Back to 1984: I built a chicken farm on a barren mountain.

Hearing the noise, Niu Er turned around abruptly, only to see that the man had somehow fallen to the ground.

"Niu Er, are you alright?" It was Chen Wenfeng who spoke. Chen Wenfeng was stepping on the man, and Niu Er quickly said:

"Brother Feng, what brings you here?"

"There's been no news on my end, and I was worried about you, so I came over. Where's Yanzi?"

"Sister Yanzi just went back. I knocked this guy down with a stick, but I didn't expect him to get up again."

"Yes, we still need to be extra careful. Go find a rope and tie him up securely."

Upon hearing Chen Wenfeng's words, Niu Er hurriedly ran back to Master Han's barbershop, found a rope, and together with Chen Wenfeng, tied the man's hands and feet. They used considerable force before shining a flashlight on the man's face. They saw that the man was wearing a tattered black hat. Chen Wenfeng pulled it off, and both he and Niu Er couldn't help but shout:

"Hou Erzhu!"

......

After being betrayed by Chen Wenfeng, Chen Shouxin was quiet for a while, and even had fewer opportunities to meet with Li Cuie. So for quite some time, he did not go to Hou Erzhu's house to meet with Li Cuie in secret.

Originally, Hou Erzhu would always look down on Li Cuie whenever she came, seeing her flirtatious manner. But after Li Cuie stopped coming, Hou Erzhu felt as if something was missing.

Sometimes he inexplicably hoped that Chen Shouxin and Li Cuie would come again, so that he could pretend to casually look at her large breasts and buttocks, and smell the scent of face cream on her body.

As the wheat harvest and summer sowing season came to an end, the weather grew increasingly hot, and Hou Erzhu felt like he was on fire every day.

Compared to the daytime, the night was even harder to endure. He felt hot all over, and when he couldn't bear it any longer, he would go to the well, hook a bucket with a rope with an iron hook, and then pull fresh well water from the well. Only when that bucket of cold water was poured on him did the fire in his body finally go out.

Later, he heard that there was a barbershop in town with superb skills that men loved to go to. It was said that in addition to haircuts, it could also relieve internal heat, but the price was relatively expensive.

Hou Erzhu finally couldn't resist the temptation and went to the town to find this barbershop.

The barbershop was a small building constructed in front of a residential house, with a sign at the entrance that read: Juanjuan Hair Salon.

Hou Erzhu entered the shop but found it empty. Feeling uneasy, he prepared to leave, but a small door opened and a lewd-looking man came out. The man gave Hou Erzhu a wicked smile and bumped into him as he passed by.

Hou Erzhu was visiting for the first time and didn't dare to say anything.

Immediately afterwards, a stylishly dressed woman emerged from the small door. Unlike the average woman in Chenjiazhuang, she wore a short skirt, revealing her thighs, and had curly hair. For some reason, this woman reminded Hou Erzhu of Li Cuie.

Seeing Hou Erzhu's rustic appearance, the woman asked coldly:

"Want a haircut?"

Hou Erzhu replied woodenly:

"Yes, I'm getting a haircut."

The woman pointed to the only chair in the room and said:

"Sit there."

Hou Erzhu obediently sat down in the chair, thinking to himself, "Is this the place?"

Soon, the woman draped a greasy gray cloth over Hou Erzhu. Hou Erzhu smelled a peculiar odor and felt that this cloth was not as clean and pleasant as Han Sanye's cloth!

The woman quickly began shaving Hou Erzhu's head with manual clippers.

Hou Erzhu then realized that the woman had misunderstood him, but he was too embarrassed to say anything. Despite his usual roguish manner, he rarely interacted with women, especially a fashionable, aloof woman like Li Cuie.

Soon, Hou Erzhu's hair was tidied up, and when he looked in the mirror, he felt much more energetic.

The woman said:

"Would you like a wash and a shave while you're at it? Price is extra."

Hou Erzhu's throat seemed to be blocked by thick phlegm, and he just nodded.

As the woman shaved Hou Erzhu's face, her breath made his heart pound.

Just as Hou Erzhu was enjoying himself, he heard the woman say:

"Alright, haircut and shave, that'll cost 5 cents in total."

5 cents? That's so expensive. It only costs 3 cents at Master Han's place, and his technique is even better.

Actually, Hou Erzhu's distress over the money was secondary; what bothered him more was that the process had gone by too quickly.

Hou Erzhu took out some money from his pocket, took out fifty cents and handed it over.

The woman took the money and then ignored him.

Hou Erzhu stood there dumbfounded, motionless.

After standing there for a while, seeing that Hou Erzhu had not left, the woman said:

"Is there anything else? I'm going home for lunch, I'm closing up shop."

"I've heard... I've heard that this place... can relieve internal heat..."

For some reason, Hou Erzhu lacked confidence when speaking in front of women, his voice grew softer and softer, and towards the end he even doubted whether the women could hear him.

The woman remained composed, but after giving the man, who was dressed simply, even in tattered clothes, a second look, she said:

"It's 5 yuan per time, pay first."

It actually cost 5 yuan. Hou Erzhu trembled as he rummaged through his pocket for money, combining small bills and coins to make up 5 yuan, and handed it to the woman.

The woman took it, didn't even count it, and put it away. She led Hou Erzhu into the small doorway.

The space inside the small door was very cramped, filled with the smells of smoke and sweat. There was a small bed inside, the bed surface was clean, and a few towels were piled in one corner.

After Hou Erzhu went inside, he suddenly felt at a loss. He was very nervous, and half of the fire on his body was extinguished before it could even burn.

The woman handed Hou Erzhu a condom and said in an uncompromising tone, "Put it on."

Hou Erzhu knew what it was for; the family planning team leader had explained it to the villagers.

Although he was unmarried and no one provided him with condoms, he knew that the men in the village didn't like using them.

Moreover, Hou Erzhu faced a problem: if he wore a condom, would the next step be considered using a condom or using a woman?

Looking at the woman's expression, Hou Erzhu dared not ask or object.

A minute later, on his way back to the village, Hou Erzhu was still thinking about the problem. He felt it was a huge waste. Not only did he get the condom but not the woman, but the passion was also completely extinguished after only a few uses.

He didn't feel like he was a failure, he just felt that the money was a huge waste, it was five yuan!

Hou Erzhu returned to the village and felt that his unease had disappeared, but the fire within him was reignited.

He passed by Yanzi Hair Salon and noticed that Chen Shuyan's attire was quite fashionable compared to the women in the village. How come he had never noticed her before?

But when he saw many women from Chenjiazhuang at Yanzi Hair Salon, he didn't dare go over and just watched from afar.

When this swallow was young, it looked like a boy, but as it grew up, it became more and more beautiful. This kind of beauty is different from Li Cuie's; it's just that it's beautiful.

I wonder if she can shave here, or help relieve internal heat. If so, could she offer a discount?

As Hou Erzhu's mind wandered, the fire within him burned even brighter.