Invite Zhou Fuming to accompany you
At the end of 1959, **'s trip to Hangzhou became an important node in his life, when his acquaintance with Zhou Fuming started their 17-year deep friendship.
December 26, 1959, a special day. On that day, Zhou Fuming, the "young pacesetter" of Hangzhou's barber industry, was busy before and after. He not only attended the commendation ceremony, but also attracted many customers because of his excellent technology.
However, at 11 o'clock in the afternoon, a mysterious ** hit his barbershop. The secretary of the Shangcheng District Party Committee asked him if he could complete the haircut task in half an hour. Zhou Fuming agreed without thinking about it, because he had never completed a haircut in half an hour.
The secretary nodded in satisfaction, and led him to an office. There were already two guests waiting in the office, one of whom was Wang Wenhe, section chief of the Zhejiang Provincial Public Security Department.
Section Chief Wang told Zhou Fuming that he now had a task of giving haircuts to foreign guests, and he needed to prepare tools to follow them immediately. Although Zhou Fuming was confused, he still obediently took the tools, followed Section Chief Wang into the jeep, and came to Wangzhuang.
In Wangzhuang, Zhou Fuming was arranged by the reception staff to wait in a barber room. Not long after, two strangers walked in and introduced themselves, the older being Wang Fang, the director of the Zhejiang Provincial Public Security Department, and the younger being her secretary.
The secretary told Zhou Fuming very politely: "The chief wants you to cut her hair." Zhou Fuming, who saw the big man for the first time, was a little nervous, but he still methodically cut Wang Fang's hair.
After that, three more comrades came to the barber room, and one of them claimed to be "Chief Li Wei". Although Zhou Fuming didn't understand the meaning of "Chief Guard", he still seriously cut the hair of all of them.
At 10 o'clock in the evening, Zhou Fuming was called into the car again, and he was taken by car to the Nanping swimming pool. After getting out of the car, it was the "Captain Li Wei" who greeted him.
This time, Chief Guard Li introduced himself in detail to Zhou Fuming: "I am Chief Guard Li Yinqiao, and I came to pick you up so that you can give the chairman a haircut. ”
Zhou Fuming couldn't believe his eyes, it turned out to be *** Li Yinqiao smiling on the side, telling him that the chairman didn't have any requests, just hoping to see him soon.
They soon came to ***'s residence, and the first thing Zhou Fuming saw was a huge screen, and behind it was a single bed, which was obviously a temporary resting place for ***.
He couldn't help but wonder, does ** look exactly like the portrait at home? What kind of person would he be? Just as he was thinking, ** walked in accompanied by Feng Yaosong.
He was wearing a patched pajamas, a pair of round-mouthed black cloth shoes on his feet, and a book in his hand, looking very approachable.
** Smiling and stretching out his hand to Zhou Fuming, Zhou Fuming held it with a flushed face, and he greeted *** softly: "Hello, chairman." "You're the Master Zhou who gave me a haircut?" ”
**Asked. "It's me, just call me Xiao Zhou. "No, you are a master, I should call you Xiao Zhou." When talking to Zhou Fuming, Feng Yaosong had already moved a stool for them to sit down, and then quietly left the room.
After sitting down, start reading the "Twenty-Four History" in your hand. Zhou Fuming knew that he couldn't disturb ***'s reading, so he imitated ***'s posture to give him a haircut, but because he was a little uncomfortable and nervous, he began to sweat after a while.
He took off his padded jacket and took a deep breath. ** noticed Zhou Fuming's behavior and saw that he was a little nervous, so he took the initiative to put down the book and chat with him.
May I ask Master Zhou, what is your surname? "The surname is Zhou, and the name is Fuming." "May I ask Master Zhou how expensive you are this year?" "I'm 24 years old. "Does Master Zhou have a family?"
Who else is in the family? "I just got married at the beginning of the year, I still have parents at home, and my lover lives with my parents. "Is Master Zhou a local?" "No, I'm from Hanjiang, Jiangsu.
When I was a child, my hometown was named Jiangdu, and later somehow it was renamed Hanjiang. ”
In the process of getting a haircut, ** took the initiative to talk to Zhou Fuming about the history of his hometown, and his understanding of Hanjiang surprised Zhou Fuming. In the process of shaving, in order to cooperate with Zhou Fuming, ** took the initiative to puff up his mouth, and Zhou Fuming used two fingers to support the face.
**I was very satisfied with Zhou Fuming's service and expressed my gratitude, which made Zhou Fuming feel a little embarrassed. However, ** expressed gratitude to Zhou Fuming for his service, which made Zhou Fuming feel a little embarrassed.
In the end, ** invited Zhou Fuming to swim, Zhou Fuming excitedly agreed, and after changing into a spare swimsuit, he took a dip in the water and said goodbye to *** with satisfaction.
Under the circumstance that ***'s itinerary needed to be kept confidential, Zhou Fuming was arranged to work at the reception of the provincial party committee in Wangzhuang, responsible for giving *** a haircut. **I am very satisfied with Zhou Fuming, and every time I return to Hangzhou, I will find him for a haircut.
Once, ** invited Zhou Fuming to follow him to Beijing, and Zhou Fuming agreed without hesitation. ** Reminding him that he needs to discuss with his family, Zhou Fuming said that he can call the shots, but still said that he should respect his wife's opinion.
** Emphasizing that although women are also half the sky, Zhou Fuming's work in Beijing may be very hard, and he cannot go home often, and he needs to fully consult with his family.
In April 1960, Zhou Fuming received the support of the leaders of the Provincial Public Security Department and arrived in Zhongnanhai, Beijing. He started working as a full-time barber for ***, providing services to ***.
Despite his busy schedule and little free time, he pays full attention when he reads a book and even laughs out loud when he is amused by the interesting plots in the book. In order to match the reading state of ***, Zhou Fuming will flexibly and safely cut his hair and trim his face with his shaking amplitude during the haircut.
** humorously said: "Your work, I do my work, we don't affect each other." ”
**The tacit understanding with Zhou Fuming is not only reflected in their friendship, but also in Zhou Fuming's haircutting skills. **After becoming the leader of the country, there was limited room for hairstyle, but Zhou Fuming made clever adjustments in the details.
He let the hair on the temples grow more, and when combing, it naturally rises back, so that the face looks fuller and no longer dull. The hair at the bottom should not be too short, and it needs to be left at the right length, so that even if it has just been trimmed, it looks like it has been done for four or five days, and it looks more natural.
** Very satisfied with Zhou Fuming's design, always thumbs up and praises him: "It is worthy of being a haircut." As their relationship deepened, Zhou Fuming even learned the reason why *** chose him in the chat.
**Tell him: "I have found a few barbers in Beijing, although their skills are very good, but the psychological quality is not good, when I give a haircut, my hands will tremble, my whole body will sweat, they are nervous, I am nervous."
Only you are different, your skills are good, and your psychological quality is also good, so I chose you. ”
In 1961, Zhou Fuming's career had a new change, and he decided to devote himself to the field of life management. ** said: "Xiao Zhou, you have a limited amount of time to get a haircut for me, at most two or three times a week, and you can help me manage this home at other times, the haircut is only secondary, and management is the main thing." ”
At that time, there were 7 guards, and except for the chief guard, the remaining 6 guards were divided into two groups and worked three shifts a day. At first, Zhou Fuming did not participate in the shift, he assisted the shift guards, and by the end of 1961, the other guards left Zhongnanhai one after another, leaving only Zhang Jingfang on duty.
In the summer of 1962, ** went to Beidaihe, accompanied by Zhou Fuming. During the haircut, ** suddenly said to him: "Xiao Zhou, from today onwards, you will participate in the duty, and remember to accompany me to dinner in the evening." ”
As a result, Zhou Fuming officially became the guardian of *** and was responsible for taking care of his daily life.
The habit of the war years made *** develop a routine of resting in the morning and working in the evening. In order to adapt to the work and rest habits of ***, Zhou Fuming made adjustments and adjusted his biological clock to night work mode.
When his sleep quality was poor and his mind was full of national events, Zhou Fuming taught himself massage techniques to help him fall asleep in a relaxed and comfortable environment. A year later, Zhang Jingfang was transferred, and only Zhou Fuming was left as a guard.
One day, ** found Zhou Fuming and said to him: "Xiao Zhou, I have always advocated 'streamlining the government', as the chairman, I should start with myself." ”
Zhou Fuming nodded in understanding and accepted the challenge. **Tell Zhou Fuming: "I see that you are very capable, Xiao Zhang is gone, you alone have to help me do all the work well and manage this family for me." ”
Listening to ***'s words, Zhou Fuming was both proud and felt pressure. But ***'s affirmation gave him courage, and he began to undertake all the work of *** life management alone, and did his best to make *** eat and sleep well.
Zhou Fuming, who had served by ***'s side for 17 years, couldn't accept the news of his death, and he couldn't cry. Since he became seriously ill, Zhou Fuming has been by his side, watching him struggle in bed in pain, often squatting in the hospital corridor and crying in distress.
When the disease finally took ***'s life, Zhou Fuming was grief-stricken, and he found his superiors, hoping to give *** a last haircut. The superior understood his feelings for ***, but he told him that ** could not pay him because there was no precedent before.
However, Zhou Fuming shook his head firmly: "I don't want money, even if I don't have money, I'm willing to do it." ”
Within three hours of ***'s death, Zhou Fuming was approved by his superiors and entered ***'s room with haircutting tools. Still as before, lying there quietly, looking like asleep.
Zhou Fuming held scissors in his hand and carefully cut his hair, constantly recalling the past seventeen years in his mind. He whispered what *** had said to him: "You do your work, I do my work, and we don't interfere with each other......."After the last haircut for *** was completed, Zhou Fuming closed the knife and stopped cutting, and never gave anyone a haircut again.