Chapter 25: John arrived at the village
"So in this case, I advise Arjuna to inform your first wife and ask for a letter of approval for your second marriage," said the officer to Arjuna.
"Calm down, officer, I have discussed it with my wife Yuli, and we will immediately send the letter here," replied Arjuna after he knew what the officer meant.
For the record, although polygamy is permitted, to ensure justice for women, regulations have been made for husbands, who want to be able to marry their second wife, they need to get approval from their first wife.
Because if not, even though their marriage is still valid in the eyes of the state, when the husband dies then she is the second wife and her children have no right to inherit the husband's inheritance.
So in this case Arjuna asked about the consequences if he did not ask for a letter of approval from his first wife, in this case Erika.
On the other hand, Yuli, who heard this, did not oppose it too much because this was indeed a good thing for women.
Moreover, if she was in the position of first wife, she would definitely ask Arjuna to ask her permission, because as a normal woman, who would want to have another rival in their domestic life?
If it weren't for the existing circumstances and conditions and environment, nothing would possibly be wanted.
So she, who is now legally Arjuna's wife, is also aware of her position as second wife.
"Then you can do this session with a wedding book photo session," answered the officer after getting an answer from Arjuna.
So then the three of them turned to the other side, where two officers were ready to take photos of the two of them.
And this time Arjuna asked to be given two photos, where the first photo was of him and Yuli taking a couple photos.
And on the other hand, the second photo session added Dina so that then they had a photo of the three of them.
Even though they had to add additional costs, because the state would only provide one photo for free, this didn't make Arjuna hesitate.
Because it is clear that currently Dina is the younger sister of his wife, Yuli, so she has to behave well towards his sister-in-law.
Moreover, at the age of just 7 years, Yuli can be said to really need affection, and in this case, this is a form of affection directed at her by Arjuna.
After completing the photo session they were asked to wait outside, where they were then given a statement that would allow them to collect their marriage certificate.
Which would be one week later, "now that we have finished the wedding matters, while we are in Melati Village, let's look at their market." Arjuna invited Yuli and Dina to visit the market in Melati Village.
As the largest village in the surrounding area, and with a large population, of course in this case the market owned by Melati Village can be said to be quite diverse.
So then Arjuna decided to invite the two of them to visit the market.
Especially after he found out that melati village was famous for its tea, he felt the need to buy some as a souvenir.
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The sound of a truck was heard stopping on the side of the road, and a dashing young man was seen getting out of it.
Wearing an army uniform and carrying a backpack, he looked happy and happy.
(Finally I arrived at my hometown, from here it takes less than 1 hour to walk)
Without delay, the figure then walked along a dirt road that led to several remote villages.
Located right in the depths of the mountainous area, if Arjuna saw the figure of this young man he might be surprised because the young man who was a retired soldier was John.
A male protagonist of a famous young soldier film in his previous life.
Jhon, who is a retired young soldier, decided to retire early from the army because he was afraid he would die young.
But what the villagers in his hometown didn't know, John admitted that he had been discharged due to war injuries.
This is of course contrary to existing facts, but John doesn't care because he needs to protect his reputation.
Moreover, he was sure that no one would investigate the matter of his resignation from the army, because he was aware that there were no soldiers from his hometown who were alive and returning besides him.
So he could freely make those excuses, and this was also one of the plans he had.
Moreover, he was aiming to be captain of the militia team as the position he would get when he returned in the future.
With several years of experience serving in the army, there is no one else who is more qualified k became the captain of the militia in his village rather than him. (This is John's own narcissistic thinking, at least that's what he thinks).
In the end, after sweating from walking for almost an hour, John, who was tired, could see a quite beautiful village before his eyes.
The village is called Babakan village, a village that has a population of hundreds of people in it, relying on agriculture and sugar cane plantations as the main livelihood of its residents.
Babakan Village is located right next to Batu Village, and is only separated by the high hills that border it.
Babakan village is on the east side of the hills and Batu village is on the west side.
This makes the villages know each other well enough.
At the entrance to Babakan village, several young men were seen standing guard at the village entrance holding sharp short swords.
Accompanied by 3 young men holding old long-barreled weapons that looked quite good, this was the standard equipment of the village militia.
As a village militia they have the right to use firearms and sharp weapons to protect the village from enemy attacks that might come to the village.
As for why the equipment used is different from what is available in Batu Village, this cannot be separated from the fact that Batu Village only has one road to get to their village.
And their location in the western part of the hills makes the village hidden, so that if local residents don't know the village, there is little chance of anyone coming.
So during the day only a few teenagers are assigned to guard the village entrance, whereas when night falls only adults will be on duty and stand guard with firearms and sharp weapons.
From a distance, Jhon's figure walking alone immediately attracted the attention of several young men on guard.
"Who is that captain?? A young militiaman asked their captain who was only a few years older.
"I don't know either, but judging from the clothes he is wearing he looks like he is from the army," answered the captain.
"But if he comes from the army, why does he just walk alone? Where are the other soldiers??" Others are doubtful.
"Never mind, let's just wait, when he comes and meets us then we will know his origins, even so, you still have to be alert," reminded the captain.
Not long after, as the distance got closer, John's face became brighter, and on the other hand, the police who were guarding the village entrance looked confused, because they thought they knew this figure.
But strangely they forgot who this figure was.
"Why do I feel like he's quite familiar!!" The captain said
"That's right captain, he feels familiar!!" Others responded.
"Ahhh... isn't he John, one of the young men who took part in the war from our village!!" Suddenly one of them exclaimed after remembering John's identity.
" You're right!!! He looks like John….ahhh…he is John…." The militia captain immediately agreed after he confirmed that it was indeed Jhon, one of the young men who had joined the war from their village several years ago.
When John arrived at the village entrance, he was immediately greeted by a questioning voice from one of the young militiamen on guard, "Are you John???" asked a young man.
Hearing someone's question, John smiled and said, "Yes, I'm John, Uncle Morgan's son," answered John with a smile.
"Yeah...he really is John..." The others were excited and immediately responded, because they now knew that John really came from their village.
"Welcome back John" they all greeted happily.
"It's good to be back," answered John happily, feeling mixed feelings inside him.
After fighting for several years, he finally managed to escape the situation of death and was now able to return enthusiastically to his village.
He, who was tired of fighting and just wanted to enjoy life, of course felt very happy, especially after he answered a question from a young militia member.
"John, why are you back?" asked a militiaman.
"I was given a pension due to war injuries," answered Jhon with a smile as he proudly said.
"Wow...you are amazing John" another responded.
"Don't keep asking, let John go home and rest," the militia captain said after seeing John who looked quite tired.
"Ah...you are the right captain, John needs rest" answered another.
"Okay then, I'll go home first, see you later" replied John, smiling again and entering the village (damn it...Couldn't you just wait a little, so I could show off...what a waste) John cursed in his heart as he getting further away from the village entrance.
"Never mind, just leave it, wait a while before I take over your position...and after that hehe
eh" said in a low voice John was ready to make a conspiracy.
Nobody knew that the peaceful village of Babakan would soon turn rowdy when John arrived.
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