What does it mean to shave your head and carry it with you?

This is a two-part allegorical saying that people often say. Metaphorically speaking, only one party is willing and the other party disagrees. One end is hot and the other is cold.

Actually, that's what I do when I shave my head and carry a load. Shave your head with a pole, and a small stool with four legs left at one end. There are three small drawers under the stool, and the top drawer is the smallest one for putting money. There are shaving tools such as cloth, knives, scissors, combs and grates on the second and third floors. At the other end is a basin frame with a copper basin above and a small stove below. The water in the basin is always warm and steaming. One leg of the basin frame extends upward in a "D" shape, and a steel knife cloth and towel are hung on the pole.

The barber walked around the country without shouting. He took a pliers-shaped steel plate in his hand and a "call head" made of iron bars to knock and make a "jingle" sound to attract business.

Barbers go to the village, choose a crossroads or the entrance of the animal museum, where people are concentrated, and open a stall. Put the stall under the tree or put up a tent, and then call the person in charge to attract guests.

I was six or seven years old then. Every time I hear the "head-calling" ring, I run after my child, mainly to see him call his head for fun. Barbers are generally old people in their sixties and seventies, and their skills are very exquisite.

When the guests were seated, the barber washed his hair with warm water, dried it with a towel and picked up the knife. Anyway, he rubbed the steel on the steel cloth several times, holding his head in one hand and holding the knife in the other, and the knife whistled up and down. Wipe your head with a hot towel after shaving. The hot towel collapsed on your face. The barber stopped for a while, told some jokes, took off his towel, shaved your face, pulled out your ears and cut your nose hair. Finally, pinch two shoulders. People who shave their heads look brand-new, and their heads and shoulders are comfortable and refreshing. He paid 20 cents and added five points to his bare face. The barber smiled and put the money in the drawer.

Especially on the second day of the second lunar month, hairdressers are the busiest. On February 2nd, the dragon raised its head, and all children in the countryside had to shave their heads. Everyone is waiting in line, and adults are waiting beside them. Children always leave a "letter" in front and a pinch of "eight-year-old hair" in the back when they shave their heads. Barbers are quick, no need to wash, one every few minutes. Barbers are happiest when they shave ten or twenty a day.

With the development of the times, people who shave their heads are gradually replaced by "getting rich" and "getting rich", and it is difficult for hairdressers to take over business. This skill gradually lost, and craftsmen lived at home in their later years.