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An answer to the two-part allegorical saying of shaving one's head

Shave one's head-one's head is hot

In the past, hairdressers carried the burden and walked the streets to attract customers. There is a fire at one end of the burden, and customers are washed with hot water, so it is called "head fever". Using it to escape means wishful thinking and unilateral fanaticism.

For example, she gritted her teeth and told herself to be ambitious. Why is she so timid and worthless? Shave and perm, always thinking about things. (Liu Jiang's Taihang Fengyun)

In the past, there was no fixed place for a barber. They go to villages and markets on their own, walk around the streets and gather in circles to attract business. For convenience, they bring haircutting tools and stools at one end and hot water and a washbasin for washing their hair at the other. So it's hot. Later it was accused of wishful thinking. "Shaving one's head and carrying loads of children" has become a popular folk allegorical saying in China over time.