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The old man shaved his head at the temple fair.

Grandpa two is one of the few skilled craftsmen among the old people in the village. He has a razor and scissors for shaving. In his spare time, he will set up a small stall in the market, give haircuts to his uncles who come to the fair, shave 2 yuan, and earn some pocket money himself.

I brought a bucket of water. Use cold water directly in summer, bring a kettle on weekdays, get a stove on the ground, and send it to wash after finishing. Set up a small tent, a washbasin, and even the bracket for putting the washbasin is antique. There is an endless stream of business, all of them are old men with no income in the surrounding villages, unlike young people who want to be models or something.

When business is good, serving more than a dozen customers a day can improve the food at home. Weigh the pork and stew the vegetables in your home in the pot, so that customers who come to have a haircut can get benefits and have a refreshing picture. They always cut it several times a year. Many of them are repeat customers, and there are many endless topics among the elderly.

In recent years, the city management was strict, and there was no place to live in the market, so we moved to a nearby forest, and everyone went by accident. Even the cheapest barbershop has to start in 10 yuan now, which is unbearable for grandparents, especially rural people who come in difficult times. There is no source of income, and it is supported by children under great pressure. Save it if you can.

When I was a child, I often asked my second grandfather to get a haircut. Maybe it's because he's tender, his scalp is black and red, but he's smooth and shiny! Today, you can still see them in every rural market. It's an old craft. With the development of the times, they will gradually fade out of people's sight.

They used to walk around the countryside with shaved heads and carrying pole, and worked as rural hairdressers for nearly half a century. Because * * * has the same occupation, they will come here with hairdressing tools every February, May and August when they go to the market, stick to their jobs for decades and struggle to inherit the craftsmanship of their ancestors.

According to the two masters, there used to be seven or eight barbers doing business here every market day, but now it's just the two of us. They can cut more than 20 people a day when they are busy, and they still earn hundreds of dollars a month. We don't want to make money, we just want to facilitate the villagers.