Coming out of Taoyuan, under the leadership of Da Niu, we passed through the "Zhongzi Pavilion". This "Zhongzi Pavilion" is the modern archway, and there are two in our township. "Zhongzi Pavilion" is a product of the 60's period, erect four cement pillars on the ground, form three square door openings, the middle is large, the two sides are small, the gate hole is six or seven meters wide, can pass the car. The pillar is a cement pillar surface, coated with cement seepage white stone rice, and then when it is half dry, wash out the white stone rice with water, and some also make some simple patterns or words. In the middle of the beam above the middle gate hole, there is a great man's head, which is a relief, and there is a slash line that shines brightly. Two small door openings on the middle of the beam each made a three-dimensional "loyalty" character, "loyalty word pavilion" so named. This modern memorial arch, different from the old memorial arch left, the old memorial arch, is a memorial arch a play, there are princes and generals, literati doctors and so on have great achievements and outstanding celebrities. If it is a women's chastity archway, it is the history of the woman's blood and tears in ancient times! The archway records how much bitterness and torture a woman has! Some are widowed all their lives, and some have never even seen their husbands! Every archway has a story. In the old days, there were more than 20 archways in Hai Duong County, which was a monument erected by the sages of Benyi for the people of Hai Duong, and it was the pride of Hai Duong people! The modern archway, but built for political services, architectural art can not be compared, that is really the difference between the abyss, like the difference between the eyes of the fish and the pearl, not the same day.

Inadvertently, we came to the barber shop of the fifth brother. "Old Five, bring a few BJ great painters to let you get to know you, my classmate Han Zhe. Da Niu entered the barber shop of the fifth brother, sat down on the chair of the eight immortals, took out the hard box of China, took out one and handed it to the fifth brother, and then put the cigarette in the most conspicuous position on the small coffee table in a very graceful posture, crossed his feet, and smoked comfortably. "Hello fifth brother, when I was young, I often got a haircut here with you, your kung fu is really good! Brother Da Niu lifted us, we are just a painter, a walker on the road all my life. As I spoke, I reached out and shook hands with the fifth brother, and Ah Guang and Lao Zhao also followed me to say hello to the fifth brother, and also shook hands with the fifth brother one by one. The fifth brother recited the phrase "It is very happy to have friends from afar" and cordially beckoned us to sit down. I looked around the shop and felt that the barber shop of the country man could not be more shabby. A typical barber chair that has been used from the fifties and sixties to the present, and may be used as a cultural relic, can be displayed in the museum, which can be placed slightly diagonally, let people lie down, and cut the beard, this chair is manually operated when it is tilted, and there is a zigzag iron bar with curved iron teeth like a sickle behind the chair, like the tail of this chair, about three centimeters wide and about half a centimeter thick. When the chair is tilted and the upper body is leaned back to lie down, it relies on the curved tail of this grid to control the slope, and the old chair rattles as soon as it is tilted, and the four chair legs have been surrounded by embroidered iron sheets to prevent the chair frame from falling apart. On the wall, there is a mirror with mercury that has been severely aged, like a mirror stained with chicken droppings, but still slightly revealing the figure of a person; next to the mirror hangs a special razor canvas on which the razor has been sharpened and scraped tens of millions of times, and has become black and hard; two old scissors and a handmade barber scissors; three razors and an ear picker for ear poop, a few small towels stained with yellow-brown sweat stains and small holes, and an old-fashioned washbasin printed with the pattern of workers, peasants and soldiers, plus three paints that have faded in color, and sit a little smooth. The Eight Immortals chair without wood grain is all the belongings of the five brothers' barber shop. Lao Zhao and Ah Guang and I were very surprised by the fifth brother's perseverance! Unexpectedly, there is such an old barber shop in the countryside! The fifth brother's barber shop is quite large, with thirty or forty square meters, so there are also conditions to put on a dilapidated and missing corner coffee table, a set of kung fu tea sets, but unfortunately several teacups are cracked obviously, the cup mouth is broken, the color of the teacup is no longer recognizable, only know that boiled water is poured in, it is already a natural strong brown color, this teacup, it seems to have been decades, and it has never been washed. Da Niu said that the barber shop of the fifth brother is almost the oldest barber shop left in Sanjiang Town and even in the whole of Haiyang. And every day, as soon as the door of the fifth brother's shop is opened, some men, big and small, from several nearby villages, will come to the fifth brother's side for a party, or to drink tea or get a haircut.

Because, the fifth brother has decades of haircutting skills!

Because, there is a lot of street talk here every day!

Because people are naturally curious.

The fifth brother is a very talkative little old man, and he is very knowledgeable. His ancestors were Hakka, but since his father's generation, he came to Sanjiang Town. The fifth brother usually gets along with people very well, and he has a lot of contact with various types of people in society, and his evaluation of him is very good, because the fifth brother is very smart and will do what he likes. Every day, the people who get haircuts here come from four towns and six miles, and when they meet people in the rivers and lakes with a little evil spirit, the five brothers will talk about some martial arts characters written by Mr. Jin Yong, what Linghu Chong, Zhang Wuji, Jin Shiyi, Huang Ying, Guo Jing, Zhou Botong, etc., will also talk about the one hundred and eight heroes of the Water Margin, he likes to talk about Wu Song killing his sister-in-law the most; when the student brother who is studying comes here to get a haircut, the fifth brother will talk about some ancient texts, Guan Zhizhi, the history of the Ming and Qing dynasties, or "Dream of Red Mansions", "The Legend of the West Chamber", "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and even "Golden Vase Plum" And whenever we talk about the Three Kingdoms, we often ask students a few questions: Who is the name and no surname in the Three Kingdoms? Who is the nameless and nameless? Who is the nameless and nameless? Sometimes some high-achieving students are not able to answer the questions. Also, when I see a leader or cultural person like Da Niu, the fifth brother will say some yin and yang five elements Zhou Yi Guiguzi Qimen Dunjia plum blossom is easy to count and so on; the fifth brother often exaggerates that the Niu Cultural Station is doing a good job and dancing well in the square, and often sees the big cow going to the town cultural square to demonstrate dancing, saying that Maitreya Buddha can actually dance, and of course he does not forget to exaggerate what Niu has recently made political achievements and so on. As for those in their thirties and forties who can't get a wife to come over for a haircut, especially old men and the like, the fifth brother will secretly talk to them about which foot washing shop and what beautiful foot washing sisters have come, which hair salon has heterosexual massage services, and so on!

These five brothers also have a "fine" tradition, he is a particularly thrifty person, every day when he goes to the barber shop, when making tea, he first puts a little tea leaves, brews them two or three times, and drinks them strongly, and others drink them lightly. If someone comes in, he adds a few more leaves, and if someone comes in, he adds a few more leaves. In this way, there is only this one tea brew all day, and several tea leaves are added, and the stall is closed from morning to evening, and this tea is made. The fifth brother said that this is called "instant tea" (i.e., the meaning of tide language, to pick up or add). If the old cleaner in the township came, the fifth brother would say: "Old man, you love to eat thinly, and you are just a piece." This sentence is also a trendy language, which means that the old man likes to drink light tea, which just added tea leaves, and the tea brewed out is relatively strong, but in fact, the five brothers do not let the old man drink the strong tea.

"You sit, I'll make tea, the great painter from the capital! Distinguished guests, no wonder this morning, my left eyebrow is jumping, the magpie under the eaves is also non-stop, there are really nobles coming! Really let me this broken shop canopy wall shine, today the lights in the store, also feel extraordinarily bright, you look at the cow station, under the lamp this bald head, much brighter than usual, it is really a happy event in good spirits, the cow station, is to know the celebrities, itself is a cow!" He is really good at talking, and he can't forget the word "exaggerated bull", no wonder the bull led us. The fifth brother habitually added tea leaves to the hand-pulled Zhu clay pot of Zheng in Haiyang County, took the cigarette handed to him by Da Niu and continued: "If you are a painter, you can see a wide range of the world outside, and sketching is equivalent to playing in the mountains and rivers, being free, sending love to the world and the world, and freehand life!" He also did not forget to ridicule Da Niu, saying that the Chinese cigarettes smoked by Da Niu must be free of charge, just like a haircut here in him, and he never had to give money. After hearing this, several of us smiled lightly and drank the tea that the fifth brother handed over to us. Da Niu touched his bald head and smiled, his face was a little red, a little embarrassed, and he explained to us that although he didn't give money for haircuts, he often sent cigarettes and tea to his fifth brother, which was equivalent to giving money, which was more than giving money, but his own brother couldn't be so clear. The fifth brother also asked Da Niu by the way, saying that since He Xiangu followed Monk Buzhen away, he had hardly seen Yuzhi come to get a haircut in the past two years, and he heard that no one was in the township? The villagers said that Yuzhi was so angry by Monk He Xiangu Buzhen! He was fooled crazy by Ah Gou'er and the chandelier brother? Is there such a thing? Said that Brother Da Han's wife, He Xiangu, is indeed capable of playing with several men, and asked Da Niu if he and she also have the same leg? Da Niu immediately raised his loud voice and said. God knows, just write a few words to her, and she will shine everywhere, which makes me regret it very much! I showed under the lamp, that kind of woman, I want to vomit when I see it, am I so low-grade? You waist turtle five, don't play the piano indiscriminately, you want to harm me. "The fifth brother is slightly hunchbacked, and the big bull scolds him for five turtles (tide language). When the fifth brother heard this, he laughed and said it was a joke. After hearing this, Lao Zhao Aguang and I immediately said that it must be a joke, Da Niu is a decent person, a cultural person, a cultural person, he will definitely not mess around, don't mind. Da Niu diverted the topic and called Ah Jiu'er, who was the secretary, and said that he would take us to Liyu Mountain to paint the Sanjiang Pagoda in the past two days, and go to Ah Gou'er's office in Sanyuan Village to find him the day after tomorrow.

Lao Zhao said to the fifth brother: "Fifth brother, your perseverance is really amazing!" "It's true! Just like you painting, you can work slowly and carefully, just be calm, in fact, this is just a subsistence job." The most important thing is that I am afraid of loneliness, every day I come here, there are everyone, there is a lot of information on the street outside, I can talk about the whole world, I can blow the head is the way, every day here is full of laughter, so I am also happier, easy to live, everyone is happy, right?" The fifth brother said while rushing tea, and after brewing, he asked a few of us to drink it first. Lao Zhao and I both said yes, praise the fifth brother is a person who can live, and Ah Guang also praises the fifth brother for this delicious tea. Da Niu didn't forget to compliment the fifth brother a few words: "The fifth brother is famous far and wide, the old leader of Sanjiang Commune in the past, the haircut has always recognized the fifth brother, and now he is retired, moved to the city to live, and also goes to the countryside every once in a while, in order to have this relationship with the fifth brother, to put it bluntly, just to chat a few words, not to mention that the fifth brother's face and shave are very good, right? The tea here of the fifth brother is given by some old leaders, and it turns out that the old leaders of the commune secretary all recognize the fifth brother's haircut, and the old director of the garment factory often comes to the fifth brother. The fifth brother who said these words of Da Niu laughed at Mimi, and he was very useful.

"The old director of the garment factory?" I just wanted to ask clearly, but Da Niu stopped me and said, "It's our classmate Xue'er and her father." "Oh. I replied thoughtfully. The fifth brother said to me at this time: "Yes, Lao Zhang has been fixed with me for a haircut for decades. I remember that he seemed to have mentioned you before, asking me if I knew a young man named Hanzhe in the township, and that you were half of his student, and that he introduced you to Pengcheng at that time. Unfortunately, you haven't heard from you at all. "Yes, fifth brother, the old factory director has been very kind to me, and it has been my blessing that he is willing to recognize me as a student! It has been more than 20 years, and I don't know how his old man is now? I have always been thinking about him. If I have the privilege of seeing him again, it will be something I think about day and night. It's because I didn't do well, as soon as I left my hometown, it has been more than 20 years in the blink of an eye, and life is really like a dream. "Aren't you coming back? If you have a chance, you will definitely be able to meet again, happy today, fifth brother, take out the best tea leaves, change them again, don't make tea, I'll take them outside after drinking tea." Da Niu continued my words. The fifth brother got up and took out a small bag of tea in a small cabinet and said, "Niu Zhan, the bag of Dongfang Red you brought last time, there are so many left, remember to bring some next time." Otherwise, if you come to me twice in three days, you will have to drink good tea twice, how can I afford to drink it. After speaking, the fifth brother smiled self-deprecatingly at the three of us. Lao Zhao watched the fifth brother changing the tea leaves, and his hands were obviously shaking. He said to the fifth brother: "Fifth brother, I am sorry for my interruption today, thank you for your hospitality, and I have learned a lot from you. Thank you! Thank you so much!" The fifth brother said: "Isn't it just a simple picture! Although a haircut costs a few dollars, but ten or eight haircuts a day, I can also arrange my own life, and I don't need to add pressure to the children. After drinking a cup of tea, Ah Guang said: "The stationmaster of Niu Station has good tea, and the fifth brother is also good, I really envy the fifth brother! I can do simple things for a lifetime, which is not simple in itself! Da Niu listened to Ah Guang praise him, his heart was happy, touched his bald head with one hand, touched the general's belly with the other hand and said to the fifth brother: "Next time, I will definitely bring you leaves, nothing else, a few catties of free tea can really be had." ”

Da Niu laughed happily after speaking, and several of us laughed happily too, and laughter filled the entire barber shop of the five brothers.