31 To the Sea (1/2)
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?”