The thing is, I usually go to a regular place to get my hair cut. The young barbers are all skillful and fast, and the young shampoo girls always beg me to buy them lotion and hair oil.
You have never liked to cut your hair in January because many people say that you should not cut your hair at the beginning of the year. Because hair is a part of life force, cutting your hair at the beginning of the year can cause you to lose some luck and fortune.
But this time, seeing that her hair was too thick, and she had reached the age of knowing her destiny and not being afraid of anything anymore, she went to get a haircut. At the shop, she met the right guy, by chance, so they both shook hands and were happy.
The familiar young worker immediately asked: Same as before, seeing his friend nod, he still carefully opened the machine to check the previous hairstyle before getting to work.
You asked if he was going back to his hometown this Tet, he sighed: I have no one else to go back to, my parents are both dead, I am an only child. You apologized and asked about other things like what day the shop opens on Tet, is it crowded. He said that this year, it is the 7th day of the Lunar New Year, so it just opened, in the morning it was crowded and all young people.
He interjected: Getting a haircut at the beginning of the year is not just about changing your appearance, but also a way for people to renew their souls. Just like people clean their houses to welcome Tet, getting a haircut is a way to clean up themselves, let go of the old year's troubles to welcome the good things ahead. I like the way the barber meticulously adjusts each line, like an artist perfecting a work. Each stroke of the scissors is not just a trim, but also a care and pampering. Life is sometimes like hair, it needs to be trimmed, the frills need to be removed to become more elegant and brighter.
You chuckled: You are a writer, so you have deep associations. As for me, I am getting older and when I get my hair cut, I often think back to my childhood. When I was a kid, every time Tet was near, my mother would take me to the market and find a barber shop on the side of the road. The old barber, with his nimble hands, only needed a few strokes of the scissors to give me a new, neat and clean haircut, even though my friends would tease me all the time.
He also smiled: After you finish your haircut, I'll invite you to a crab and rib hotpot restaurant. This dish is very suitable for eating on a spring day.
