Chapter 50: Opening a Barber Shop

Xiong Qianqian stood up from the bed and began to show off her skills to Shumei, "Of course it will, not only will, but it will also be a master among the masters." Who am I, Xiong Qianqian? As long as I make a shot, I am guaranteed to be a blockbuster, hehe! ”

Indeed, in terms of learning technology, Xiong Qianqian really has some talent. Under the beating and scolding of her adoptive father, she learned to cut her hair secretly. From knowing nothing, she can skillfully cut hair on other people's heads, and it only took her half a year to do so.

After learning to cut her hair, she often went back to the orphanage, where she cut the hair of children who had no relatives like herself.

Later, her adoptive father found out that she was stealing a teacher, and he beat her severely. However, her adoptive father had to admit that she was indeed a gifted person, and since then he has asked her to help out in the store.

Later, his adoptive father gambled and lost the store, broke his legs, and died of illness in bed.

At a young age, she once again became an orphan and a homeless person. She began to wander around, and then she had the experience of being sold, and she was abused like that.

Others are trying to die or live, trying their best to resist, but she is good, she is at peace when she comes, and she obeys the wishes of those people, obediently stays in the nightclub to work, and lives a life of drunken dreams and death.

If it weren't for this encounter, she probably would have stayed in that kind of place until she had completely ruined her body, and there was no reason to live any longer.

Looking at Xiong Qianqian, who looked proud, Shumei asked in a skeptical tone, "Can you really make money by opening a barber shop?" ”

Shumei didn't believe herself, Xiong Qianqian was a little excited, swaying back and forth in front of Shumei's eyes, and said categorically: "Yes, of course I can, my adoptive father did this, his little life can be nourished, one meal of meat for three days, three meals of wine a day, and spare money to gamble." ”

"Really?"

"Really, truer than pearls."

While the two were talking, Xiao Shuangning had already eaten and drunk enough, and fell asleep in Shumei's arms. Shumei put the child on the innermost side of the bed and covered the quilt for Xiaoshuangning.

She climbed down from the bed, cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks on the table, and asked Xiong Qianqian, "It costs a lot of money, right?" But I'm penniless now, so I can't help you much. ”

Xiong Qianqian took Shumei's hand and said, "Sister Shumei, you don't have to worry, I have some savings, although it is not much, but it is more than enough to toss a barbershop." Tomorrow I'll go back to the nightclub dormitory in the county and get the money back. ”

Hearing Xiong Qianqian say that she wanted to go back to the land of tigers and wolves, Shumei was anxious and looked at Xiong Qianqian with wide eyes, "What? You're going back, aren't you sending yourself back to the wolf's den? Will they let you go back? ”

"Sister Shumei, don't worry about me, they bought it for the first time for women, without the first time, if you want to leave, you will stay, they will not force you to stay. Before, I didn't want to leave, and it would be fine. Go and rest! I'll wash the dishes, and I'll support your home with you in the future. ”

After Shumei Xiong Qianqian finished speaking, she went out with the dishes and chopsticks in her hand, and Shumei didn't have time to thank her.

At night, the three of them squeezed into this small bed and slept together. Xiong Qianqian slept soundly, but Shumei tossed and turned, and couldn't sleep.

The road ahead is bleak, and the successor who depends on her is gone, leaving her alone in the world.

Although I was thinking about how to grit my teeth to support this family, I am now a headless fly, and the road ahead is boundless! Whether you can really live your life or not, I don't know the bottom in my heart.

Just as she was thinking about it, a stream of heat interrupted her thoughts.

Damn! Xiao Shuangning wetted the bed, and the sheet was wet for a long time, and it all flowed under Shumei's waist. Xiao Shuangning poured well, kicked his calves twice and continued to sleep.

Shumei hurriedly changed Xiao Shuangning's wet pants and put her in her place to fall asleep, while she lay down in the wet place and barely slept until dawn.

On the second day, Shumei made the leftover noodles from last night, called Wu Ju, Zhang Binglin, and Zhang Xiaoqin, ate breakfast together, and borrowed a bicycle from Fu Jun's family and drove Xiong Qianqian to the town together.

At the bus station in the town, Xiong Qianqian said goodbye to Shumei and embarked on the road back to the county seat.

Shumei carried the child on her back and began to inquire and ask from store to store, with the determination to find something to do today.

Xiong Qianqian returned to her residence, found her passbook, said goodbye to her sisters who worked with her in the dormitory, and returned to town that afternoon.

She can be regarded as vigorous and resolute in doing things, doing what she says, and as soon as she returns to the town, she begins to look for empty stores. At that time, many industries were still state-owned, and private business was not so easy to do. She quickly found an empty store and rented it at a reasonable price.

Shumei tossed around the town for a day and didn't find anything to do, and it was really not easy to find something to do in the town. Seeing that the sun was going down, Shumei went to the appointed place to wait for Xiong Qianqian to return.

Xiong Qianqian closed the door, came to the appointed place on time to make an appointment, and finally could live a serious life, Xiong Qianqian was happy in her heart, looking at Shumei from afar, she waved loudly to greet Shumei, "Sister Shumei......"

"Qianqian, are you back? Is everything going well? ”

"It's going well, it's going very well, the shop has been rented, let's go, I'll take you to see it." Qianqian took the bicycle in Shumei's hand and walked in the direction of the shop with Shumei, "Sister Shumei, have you found something to do?" ”

Shumei followed Xiong Qianqian dejectedly, walked forward side by side with her, and after listening to Xiong Qianqian's words, she shook her head with a sigh.

Xiong Qianqian stopped, took out some money from her pocket and handed it to Shumei, "Sister, come, take it for emergencies." ”

"No, no, no, you still have to use money to open a store! I can't help, how can I hold you back? ”

"Take it! Last night, I heard the conversation between you and your mother-in-law, first fill your stomach and then say, if you don't have food for them, they will have to make trouble with you again when you go back. ”

"Cocoa...... Your shop? ”

"Don't worry, I've thought about it, it's extra."

Listening to Xiong Qianqian's words, Shumei put the money in her pocket. She was still worried that tonight's meal had not been settled, so Xiong Qianqian came to send charcoal in the snow, and the gratitude in her heart could not be expressed in words.

The two chatted and walked, and soon arrived at the door of the store.

Xiong Qianqian relied on her bicycle and pushed open the wooden door with difficulty.

The door of the store is the kind of old-fashioned wooden door that is two meters high, which is particularly bulky, and Shumei is afraid that Qianqian will not be able to push it alone, so she stepped forward to help her.

After the door opened, both of them walked into the store, the store was empty, and nothing had been put yet, although it was not big, but because there were no things, it seemed very spacious.

There are also two small rooms at the back of the store, and Xiong Qianqian tells Shumei about her decoration with a sense of accomplishment.

She has never been so down-to-earth, the previous days are wasted, from now on, she can live a serious life, and her heart is full of beautiful visions for the future.

"Shumei, come here, you see, there are two small rooms here, I plan to use this one to put two beds for shampooing and massage, and that one is used as a bedroom, and finally have a nest of my own."

Shumei followed behind Qianqian and listened carefully to what she had to say.

Qianqian, who was still smiling just now, suddenly added a trace of sadness to her face, "It's just that it takes some effort to buy things, and I still can't do it alone." ”

"Are things heavy?"

"There's something struggling."

Shumei thought for a moment, "That's it! I'll ask Bo Yi to go with you, and you can't do manual work without a man's help. ”

"Really? That would be great, and in a few days, my store would be open. ”

Hearing that Shumei was willing to let Bo Yi help, Qianqian jumped up excitedly.

The next day, Xiong Qianqian moved out of Shumei's house and lived in a shop. She also repeatedly persuaded Shumei to move in with her, but Shumei refused. Because she knew that if she moved out so boldly, Wu Ju might not know what kind of trouble she would make.

With the help of Bo Yi and Shumei, Xiong Qianqian's shop soon opened.

On the opening day, in order to get a good fortune and get off to a good start, Qianqian also specially bought a string of firecrackers to set off.

Shumei came to cheer with her children on her back, and Boyi also brought people from the village to cheer. After Zhang Xiaoqin heard about this, she also rushed to the town to join in the fun.

"Thank you for coming, Qianqian barber shop opened today, hair cuts are all half price, everyone rest assured, I am an ancestral craft, I guarantee that everyone is satisfied, please if you need it."

After a burst of crackling firecrackers, Xiong Qianqian began to stand at the door to thank the villagers who came to cheer. After finishing speaking, she led the villagers into her small shop.

There is a wooden board hanging at the entrance of the shop that reads "Qianqian Barber Shop", and two brand-new hair-cutting chairs are placed on the left hand side of the shop. On the wall in front of the chair was a mirror the size of half the wall, and under the mirror were two wooden shelves with combs, clippers, and scissors......

On the right hand side of the shop is a half-old bamboo sofa, on which some onlookers have already sitted.

On the wall facing the door, there was a wooden cabinet, on which were some boxes of **, which were supposed to be used for dyeing hair.

Everyone looked around at this small shop, Xiong Qianqian's shop was set up in the style of the county, compared to the barber shop in the town, her shop was particularly avant-garde. Many people had curious expressions on their faces. There are quite a few people watching the excitement, but none of them are willing to sit on the chair and let Qianqian cut her hair.

Maybe they haven't seen a woman's barbershop! I'm not very reassuring about her yet. Everyone talked a lot, pointed fingers, and really came to join in the fun.

Xiong Qianqian stood with her back against the mirror, dragging a cloth in her hand, looking at everyone with longing eyes, expecting someone to take the initiative to sit on the chair in front of her.

She suddenly felt that she was overestimating herself, many things were easy to say, but they were not as easy as she imagined.