Siheyuan: There are three little cats at home

Chapter 34 Sending Letters, Haircut

Snowflakes were still floating in the sky, and the air was still bitingly cold. When inhaled into the lungs, it seemed that it could condense into ice balls, which made people feel uncomfortable intuitively.

At the entrance of the alley, Xu Qing asked the third child to cover his mouth and nose with a scarf, so as not to inhale the cold air, cause stomach upset and catch a cold.

After exiting the alley and turning onto the street, you can see the crowds surging as far as you can see.

Compared with yesterday when there were only a few people here and there, there were many times more people on the street today and it was much more lively.

Maybe because it was Sunday, people who had been busy for a week brought their children who had been studying hard for a week, and they all took advantage of today's rare rest and took to the streets.

Although the snow on the ground was not cleared away in time and the weather was still harsh and cold, it could not dampen people's enthusiasm.

Xu Qing saw that many children's faces were flushed from the cold, and their hands were slightly bruised, but they didn't care about the scolding from the adults behind them. They grinned and showed their teeth, with innocent and joyful faces, jumping around on the street. Run and play wantonly, shuttling through the crowd, as nimble as a loach in the water.

The shops on both sides of the street and the vendors who set up stalls along the street have already opened their doors for business. The shouts and hawking sounds come and go, making this cold winter day seem not so cold.

Xu Qing took the little girl, his second brother Xu Aiguo and his third brother Xu Fengming, and followed the flow of people towards the barber shop.

The business of the barber shop is surprisingly good today. After all, the Chinese New Year will be here in just a few days. Many parents are bringing their children to get haircuts. Taking advantage of the fact that there are few people now, the queues will not be long when the Chinese New Year is approaching and the crowds are full. Not on.

Xu Qing originally had the same idea, but when he saw that the barber shop was crowded with adults and children, and there was even a long queue outside, he couldn't help but feel that he had miscalculated.

Unexpectedly, there are so many people who have the same idea.

Xu Qing sighed secretly in his heart, feeling a little regretful. Why had he never thought of becoming a 'Teacher Tony' before? Otherwise, he would be able to give haircuts to the three little ones. Not only would he save money, but he might also be able to lead the fashion trend in the Four-Nine City. .

Seeing that there were not many people missing, Xu Qing decided to take the three little ones to the post office first to mail the letters to their grandparents.

These days, there is only Green Post, but it satisfies the mailing problems of the people of the whole country. Although it takes a long time in the middle, Green Post can deliver it no matter where it is, even in the ends of the world.

As long as the address is correct, there is almost nothing wrong with green mail.

There were also many people in the post office. Before Xu Qing entered, he heard noisy voices and saw countless people.

There was a neat row of [-]-inch bicycles at the door. A dozen postmen who had finished delivering newspapers and periodicals were lowering their heads one by one, placing green mail parcels on the bicycles, as if they were ready to set off again.

These days, the post office does not have much business, with only four major items: telephone installation and maintenance, postal services (letters, parcels), remittances, and newspaper subscription and delivery.Of course there is also the dispatch telegram.

Xu Qing came over today. In addition to sending a letter, he also planned to send another ten yuan to his grandparents. He also sent a telegram to inform him.

Although it was also mentioned in the letter, remittances must be more cautious after all.

Xu Qing gave his second brother Xu Aiguo a dime and asked him to buy a four-cent stamp and put it on the letter.Xu Fengming was curious and went to the counter to buy stamps with Xu Aiguo.

Xu Qing took the little girl to remit the money first, and then asked for a "telegram" at the counter on the other side. According to the sample provided, he sent a telegram to his grandparents in the countryside.

Ordinary telegrams cost three cents per Chinese character, and for urgent telegrams, the fee is doubled.Punctuation marks are charged per word, and four Arabic numerals are charged three cents even for a Chinese character.

The price isn't cheap, but there's nothing you can do about it. Don't send a telegram and let us know in advance.Remittances go faster than letters. If something goes wrong in the middle, or grandparents receive the money and you don’t know what happened, it may cause trouble to the elderly.

After Xu Qing filled it out, he handed it over to the salesperson for review. After confirming that it was correct, the salesperson helped to take photos.

Later, Xu Qing paid and walked out of the post office with the three little ones.

This busy work lasted for more than an hour, and it was noon in a blink of an eye.

Xu Qing gave ten yuan to his grandparents because he was a little looser after buying the bicycle tickets a few days ago. Otherwise, he would never have dared to remit the ten yuan.

People can't go back, so they can only remit some money, write a letter, and be filial.

Returning to the barber shop again, there were not many people at all. It was noon, and many people had gone back to eat. Taking advantage of this gap, Xu Qing spent [-] cents to buy a candied haws for each of the three little ones, so that they could pad their hair a little first. Let's do it for a while, and after getting a haircut, we will take them to buy braised liver and stir-fry liver.

The three little ones nodded their heads and, led by Xu Qing, walked into the barber shop while eating candied haws.

First, the little girl and her second brother Xu Aiguo were given haircuts. The third brother Xu Fengming was naughty and anxious to eat the candied haws, and refused to do it first.

Xu Qing had no choice but to help the little girl and second brother Aiguo hold the candied haws, and stood aside with Xu Fengming and waited.

The little girl's haircut cost [-] cents because she was a girl. The master of the haircut cut off two small braids. The little girl almost cried. Her watery little eyes blinked a few times, and tears suddenly welled up in her eyes. His eyes kept spinning.

Seeing this, Xu Qing quickly bent down to comfort him, and the barber also panicked and coaxed him quickly.

The master had just cut a girl's hair short and forgot to ask Xu Qing what kind of haircut the little girl wanted. He used scissors to cut off the hair out of habit. He felt embarrassed and quickly offered to charge five cents less.

The mischievous Xu Fengming, eating candied haws, made faces at the little girl, probably trying to coax her, but the little girl wrinkled her nose and snorted, and burst into tears, tears streaming down her pink and tender face, Confidently rushed towards the chin.

Xu Qing turned his head, with a sullen expression on his face, raised his hand and knocked Xu Fengming on the head, the little guy realized his mistake, and quickly calmed down, lowered his head, not daring to make any more mischief.

After another long while of coaxing, Xu Qing made the little girl eat candied haws of sugar, which made her happy.

The barber stretched out his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead and carefully gave the little girl a haircut.

Xu Aiguo was very fast, boy, it can be done with two cents, so Xu Qing asked his third brother Xu Fengming to follow up quickly.

Xu Qing finally reasoned. Although he was seventeen years old, he was as strong as an adult. A haircut would cost fifty cents for an adult.

Xu Qing planned to get a bald haircut, thinking that after the new year, there would be no need to rush to get a haircut after the beginning of spring, which would save some money, but the barber did not recommend it. In winter, bald heads are easy to catch cold and catch a cold, so Xu Qing had to give up.

There is no hat in the house, so it is impossible to sell a hat just to get a bald head. In that case, the face will be bigger than the butt, which will cost more money and increase the risk of catching a cold. In the end, the gain outweighs the loss.

The total of the four barbers should be one yuan and twenty-five cents, but because the barber cut the little girl's hair, Xu Qing charged five cents less when paying.

Xu Qing decided to give the five cents to the little girl to make up for it.

The little girl clutched the five cents, snorted at Xu Fengming, rolled her eyes, turned around, took Xu Qing's hand, and left the barber shop.

Xu Fengming looked envious, pouted, and was unhappy, but Xu Aiguo pushed him out of the barber shop.

When I came out of the barber shop, it was past twelve noon, the snow had completely stopped falling, the sky was brighter than before, and the appearance of the sun could be vaguely seen in the sky.

It was previously agreed that the three little ones would eat braised and fried liver. As the eldest brother, Xu Qing would not break his promise.

Reaching out to help the little girl cover her mouth and nose with the scarf, Xu Qing took the three little ones and walked towards the stall where they bought braised stew.

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