Liangfeng followed Sister Xu on the road in the old city.
What’s old in the old town is not just the houses, but also the people.
Young people generally move away or go to live in new urban areas. Most of the people who are willing to stay in the old city are elderly. Or there are some young people who originally lived in the old city, but they usually only show up in the morning or night, because their workplaces are often not in the old city.
Emerging industries generally do not open stores in old cities.
This is also the result of the government's planned urban planning and transformation.
But perhaps one day in the future the old city will be redeveloped and given a new lease of life.
However, the specific date of development depends on the economic development of Sakurai City.
Speaking of which, in Liangfeng's memory, Sakurai City does not seem to have any pillar or representative industries, let alone tourism, and there are no historical sites in Sakurai City.
Do you want to take people to visit the [hospital]?
It can only be said that Sakurai City is not backward, but it is not outstanding either.
Just like most people's lives, there are no waves, it is ordinary, but it is precious in the eyes of many.
The residents of Sakurai City have jumped left and right at the gate of hell countless times.
If there is anything new in the old city, the only ones are the same roads as other urban areas and the street lights that were installed at some point.
This street light is really warped.
Liangfeng silently took his eyes back from Sister Xu's butt.
The old town is not big, and Sister Xu quickly led Liangfeng to the place her grandfather mentioned.
This is an old one-story house in a dilapidated alley. There are no street lights in the alley, so you can only see the situation in the alley clearly with the dim sunset light.
The road is an old road paved with bricks and stones. It is full of potholes, but it is still walkable. There are some grasses that have not completely withered out from the gaps in the bricks and stones, but now they are withered and yellow, as if they will die completely at any time.
All the houses looked old and uneven in height, as if bricks of different heights were placed close together. The walls that were smooth and brand-new back then have changed color, and a lot of them are peeling off.
Some houses can even be said to be dilapidated and have been locked.
On the edge of Sakurai City, and only on the edge of the city, there are bungalows like this.
The lowest buildings in the city are two stories because they look more modern.
The alleys were not wide, because in that era the distance between neighbors was not far and there was no need for such wide roads.
At this time, Liangfeng and Sister Xu were standing outside an old house.
There are curtains hanging in the windows of the old house, and bright yellow lights shine through the curtains.
"My grandfather said that the old man who lives here is his friend and the person most likely to know where the well was in the old city."
"The person who lives here is an old barber. Grandpa calls him Lao Chang. It is said that he is over ninety this year."
"Huh?" Liangfeng looked at Sister Xu, "Are you sure he's not confused?"
"This..." Sister Xu didn't know whether Lao Chang was confused or not.
Some elderly people start to become confused and forget things when they are seventy or eighty years old, and suffer from Alzheimer's disease and cerebellar atrophy. However, some elderly people may still be very energetic even after they are a hundred years old.
"Grandpa recommended this place. Lao Chang should still be confused. Anyway, let's go and have a look first."
Immediately, Sister Xu went up and knocked on the door.
"The door is open, come in." A vague voice came from inside the door. The voice was old and lacked confidence.
It sounds like there's still some air leakage.
Liangfeng and Sister Xu looked at each other, then Sister Xu opened the door, and the two of them crossed the threshold and entered the old house.
The outside of the old house is dilapidated, and the inside is also the same, but it is just old, not broken. It can be seen that the old house has been well taken care of.
It's not messy either.
Because there aren’t many things.
There are only three rooms in the old house, one is the living room, one is the bedroom, and one is the indoor toilet. The door of the indoor toilet looks relatively new.
There are shoe racks, clothes racks and cabinets at the door.
There are some old objects piled on the wall of the room, as well as a cabinet with an old TV on it.
There was an iron washbasin stand leaning against the wall, with a washbasin on it, and the washbasin was actually steaming. There is a wire above the washbasin, and towels and hand towels are hung on the wire.
There are two rows of huge photo frames that have been wiped clean on the wall. There are many photos pressed behind the glass of the photo frames, some in black and white, some in color, some of young people, some of old people.
The old house seems to still maintain the decoration of the previous world.
Among the more modern things, in addition to the TV, there is also a heater blowing air, which makes the room warm.
And these are just the accessories of the old house. At this time, the owner of the old house is sitting on a chair, staring in the direction of the door, as if he has been waiting for a long time.
The old man sitting on the chair has white hair, which is combed meticulously. He is wearing a black cloth shirt. The exposed skin is dry and full of wrinkles, which is the complexion of the working people.
"I received a call from Lao Xu. You must be his granddaughter and his granddaughter's friends." Lao Chang opened his mouth, letting Liangfeng notice that he indeed had no front teeth. No wonder his words were leaking.
Sister Xu smiled and said politely: "Grandpa Chang, I hope you don't mind interrupting me." After saying that, Sister Xu also hit the cool breeze with her elbow.
"Hello, Grandpa Chang." Liangfeng also said politely.
Looking at Sister Xu and Liangfeng, Lao Chang felt a little strange. He felt that the age gap between Sister Xu and Liangfeng was a bit big. How did they become friends?
But that doesn't matter.
Lao Chang showed a smile and stood up hurriedly, "Everything is fine, everything is fine. I heard Lao Xu say that I am here to experience the old-fashioned head shaving. Come and sit down."
Sister Xu: "???"
Liangfeng: "???"
Liangfeng looked at Sister Xu: What's going on?
Sister Xu looked back: I don't know either!
Obviously, Sister Xu's grandfather did some unnecessary things. Sister Xu's grandfather told Lao Chang that the two of them came to have their heads shaved. In fact, the two of them just came to ask questions.
"I'm ready, which one of you will come first?" Lao Chang walked tremblingly in front of the two of them and asked with a smile, "I'm still very confident in my craftsmanship."
With that said, under Lao Chang's instructions, Liangfeng and Sister Xu noticed that the shaving tools were neatly placed on the cabinet next to the washbasin.
It can be seen that Lao Chang is very happy, and he also attaches great importance to the decision that someone comes to him to shave his head this time. Maybe it is the best and he must show his highest skills.
As an old barber, he is no longer adapted to this era, and his skills have no chance to be passed down. Perhaps his days are numbered.
He was very happy that at this age, people still came to him to shave their heads.
People of that era did not have access to all kinds of colorful things, and it was difficult to access a wide range of information. They might only be able to move forward in one or a few industries throughout their lives.
But people of that era did not necessarily like their careers, but it was difficult to let go of their careers.
"A few years ago, I would go out to set up a stall, but these years I can no longer walk and have no ability to go out to set up a stall. In the past, many old guys came here to ask me to have their heads shaved, but now they can't come here anymore. There is no chance." Lao Chang sighed, looking a little melancholy. Maybe he was in a good mood and couldn't help but say a few more words.
Liangfeng wanted to talk things out.
Sister Xu's nose felt sour, then she patted Liangfeng on the shoulder and pushed Liangfeng out.
"Grandpa Chang, he is the one who wants to shave his head."
Liangfeng: "Huh?"
"Do you still want me to shave my head?" Sister Xu followed up and said with a smile in Liangfeng's ear.
Liangfeng turned around and saw Lao Chang's somewhat cloudy eyes, and finally nodded.
"Um."
