah snapped as soon as he came face to face with Abay.
"I want to invite you to reconcile Endah. Look!" Abay took out a gold leaf that he got from Nyi Malini's remaining scales.
The gold leaf was in the shape of a small betel and was in Abay's palm.
Endah's eyes widened in amazement. He likes the shine of gold. What woman doesn't like looking at jewelry. But suddenly...
"Hey, Idang!" Abay shouted, shocked because the gold coins were taken by Idang.
"Where did you steal this gold from? Come on, admit it!" Idang snapped, then he saw three people coming from the village towards the forest.
"You thief! No one in our village is as brave as you!" Idang raised his voice.
"Don't slander you, that's my gold!" Abay tried to snatch the gold from Idang's hands.
But Idang's body was bigger and stronger than him. His strength is also superior because he often works hard, in contrast to Abay, who, even though he is quite sturdy, is just lazy.
Idang's body is strong with hard muscles. Abay's body muscles are considered weak, but he is quite strong when fighting Endah.
With just one push, Idang's big hand managed to make Abay retreat backwards.
"Endah, have you ever seen any gold that Abay keeps?" Idang asked loudly.
"Where there is gold, there is often no money. If it weren't for my father's kindness, how could he possibly eat!" Endah accused Abay.
"Hey, what's going on Idang?" asked the middle-aged man who had just arrived, followed by his two friends of the same age.
"Oh, Mang Somat... here, Abay was caught stealing gold. This is the proof!" Idang shows the gold leaf he took from Abay.
"Is that true Bay?" Somat glared at Abay.
"Mang Somat, why did you fall for Idang's slander? I..."
"Yes, I know you. Basically you are a good child, but you are too lazy and waste your wife's children," replied Somat, interrupting Abay's words.