This female barber is very skilled

Chapter 14 The Carpenter Talks the Big Book

Seeing a large group of people around the door of his store, Tang Qing panicked, fearing that something would happen again.

These days, Tang Qing has been exhausted physically and mentally, and some things have happened one after another, and she feels that she is no longer the original her.

How could she, an ordinary female barber, encounter so many things?

In summer, the sun rises early, shining on the red signboard of the People’s Barbershop, which flickers and dazzles people’s eyes, making it particularly eye-catching on the central street of Yancheng City.

Shancheng is an ancient county seat, which was established as a county in the Han Dynasty.

Shixin Street is the only existing old street in Yancheng. People's Barbershop is a relatively modern type of existing shops, and the facade of about 200 meters away is a bit ostentatious.

Of course, for now, this was the administrative, cultural, and commercial center of Yancheng in the past, and the yamen, theaters, and restaurants were all on this street.

A few years ago, there were some big shops here, but now except for the People’s Barber Shop, they are basically cut into small shops, mainly breakfast shops.

Tang Qing hurriedly walked to the door of his shop and took a look. The neighbors in the neighborhood were surrounding Carpenter Wang to listen to him "talk about big books".

"Shuo Dashu" is a local dialect of Yancheng, which means that a person talks eloquently in front of everyone, talking about the past and the present, and knowing everything.

Tang Qing saw that Carpenter Wang in front of him was talking vigorously, and the neighbors in the neighborhood listened to his heart, and a stone hanging high in his heart finally fell to the ground.

"Please come inside."

Tang Qing opened the store door.

Surrounded by everyone, Carpenter Wang walked into the People's Barbershop while talking.

Carpenter Wang's head was wrapped with a circle of gauze, several band-aids were pasted on his face, his left hand was bandaged, his right leg was rolled up, and his knees and calves were covered with purple lotion.

But this does not prevent Carpenter Wang from "talking big books", on the contrary, it increases the attractiveness and credibility of his "talking big books".

Tang Qing saw that Carpenter Wang was completely immersed in the majesty of "talking big books", and the neighbors in the neighborhood were also fascinated by listening to it, so he boiled water and did sanitation by himself.

"Do you know? I was chatting with Mr. Li at the time, when a gust of wind blew and swept Mr. Li away. I figured it was midnight, and Mr. Li's soul was about to return to his place."

"The soul returns to its place at Zishishi?"

A younger neighbor chimed in.

"You don't know? After a person dies, the 'first seven' souls have to go home to see their relatives, and they don't return to the cemetery until midnight. If they can't go back in time, they won't be able to pass through the gate of hell, and they will even cause illness to their relatives."

Carpenter Wang explained.

"Why do you have to go through the gate of hell? What is the gate of hell?"

The young neighbors still don't understand.

"The gate of ghosts is the first light card on the road to reincarnation after death. After passing the gate of ghosts, you can truly rest in peace. Otherwise, you will be a lonely ghost and will never be reborn, understand?"

"Oh."

The young neighbor shrank his neck.

"Don't ask nonsense, listen to Master Wang."

The oldest neighbor taps the younger neighbor on the back of the head.

"Where did I go?"

"A gust of wind blows, Master Li's soul is going to return to its place."

"That gust of wind was as demonic as it could be. It was black and white, covering the sky like a sword passing over my head."

"Master Wang, is it black or white? Also, since it covers the sky, why is it like a sword?"

The young neighbor couldn't help but asked again.

"Then tell me, I'm just thirsty."

Carpenter Wang stood up to get a big tea mug of his own.

All the regular customers of People's Barbershop have a drinking cup here.

Tang Qing bought a special shelf and marked it with numbers to put these teacups.

"Why did you come here so quickly?"

Tang Qing poured freshly boiled water for Carpenter Wang.

"You go to see Aunt Shanghai, I am not suitable to participate in this appearance, so come to the store first."

Carpenter Wang took a mouthful of boiling tea.

"When you talk about big books, you have to have a degree, don't go overboard."

Tang Qing reminded Carpenter Wang softly.

"Hey, are you entertaining everyone?"

Carpenter Wang sat back on the bench again.

"Master Wang, why don't you continue talking quickly?"

The neighbors in the neighborhood urged.

"He knows more than I do. Let him talk."

Carpenter Wang holds a large tea mug in his hand and sets it up on a shelf.

"Why don't you go to work? Be careful when you go back and kneel on the washboard."

"I rest today."

"Then go play somewhere else, don't make trouble here."

"I asked Master Jiujin to shave my head."

"Then sit on the chair and don't mess around."

Under the condemnation of the neighbors in the neighborhood, the young neighbor obediently sat in the barber chair, and Tang Qing wrapped him in a cloth.

"After that gust of evil wind, there was lightning and thunder, flying sand and rocks, and the world was completely dark."

Carpenter Wang continued to "tell the big book".

"Master Wang, the moon was fine last night and there was no thunder."

Hearing what Carpenter Wang said, the young neighbor turned his head, "It's stabbing", a lock of hair was pulled off by Tang Qing's clippers.

"Can you shut your stinky mouth?"

"Master Jiujin, do you have any cotton? Take some out and plug his ears."

"You are young and don't understand any rules. Do you have a place to interrupt what Master Wang is saying?"

The neighbors in the neighborhood once again denounced the young neighbors.

"Oh, it hurts so much, Master Jiujin, what should I do?"

The young neighbor ignored everyone's condemnation of him, just covered his scalp where the hair had been pulled out, and asked Tang Qing with a mournful face.

"It's okay, it's cool to shave your head bald in summer."

Tang Qing's clippers have begun to harvest the long and dense hair of young neighbors like a harvester.

"Shaved head?"

"Don't worry, I only charge you flat money."

While speaking, Tang Qing had already harvested the entire head of the young neighbor.

"But this bald head?"

The young neighbor looked at the top of his bare head in the mirror, and almost burst into tears.

"Satisfy you, a bald head is twice as expensive as a flat head."

"When you go home, you report the bald money to your wife, and half of the money from your private house."

"Your home can also save on electricity bills. This bald head is shining brightly!"

"Master Wang, you continue to talk."

The neighbors in the neighborhood finished teasing the young neighbor and urged Carpenter Wang.

"Oh, let's not talk about it, it will affect Master Jiujin's haircut."

"Tell me, shaving your head is a matter of minutes for Master Jiujin, and she can shave it with her eyes closed. Come, let me add water for you."

"Well, it's rare that you are in high spirits today."

Carpenter Wang took a sip of tea, cleared his throat, and continued to "speak big books".

"In a daze, I saw a huge beast standing in front of me. It was about to devour Master Jiujin with its claws and claws. Who is Master Jiujin? It is a knife of our Shan City. Of course it is not the killing knife of the pig killer. It is not a pig knife, but a razor designed to shave the genitals of the world."

"Hey, Master Wang, who are you scolding?"

The head of the young neighbor has been polished.

"Young man, don't be so angry. Did I scold you? Everyone said, did I scold him?"

Carpenter Wang took a sip of tea and said slowly.

"Master Wang, keep talking, he's just a stunned young man, don't worry about him!"

The neighbors in the neighborhood were listening, and were interrupted unexpectedly, very annoyed.

"Master Wang, is he just scolding me!"

"Why did I scold you?"

"You said that Master Jiujin specializes in shaving genitals, and I happen to be shaving, so am I not the one who is going to die?"

"Hehe, young man, I can't help you if you think so. Neighbors, I'll go home and take my medicine. I'll see you in the afternoon."

Carpenter Wang stood up.

"Master Wang, are you going to tell us what happened last night anyway? How difficult it is to whet our appetites like this!"

The neighbors refused to let Carpenter Wang go.

"To make a long story short, when I saw a ferocious beast wanting to eat Master Jiujin, I slammed into the beast to ensure that Master Jiujin was safe, and myself and the beast fell into an unfathomable puddle."

Carpenter Wang walked out of the People's Barbershop after speaking.

"Hmph, take the medicine, and sooner or later it will kill you!"

The young neighbor scolded Carpenter Wang behind his back.

"Young man, accumulate virtue in your mouth, scolding others is equal to scolding yourself."

The oldest neighbor advises the younger neighbors.

"I'll just scold him, who told him to scold me first in a weird way? Huh, why didn't he fall to death last night? He even hit a beast to save Master Jiujin!"

The young neighbor walked out of the People's Barbershop cursing.

"Hey, boy, you haven't paid for your haircut yet."

The oldest neighbor shouted from behind.

"If you don't pay, why pay for shaving your head? Shave me bald. I'm being polite if I don't ask her to pay me back!"

The young neighbor turned the corner, but there was no one there.

"Hey, there are people like this!"

"Oh, the young people of today are so lacking in discipline!"

"His sloppy long hair should have snapped a long time ago, whether he is male or female, what does he look like!"

Neighbors in the neighborhood lamented the decline of the world.

"Don't talk too much."

Tang Qing cleaned the hairdressing tools. Originally, she never participated in or stopped the neighbors in the neighborhood from talking nonsense, but today she always felt that something was wrong and she was a little flustered.

(End of this chapter)