Chapter 16: A True Transformation
Because today we only had registration and cleaning in the school, and there were no formal classes, the students went home after receiving their new books.
Jian Qingyi and Zhang Xiaomei went straight to the barber shop in the city center after leaving school.
Maybe because it was a market day, there were quite a lot of people on the street.
When the two arrived, a middle-aged woman with a big pigtail was standing at the door of the barber shop bargaining with a woman who was buying hair.
Because there were other customers getting their hair cut in the shop, Jian Qingyi and Zhang Xiaomei stood on the street and watched the excitement.
"My hair is so long, black and thick, you can judge the weight for yourself..." the middle-aged woman said as she pulled the big braid behind her to the woman.
The woman weighed it in her hand and was obviously moved.
After hesitating for a moment, the woman looked up at the middle-aged woman and said, "How about this? I'll give you another piece, making it sixteen pieces. What do you think?"
"Eighteen dollars." The middle-aged woman thought for a moment and bargained.
"Sister, your hair is long, but it's split in half and at the ends. Look at this..." The woman gestured to the middle-aged woman to look at the ends of her hair.
The middle-aged woman's eyes flashed, and she said unsurely, "How about... Seventeen?"
"Sixteen dollars. If you think it's okay, I'll pay you right away." The woman loosened the middle-aged woman's big braid, as if to say that if it can be sold, then it will be sold, and if not, then forget it.
Knowing that bargaining was hopeless, the middle-aged woman gritted her teeth and nodded.
Woman takes scissors from barber shop.
"Click! Click!" A few scissors.
The middle-aged woman's waist-length braids turned into short hair that exposed her ears.
After taking the money, the middle-aged woman left happily.
"Sister, you have good business today!" The young hairdresser took a break from her busy schedule to look up at the big braid in the woman's hand.
"It's okay." The woman smiled and stuffed her pigtails into the snakeskin pocket at the door.
Turning around, she saw Jian Qingyi and Zhang Xiaomei standing on the street. The woman smiled and asked, "Girls, do you two want to get a haircut? Or do you want to sell your hair?"
"I cut hair and she sells hair." Zhang Xiaomei also smiled at the woman.
More business came, and the woman smiled a little more.
She strode up to Jian Qingyi and felt the weight of her hair.
"Little girl, do your family members agree with you selling your hair?"
"I agree." Jian Qingyi was speechless.
Her hair grows on her head, who does she need permission to sell her hair?!
Hearing this, the woman weighed it carefully again.
"Girl, I think your hair is okay. So, I'll give you the highest price of twelve dollars."
Jian Qingyi twitched the corner of her mouth in extreme speechlessness.
Highest price...
Twelve yuan.
The original owner's hair was just as long as the middle-aged woman's. The key point was that the original owner's hair was as smooth as satin without any split ends.
"Sister, if you really want to buy it, just give me a sincere price, don't give me empty words." Jian Qingyi was too lazy to talk nonsense with her.
"Yes, sister, if you really want to buy it, then just give a sincere price. Don't give any empty promises. We both heard you bargaining with that aunt just now." Zhang Xiaomei also chimed in.
The woman showed a hint of discomfort on her face.
I never expected that Jian Qingyi and the others witnessed the whole process outside.
"Well, I'll give you sixteen too, okay?" The woman's smile at this moment was stiff and awkward.
"Zhang Xiaomei, does the barber shop in the south of the city also sell hair?" Jian Qingyi didn't say anything and turned to look at Zhang Xiaomei.
With just one look, Zhang Xiaomei understood instantly.
"There are hair salons in the south and east of the city. We don't have classes today anyway, so why don't we go for a walk?" Zhang Xiaomei pulled Jian Qingyi and was about to leave.
The woman was not willing to let the opportunity fly away, so she immediately grabbed the two men.
"Little girl, let's talk about business, let's talk about business. Business needs to be negotiated. If you think the price I gave is not appropriate, we can talk about it again." The woman smiled apologetically.
"Twenty." Jian Qingyi never liked beating around the bush, so she just stretched out two fingers.
"This price is too high." The woman frowned.
She has been doing business for so long, but she has never sold a hair for twenty dollars!
"Then let's take a walk again." Jian Qingyi took Zhang Xiaomei's arm.
"Twenty is twenty." The woman held the two men tightly.
"I have to ask the barber to cut my hair, and it can't be cut too short. It should be at my chin." Jian Qingyi stretched out his hand and gestured.
After a pause, she added, "The twenty I mentioned is the twenty I got."
"You mean, I have to pay for your haircut too?" The woman's blood pressure began to rise.
Jian Qingyi nodded.
"No, no, I will lose a lot of money if you do this." The woman shook her head like a rattle.
She endured it by letting it grow longer.
At worst, you'll earn a little less.
She even had to pay for the haircut...
Then what's she earning?
"No, forget it." Jian Qingyi pretended to leave.
"Little girl, I really won't make any money this way..." The woman held onto Jian Qingyi tightly and refused to let go.
"Sister, I know it's not easy for you. Even if the business fails, we still have friendship. We won't waste your time." Jian Qingyi gestured for her to let go.
"Little girl, eighteen, eighteen, is that okay? Eighteen, I'll pay for your haircut." The woman seemed not to hear Jian Qingyi's words and continued bargaining on her own.
"Sister, I'll tell you the truth. When I went out, my stepmother said that if I couldn't give her twenty yuan today, she would marry me to an old widower whose wife had died." Jian Qingyi sighed pretentiously.
The woman choked.
All the plans I had in mind were stuck in my throat.
"Sister, you are busy. We have something else to do, so we will leave first." Jian Qingyi tried hard to pull back her arm.
But the woman held it tightly.
"Twenty is twenty." Knowing that the price could not be negotiated down, the woman had to compromise.
Jian Qingyi and Zhang Xiaomei looked at each other tacitly.
Worried that the two would cause trouble again, the woman dragged them into the barber shop, one in each hand.
The guest in front stood up and pushed Jian Qingyi and Zhang Xiaomei over.
"Don't cut too much, just a little bit of the slits." As soon as Zhang Xiaomei sat down, she hurriedly stated her request.
The old barber nodded and put the apron on her with quick movements.
On Jian Qingyi's side was a slightly younger barber. Knowing that she was there to sell her hair, the young barber confirmed the length of the hair with the woman and Jian Qingyi before picking up the scissors.
“Crack! Crack!”
With the "click" sound of the scissors, the restrained hair gradually fell off, replaced by ease and comfort.
The person in the mirror keeps changing.
The "clicking" sound of the scissors also changed from quick to slow.
The moment the scissors were put down, the person in the mirror was completely different from before.
Her short hair is like a delicate paintbrush, outlining her exquisite features.
If Jian Qingyi's appearance was 9.9 points before, then now, the short hair directly adds to her appearance buff.
"Jian Qingyi..."
Even though she knew that Jian Qingyi had outstanding looks, Zhang Xiaomei was still stunned and speechless when she saw Jian Qingyi with short hair.
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