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At the age of sixteen, Shen Xiaoxiao broke into the barbershop with a mess of hair. He unceremoniously pushed away Xu Nanke who was blocking the door and sat down in front of the mirror.
The town had been without electricity for a whole day that day, and the burning clouds of the summer evening had rendered half of the sky, and only a trace of skylight remained through the glass door, leaving a heavy shadow in the store.
His father followed in the door: "Shave the head, shave the head of this stinky boy!"
It is said that Shen Xiaoxiao was fighting for a basketball court with someone at school, and the shoving caused the opponent to sprain his foot. Parents came to the door, and his father apologized and apologized. When the people left, his father's blood surged, and he dragged Shen Xiaoxiao to shave his head, saying that he would have a long memory.
Because of the power outage, the process of getting a haircut is not easy. Dad Xu first used scissors to trim the hair to a certain length, and then used manual faders to push it little by little, during which Xu Nanke went in to help change the water for washing the faders twice.
Shen Xiaoxiao sat in front of the mirror angrily, staring at the mirror. Several times I saw Xu Nanke's eyes swept over inadvertently.
Xu Nanke and his father moved to Moon Town this summer, and his father did his old job - cutting people's hair. The barber shop has been open for two months, and Shen Xiaoxiao is the first customer in the shop. Xu Nanke could see that his father was very happy today.
When Xu Nanke exited the store, he turned his head and saw the big yellow dog lying in front of the floor-to-ceiling window. It was Shen Xiaoxiao's big yellow dog, and Xu Nanke had seen it follow its owner with a stupid face many times. He opened the door, the big yellow dog took a few steps back, and when he took out the ham in his pocket, the big yellow dog leaned over very dog-legged.
Really a good dog.
When Shen Xiaoxiao came out with her bright bald head, Ah Huang was eating ham and having fun. He noticed the boy who had just been pushed by him. The young man sat on the bench with a cold expression, half of the ham in his hand was bitten by the big yellow dog.
Shen Xiaoxiao raised her chin at Xu Nanke, a gesture of understanding between the boys. As soon as he raised his hand, the good dog in front of him followed.
After the new semester started in September, Xu Nanke was always alone. Because he was a transfer student, everyone was curious about him at first. But he was indifferent, and slowly, the emotion in those eyes became alienated, and then hostile. Xu Nanke could clearly feel the unfriendly gazes that gathered on him during many times of class.
Shen Xiaoxiao heard that Xu Nanke was being beaten while walking the dog. When he arrived, Xu Nanke was cleaning up the scattered books.
Shen Xiaoxiao frowned and said, "This is the end of the fight?"
There was disappointment in his voice, he was here to see the fun.
Shen Xiaoxiao's impression of Xu Nanke was that this kid was too quiet. The day he was taken by his dad to shave his head, he had actually gone to three other barbershops in town. But because of the power outage, every barbershop was closed. He was disturbed by his father's scolding along the way. When he entered the door, someone stood in front of him. He pushed him casually, and the man staggered, but did not turn around.
Later, Shen Xiaoxiao saw the face of this man in the mirror, it was a very delicate boy of the same age as herself. He was pale and looked at people with no emotion, as if you were just a mass of air in front of him.
When he finished and sent it out, the boy was teasing his dog, and one person and one dog had a lot of fun.
Ah Huang obviously still has memories of Xu Nanke, and there is a ham friendship between them. As soon as it saw Xu Nanke, it broke free from the dog leash and rushed towards Xu Nanke, directly causing Xu Nanke to fall on his ass.
When Xu Nanke was just pushing and shoving, Chongqing's arm was violently pulled, and he hissed softly.
Shen Xiaoxiao heard it. He stopped Ah Huang and handed Xu Nanke a medical kit, which he bought on the way.
He said, "Even if it's worth the ham sausage you fed Ah Huang."
2
Later, Shen Xiaoxiao heard about the after-school conflict, and neither side got any advantage. Originally, the other party wanted to use more people to scare Xu Nanke, but Xu Nanke didn't give in, but instead made the other party afraid first, and finally pushed each other a few times, and the matter was over.
Shen Xiaoxiao added one more impression to him: he is a master who is not afraid of things.
That semester later passed peacefully.
Xu Nanke and Shen Xiaoxiao are classmates of the same grade and different classes. They don't have much interaction. Xu Nanke also met Shen Xiaoxiao several times at school, on the court in the evening. Shen Xiaoxiao is a boy with deep brows and eyes. He likes to have a straight face when he grabs the ball and looks a bit fierce. His three-pointer shot into the basket, his eyebrows and eyes stretched, and it was a very clean and bright smile, which made Xu Nanke think of an animal, the Shiba Inu. Occasionally, when two people have eye contact, Shen Xiaoxiao will habitually raise her chin, which is the peculiar arrogance of teenagers.
At that time, Shen Xiaoxiao's hair had already been trimmed, and the boy's hair grew so fast that he had to get a haircut almost every half a month. He likes the feeling of a manual hair clipper, so he simply reports to the Xujia barber shop every two weeks.
Xu's father has good craftsmanship and is a human being, and the business of Xu's barber shop has gradually improved.
At the end of the first semester, Xu Nanke took the first place in the grade. A person who is usually silent in the class, even the teacher was surprised by this. When he got home, Dad Xu had already prepared a table of dishes, and there was an uninvited guest waiting at the table-Shen Xiaoxiao.
Shen Xiaoxiao came here with a purpose, he came to ask Xu Nanke for help. Because of his appalling results in this exam, his father did not allow him to play basketball after class, saying it was delaying his studies. He also secretly played a few times with friends, and the consequence of being caught was that he directly stopped his pocket money for a month.
Xu Nanke: "How can I help you?"
Shen Xiaoxiao was nibbling on braised pork ribs, and said vaguely, "Help me make up lessons."
Shen Xiaoxiao negotiated with his father for a long time, and his father promised that if he got the top 30 in the class, he could continue to play. It's no wonder that his father's expectations for his son were too low. After all, there were 60 people in the whole class in this exam, and he was 50th in the exam.
Just as Xu Nanke was about to speak, Shen Xiaoxiao hurriedly swallowed the food in her mouth and interrupted, "You help me make up the class, and I'll give you a Boeing model."
make a deal!
Shen Xiaoxiao had seen Xu Nanke's magazine randomly spread out in the barbershop. The page of the airplane model in the magazine was folded, and he understood it instantly. This airplane model almost cost him a month's pocket money, and this time he paid for it.
After the exam is winter vacation. In order to make Shen Xiaoxiao's grades climb to the top 30 as soon as possible, Xu Nanke filled him with classes every day.
During the winter vacation, Shen Xiaoxiao went to the Xujia barber shop every day. Xu Nanke's room was on the second floor of the store. It was a very cramped small attic. There was only one bed in it except for a floor-to-ceiling bookshelf. Books are often thrown randomly on the bed, and two people are sitting at one end of the bed wrapped in a small quilt, with a folding desk in the middle.
After Shen Xiaoxiao had been in close contact with Xu Nanke for a period of time, she found that Xu Nanke was a person who was almost harsh to herself. Even during the holidays, he wakes up at 6:30 every day, runs in the morning, takes a shower, eats breakfast, and then starts to review his homework. They are in the second year of high school this year, but he has already taught himself the third year of high school in advance.
Shen Xiaoxiao always came to report lazily at ten o'clock in the morning, and the two hours from ten o'clock to twelve o'clock was Shen Xiaoxiao's make-up time.
Xu Nanke also seemed very serious about making up lessons for Shen Xiaoxiao. He sorted out the framework of the course and planned the daily courses. Xu Nanke is a very good "teacher". He explains the topics in simple language and is very patient. No matter how complicated the topic is, he can always simplify it in a few words, and his thoughts are clear.
In the afternoon, they will complete the winter vacation homework assigned by the teacher together. In order to complete the winter vacation homework without any hassle, Shen Xiaoxiao always pretended to be foolish to use questions to fit Xu Nanke's answer. Too many times, Xu Nanke saw through his trick, and changed a question to a variable and asked him to do the same question ten times. He complained a lot every time.
Of course, there are times to relax. If Shen Xiaoxiao can finish her homework ahead of time in the afternoon, they will play puzzles or games together for a while. For Shen Xiaoxiao, as long as it is not related to study, he is very interested. But no matter what he plays, he always loses. But next time I call him to play, he will come again.
One evening at the end of the course, two people sat on the stairs on the second floor and listened to music. Xu Nanke suddenly mentioned that he had something to do tomorrow, so he couldn't make up lessons for him.
After Shen Xiaoxiao made trouble with him for a long time, Xu Nanke said, "Tomorrow there will be an airplane model exhibition in the Science and Technology Museum in the city."
In the end, two people went together. It was a three-hour drive, and there was a transfer.
In front of the giant airplane model, Xu Nanke revealed his heart for the first time and asked, "What do you think of the pilot?"
He didn't ask "what do you think about the profession of a pilot" or "how do I feel about being a pilot".
But Shen Xiaoxiao just knew what he really wanted to ask, and replied almost without hesitation: "If it's yours, of course it can be done."
That is a kind of unfounded trust, as long as it is him, it can be.
Shen Xiaoxiao didn't have any clear ideas about the future. He said, "If only I could play basketball all the time..."
Xu Nanke smiled and said, "Then you can be a basketball player!"
Shen Xiaoxiao thought about it seriously, then grabbed Xu Nanke's shoulder and said, "After that, I'll take the plane you drove and go to the competition all over the country."
At the end, the two teenagers chased and beat each other, laughing together.
3
Probably because of revealing the secrets in their hearts, after that time, the two became more intimate.
Years ago was the busiest time for barbershops, and almost everyone in town had to get a new haircut to welcome the new year. Shen Xiaoxiao heard that Xu Nanke had never had anyone's hair cut, so he made a fuss to let him cut his own hair, and even pretended that he was going to be a pilot in the future, and he had to inherit Xu's father's craftsmanship now.
That was the first time Xu Nanke took a shaver. He never thought that one day he would stand in his father's seat for a haircut. For many of his childhood naps, he liked to sleep in the barber room, where he could see his father as soon as he opened his eyes, and he always fell asleep to the sound of the electric shaver.
The electric shaver turned on the switch, tingling his hands. He was so nervous that he stopped and shook several times. Shen Xiaoxiao's hair is very hard. I heard that people with hard hair are very soft-hearted. With two spinners on top of his head, he was supposed to be a very smart man, but he always deserted while reviewing his homework. The razor walked around the head gently and skillfully, and the fine hair fell out one after another...
Xu Nanke looked up at Shen Xiaoxiao in the mirror. He had a slender neck and a beautiful Adam's apple, and suddenly thought of scaring him. He said: "There is a saying in wartime that you must give your haircut to someone you trust, because a razor can cut your head or your throat. That's a kind of trust that gives your life to the other side."
Shen Xiaoxiao smiled and said, "Of course I believe you."
Shen Xiaoxiao always likes to laugh, cynically laugh, gag... Except when he was angry when we first met, he seemed to always have a smile on his face.
Xu Nanke: "Are you planning to corrupt me and shave your head for the rest of your life?"
Shen Xiaoxiao touched her tangled hair and said with a smile, "It's not impossible."
After the winter break, a new semester begins. In the first mock test at the beginning of the school, Shen Xiaoxiao's result was finally no longer the tail of the crane, and climbed to the 28th place in the class. As soon as his dad was happy, not to mention playing basketball, his pocket money also doubled for him.
The day when Shen Xiaoxiao brought the airplane model back, Xu Nanke was so happy that the corners of his mouth almost twitched into the back of his head all day.
The two of them spent most of the day at home to assemble the model of the airplane. Xu Nanke looked at it like a baby, and finally carefully placed it in the most conspicuous place in the store.
In order to celebrate Shen Xiaoxiao's good grades, the two went out for a big meal at noon. When I came back, the Xujia barber shop was full of people.
The mirror in the store was smashed, the tables and chairs were placed randomly, and the fragments of the airplane model were scattered all over the floor... Dad Xu sat on the sofa, and only recovered when he saw them come in. He quickly rubbed his face, called his son's name, and then didn't know what to say...
Xu Nanke understood as soon as he entered the door. They had experienced this scene many times before. He picked up the pieces of the airplane model piece by piece, put them away carefully, and started to lean down on the table and chairs beside him...
It was the busiest day in March in Yueliang Town. Everyone crowded in front of the Xujia barber shop and looked forward with their heads stretched out. They said meaningfully: "Looking at such an honest man..."
After the farce that day ended, Shen's father also came. He was a cadre in the town and came here to find out what was going on.
In the evening, Dad Shen went to the restaurant next door to pack two dishes, and the two adults sat together and had a glass of wine. The two teenagers didn't speak, just ate quietly.
After dinner, the two should have led Ah Huang for a walk as usual, but Xu Nanke said he wanted to go to school for a walk. The two climbed over the wall and came to the school playground, and walked around the playground again and again. It was not until they were exhausted and the two of them lay on the grass like the word "big" that Xu Nanke finally spoke.
It was only a year ago.
At that time, Xu Nanke was in the second semester of high school, and the placement test was approaching. He would always prepare for the next day's courses after class before going home. It was Friday, and the sudden rainstorm delayed him for a long time. It was already 7:30 when he left the school. He met his classmate Shen Jun at the intersection, and she rushed over from the milk tea shop next to her with her schoolbag in her arms.
She said, "I've been waiting for you for a long time."
Xu Nanke looked at Shen Jun blankly, and then Shen Jun handed him a book.
That book was all too familiar to him. It was his extracurricular math Olympiad tutoring book. When he opened the page, his name was written on it. At this time, there was a letter in the book, and on the envelope was a vulgar pink heart, which was obviously a love letter.
Xu Nanke asked inexplicably, "For me?"
Shen Jun was stopped, staring at him with wide eyes, from initial doubts to anger to grievances, and finally lowered his head.
Xu Nanke opened the love letter. The love letter was very perfunctory. He copied a large section of the lyrics of the love song. The last section said: If you also like me, please wait for me at the same place after school on Friday.
The signature of the love letter: Xu Nanke.
At this time, Shen Jun stood here, and she gave the answer.
She thought the love letter was written by Xu Nanke, she thought it was Xu Nanke asking her out, so she was waiting for him.
They realized with hindsight that it was just a prank.
Xu Nanke and Shen Jun are not classmates. They met in a math Olympiad interest class organized by the school. Xu Nanke was the group leader, and Shen Jun was in his group, and the two became acquainted naturally. Later, some gossip began to spread in the grade, and the two gradually reduced their contacts in order to avoid suspicion.
The two stood here awkwardly, neither of them knowing how to speak.
Finally, Xu Nanke said, "It's going to rain, I'll take you back."
That was the last time they saw each other.
It was already eight o'clock in the evening, and it was very dark at night in bad weather, and the rainstorm seemed to fall at any time. Xu Nanke stopped a taxi for Shen Jun. She reported her home address, which was in Linxian County, which was a bit out of the way. Xu Nanke thought at the time that she brought an umbrella and should not get wet, and then they waved goodbye.
Wait until Monday for class, classThe director suddenly called him out and asked him about Shen Jun. He just said simply: "After school that day, she returned my tutorial book."
He thought, she is such a proud person, she must not want others to know that there are still love letters.
A few days later, the police came to the school to look for him, and it was only then that he knew that Shen Jun was missing. He told the police again what happened that day, and this time he omitted the plot of the love letter. At that time, he always thought that the little detail of the love letter had nothing to do with Shen Jun's disappearance, and he didn't want to expose a girl's secret to everyone's scrutiny.
But the police finally found Shen Jun's bag in the abandoned taxi, which contained the love letter.
This love letter casts a charming color on this already bizarre incident.
There was a lot of buzz in the school about this incident, various versions appeared, and finally it even went viral on the Internet. That is, from that time on, Xu Nanke often received a lot of inexplicable abusive text messages, and then someone posted a note at the door of Xu's father's barber shop, and finally the barber shop had to close.
Shen Jun has never been found, the taxi driver found no such person, the case is still under investigation, and the farce cannot stop.
On a rainy night, a boy and a girl can make up a lot of stories when they stay alone, not to mention that the girl is missing.
Xu Nanke tried to explain to everyone who came to make trouble, but no one believed him. After all, he lied about the details of the love letter.
Xu Nanke was exhausted by this incident, and his father simply closed the barber shop and gave him a leave of absence. In the first semester of high school, he completed the self-study at home.
Later, they moved, to Moon Town.
Now, those people have found them again.
After the story was told, Xu Nanke let out a long sigh. He hadn't said so much for a long time.
But Shen Xiaoxiao got up and covered his mouth and said, "Don't sigh, you will sigh away your luck."
Looking at each other, Shen Xiaoxiao looked into Xu Nanke's eyes very seriously, and then said, "I believe in you!"
At that moment, they both saw stars in each other's eyes. Those are the eyes of young people. They are pure and clear, like a clear spring, gurgling and flowing, with vigorous vitality surging inside, and it seems that there are hidden secrets.
4
This matter was finally dealt with by the relevant departments, but it also subsided.
The Xu family barber shop reopened after two days of repairs. Shen Dad sent a signboard to thank Xu Nanke for tutoring his son. The signboard is surrounded by a circle of colorful lights, and the signboard with red letters on a yellow background is very eye-catching. On the day when the signboard was hung up, it attracted a crowd of onlookers. When another customer comes to the door, they can't help but praise before entering: "Master Xu, this signboard of your house is good, just look at it." Dad Xu laughed happily and said, "I borrow your auspicious words."
Xu Nanke continued to maintain the top grades in her grade. Shen Xiaoxiao became the captain of the school basketball team in her second year of high school, and they still hang out every day.
After school every day, one of them reviewed their homework in the classroom, the other sweated profusely in the playground, and then went home by bicycle together. The wind blew their clothes like the sails of a ship sailing at sea.
At that time, Xu Nanke became a non-staff member of the basketball team. Every time the basketball team's game was over, his teammates would always have dinner together.
At the beginning, Shen Xiaoxiao said, "I'm going to bring a friend to dinner later."
Someone started to coax: "Could it be a girlfriend!"
Shen Xiaoxiao slapped the opponent on the forehead and said, "Don't talk nonsense, it's Xu Nanke from the next class."
Then everyone will say something meaningful: "Xueba!"
Shen Xiaoxiao didn't care how everyone's thoughts were twisting and turning, and only said: "Yes, I will make up for your lack of heart and mind."
The boys on the basketball team get along very well, and after a few meals, they become familiar with each other. The boys of the team talked about basketball and occasionally learning. At this time, they would humbly ask Xu Nanke for advice, and Xu Nanke always answered them patiently.
Later, when the game was over, they would naturally remind Shen Xiaoxiao: "Captain, don't forget to call the school tyrant."
At the end of the first semester of senior year, the school held a class-based basketball game. Shen Xiaoxiao's class went all the way to the finals and finally won the Champions Cup.
On the day of the game, Dad Xu took a photo of them in front of the barber shop. The two teenagers stood shoulder to shoulder with bright smiles on their faces. Xu Nanke put his hands around his chest, while Shen Xiaoxiao held the trophy in one hand and put one hand on Xu Nanke's shoulder.
Xu Nanke once wrote in his diary: No one wants to live as an island. If there is a choice, I also hope that someone can respond to me.
Shen Xiaoxiao saw it.
So he approached him clumsily and cautiously with the enthusiasm of a teenager.
He's responding to him, in his own way.
The reason why I say clumsy is because Xu Nanke knows it.
Under the starry sky that night, there was a young man's most secret mind.
Last updated: October 5, 2022