Jiang Li initially provided door-to-door service, but as more people needed haircuts, she simply asked them to come to her yard.
Taking into account that people nowadays have limited incomes, his own hairdressing skills are average and shampooing is not included, Jiang Li only offered a price of three cents.
In other words, a home haircut only costs 30 cents, which is 20 cents cheaper than going to a barber shop outside.
For many people, it doesn't matter whether their hair is cut long or short, as long as it doesn't cover their eyes and doesn't get in the way.
The villagers don’t have the tradition of getting a haircut once a month, but getting a haircut can save them two cents, which is a very cost-effective deal for them.
At the beginning, there were only a few people who came to Jiang Li for a haircut. Later, after seeing her haircutting skills and the prices she charged, more and more people came.
There were more than a dozen people queuing up at the door. Jiang Li originally wanted to cut slowly and show off his skills more.
Seeing that more and more people were coming, Jiang Li couldn't let everyone wait here, so he sped up.
With the help of manual clippers, she began to work in an assembly line style.
Basically, people in the village with similar head shapes have similar hairstyles. Occasionally, Jiang Li made some minor adjustments to a few people with more unusual head shapes.
Jiang Li usually takes about ten minutes to cut one person's hair, 5 to 6 people an hour, and can earn 1.5 to 1.8 yuan.
There is almost no cost for haircuts, so these profits are all net profits.
Jiang Li felt a little tired in his arms at first, but he became more and more energetic as he worked on it.
You have to know that all you earn here is money. Apart from some physical strength, it is basically a business with no capital.
More than an hour later, Jiang Yi came back from school and was very surprised when he got home.
The yard in front of his house was surrounded by people in three layers. He thought something big had happened. When he rushed in desperately, he saw a group of people surrounding his sister waiting for her to get a haircut.
The people gathered around were all here to watch the fun, while the people inside were all queuing up.
When will my sister learn to cut people’s hair?
Although she had heard her sister say this before, she thought her sister was talking nonsense, but she didn't expect it to be true!
"Sister, can you handle this?"
Jiang Yi wanted to go over and help but didn't know where to start.
Although he has a good memory and can read, some things still require skills.
"I'm a bit busy, do you want to give it a try?"
Jiang Li wanted to train his younger brother, and Jiang Yi was also eager to try it out with a pair of scissors. The people waiting next to him immediately became unhappy.
"That won't do. I'm paying to get a haircut, not to give free training to others."
The man immediately covered his head and refused to let Jiang Yi get started. Jiang Yi smiled bitterly. The reason why many skills are difficult to learn is not because people are stupid, but because many people will not give it a chance at the beginning.
In fact, it is obvious that who would be willing to be a test subject for others? After the test, you have to pay for it. No matter how you think about it, it seems to be a loss.
"Hello uncles, brothers, are you planning to get a bald head? The first five will get one for free!"
As soon as they heard it was free, their eyes lit up.
For many rural people, hairstyle is not important. What matters is that the hair does not get in the way.
But hair grows every day and grows very long every two or three months. If it is not cut at this time, it will be difficult to manage and will block the view, which is really troublesome.
Most people in the village would choose a flat head or a bald head when they get a haircut. The reason for this is that the shorter and less hair there is, the slower it grows and the less money it costs.
If you get a haircut five times a year or six times a year, you can save a few cents, which you can use to buy half a pound of meat and enjoy it.
"I want!"
"I want one too!"
"And me!"
Three people signed up immediately. They could save 30 cents each time, which was enough to buy several buns. Everyone felt happy at the thought of saving money.
Two other people also quickly signed up, so the quota was full. Jiang Li began to express his request for a free haircut.
"For our free haircut, you need to let Jiang Yi cut your hair first. Of course, if it doesn't fit, I will help you trim it for free."
As soon as Jiang Li finished speaking, someone expressed dissatisfaction and immediately withdrew from the registration.
This person had more complicated thoughts. What if Jiang Yi's barbering skills were not good and he cut off his head? Wouldn't that be a loss for him?
"Of course, there will definitely be people who are unwilling to participate, but that's okay. After all, I'm organizing this event for a win-win situation, and I'm not trying to trick anyone. It all comes down to personal preference."
After Jiang Li said this, one person who originally wanted to quit ended up staying.
"There's one spot left. Who needs it? If no one wants it, forget it. There's no difference between four and five people."
Jiang Li spoke casually, and every word she said seemed simple, but in fact it touched their hearts. Everyone thought about it and it was the same. Why not just sign up?
So the last spot was filled.
Finally, someone was willing to let him practice, and Jiang Yi took the manual trimmer and started working.
He had just stood by and observed for a while, and had already mastered several details of the haircut.
This was his first time doing it, and his hands were a little shaky. He accidentally shaved a few dents on the uncle's head. Jiang Yi's heart was pounding with nervousness.
He pursed his lips and held his breath. Even though he was so scared that his hands didn't even belong to him, he still calmly cut the uncle's hair.
"Uncle, there's a mirror here. Do you want to shave your head or leave it as it is?"
The uncle couldn't see the holes on the back of his head, so Jiang Yi took the initiative to point to those holes and told him, "Uncle, my hands were shaking a little just now, and I cut a few holes on the back of your head. Do you mind?"
"No one looks at the back of my head, and I can't see it anyway. I'm old, and it's a bit cool to have a bald head. Otherwise, I'll just have this hairstyle."
The first time Jiang Yi shaved his hair, it looked like the surface of the moon. Fortunately, the uncle didn't mind and he just left with his bumpy hair.
Jiang Yi, who was scared to death, breathed a sigh of relief and started to shave the second person's hair.
The person who came this time was a young man in his 20s. People of this age are the most vain, and Jiang Yi felt a lot of pressure.
He performed well at the beginning, but then his hand shook because of nervousness and he cut off a large piece of the young man's hair.
He gritted his teeth and continued to practice. He shaved other parts of his head well, but there was a particularly ugly bald spot on the right back of his head.
"Brother, your haircut was a bit of a failure this time. Let me shave your head bald."
Jiang Yi lowered his head and carefully took the mirror. The young man looked in front of him and was indeed quite satisfied with the way he looked.
There was a cold spot on the back of my head. I reached out and touched it. Wow, the spot was big enough to plant a rice plant.
"Push it, push it, it's a pity to waste such a good hairstyle in front. Boy, your hairdressing skills are still a little worse than your sister's."
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