[Source: Yangtze River Daily-Yangtze River Net]
"Did you see Lao He come back? At this point, he should have arrived at the door. "Lao Yang is hospitalized with cerebral infarction, let's find a time to see his wife?" In the past few days, at the convenient haircut point in Xiqiao Livable Community for the Elderly, Tangjiadun Street, Jianghan District, Yangtze River Daily reporters will always hear such words of hushing and asking for warmth.
Master Dong (middle) gets a haircut and chats with the old neighbors. Photo by reporter Zhao Jiaxin
The speaker was Dong Xinmin, a community resident who has been engaged in barbering for 53 years. At the age of 14, she began to learn barbering, and at the age of 21, she took apprentices in a state-run barber parlor, and at the end of 1997, she bought four "old buddies" from the barber parlor - swivel chairs, hair clippers, razors, and stucco. After that, she set up a barber stall in the community for 26 years.
"If it says 7 yuan, you will receive 7 yuan"
The reporter experienced the "7 yuan quick cut". Photo by reporter Zhao Jiaxin
On the 8th, the reporter came to Master Dong's haircut point to experience the "7 yuan quick cut".
Master Dong's haircut point can be called "classical": the seat is an old seat from decades ago, and there are still the words "Red Light Hair Appliance Society" on the foot, and a sharpening cloth is hung on the side of the seat. There are only a few tools in the tool basket, such as hair clippers, razors, hair dryers, stucco, and hair shears.
When the reporter found Master Dong, she was resting leisurely on her seat. On the side, two neighbors sat on a small bench and chatted with her. In less than 10 minutes, Master Dong finished cutting the reporter's hair. She finished blowing her hair with a hair dryer and carefully wiped the reporter's face and neck with a stucco.
Master Dong told reporters that at first, she opened a barber shop on the side of the road outside the community, and she paid 3 yuan for a haircut. Around 2010, she raised the price of a haircut to 10 yuan. In the past two years, she has reduced the price to 7 yuan.
At about 11 o'clock on the 9th, Mr. Hu rushed to get a haircut. "I've been getting a haircut here for more than 20 years. Her craft is good, and the haircut is fast and cheap. ”
Before the haircut, Mr. Hu gave Master Dong 20 yuan in cash, and Master Dong asked Mr. Hu for 13 yuan. Mr. Hu said: "Why are you still looking for 13 yuan, the 10 yuan store next to it has not reduced the price, you still charge 10 yuan." ”
Master Dong replied: "Look, if my signboard says 7 yuan, I will charge 7 yuan." ”
"Why hasn't Lao He come back yet?"
Mr. Hu, an old customer for more than 20 years, asked Master Dong for a haircut. Photo by reporter Zhao Jiaxin
Master Dong's barber shop is located about 10 meters away from the entrance of the Xiqiao Senior Living Community. After a long time, she knew which old man was physically inconvenient, which old man went out for a walk and which one came back.
At about 10 o'clock on the 9th, Master Dong, who was giving a customer's haircut, suddenly muttered: "Lao He went out in the morning, why hasn't he come back at this point, will there be something?" She asked the two neighbors who were sitting on the side: "Have you seen Lao He return to the community?"
Both of them said they didn't see it, and while Master Dong was busy with the work at hand, he suggested that they hurry up and inquire - Lao He has inconvenient legs and feet, and he can't walk far, so he goes out of the community for a walk every morning, and almost always returns to the community at a fixed point.
The three of them were muttering, only to see a 70-year-old man slowly entering the community on crutches. Seeing that it was Lao He who came, Master Dong immediately shushed and asked warmly: "Lao He, why did you come back late today?
At noon on the 8th, when Grandma Sun went out, she inadvertently mentioned to Master Dong that the upstairs air conditioner was dripping onto the window, and Master Dong immediately said: "I know the one you are upstairs." In this way, you don't have to worry, I'll find time to call the tenant, it's not a difficult thing to solve. ”
The next morning, Master Dong saw Granny Sun carrying a bag of vegetables into the community, beckoned Grandma Sun to sit down, and asked her if the problem of dripping water had been solved. Granny Sun took out a handful of vegetables and gave them to Dong Xinmin, and replied: It has been solved, and the family upstairs asked a maintenance worker to repair the drainage pipe.
"I made a phone call, and the upstairs one got a maintenance guy to solve the problem. How good is the harmony of the neighborhood, you see, I also saved money for a meal of vegetables with this phone call. She laughs.
Sister Zhu, a neighbor, told reporters that Master Dong's life was not easy, her husband had passed away for more than 30 years, and she had raised her son alone. The house leak happened to rain overnight, and a few years ago, my son was seriously ill and bedridden at home, and she also needed to take care of it.
"If you can't solve the problem in a hurry, it's the right way to live happily every day. In the interview, when talking about the difficulty of life, Master Dong always looked relaxed. "I have one head and breakfast, another one and vegetables, and the third one and the meat for the day. She said.
Dong Shouzhi, secretary of the Xiqiao community, said that Dong Xinmin is enthusiastic and optimistic, and he pays attention to some trivial things. But it is these small things that can bring neighbors closer and reflect neighborhood watch.
(Changjiang Daily reporter Zhao Jiaxin)
[Editor: Ding Hui]
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