Chapter 5 After getting wet

Lying on the hairdressing chair, I caught a glimpse of the long black hair of the young girl next to me, which turned into black snakes under the hot water. The snakes spun around and fell into the pool.At the same time, I smell the smell of shampoo, spreading from my damp hair roots, so I close my eyes.The moment I closed my eyes, the memory opened my eyes, my little head was full of soap bubbles, and my mother was rubbing it with soap on my head to make the bubbles grow.Sometimes soap bubbles flow into my eyes, and I twist my body and cry, it hurts so much... My mother always gives me the opportunity to educate me, telling me that washing my hair with soap is already very happy. It is washed with alkali.I only know that alkali can be used to make rice dumplings, and steamed buns also need alkali, but I don’t know that alkali can also wash hair.

Then, a pack of shampoo powder appeared. I like the smell of Ness the most. When I was in junior high school, in many unhappy mornings and dusks, the moment I tore apart Ness could bring me unspeakable joy.After I cut my hair short in middle school, I learned to wash my hair by myself. At first, I couldn’t dissolve the shampoo powder. Sometimes there were still particles left in the hair after washing. My mother taught me to wet the hair completely first, and then repeat Knead and knead again and again until the powder gradually dissolves into foam.I soaked my hair in warm water, let every strand of hair get wet, and rubbed it slowly. My patience was trained in this way, and I understood that many things take time to accomplish.

A shampoo called "Green Field Shampoo" revolutionized shampooing.The green transparent liquid is packed in a bottle, exuding the scent of green weeds and flowers, although it is so artificial, but in the singing of "Karirou, Green Shampoo", watching the blonde model wearing a flowing white dress, in the Swinging on a swing made of flower vines, such a romantic feeling still makes people yearn for it.At that time, many young girls had Brigitte Lin's long hair parted in the middle, and when a gust of wind passed by, all they could smell was green field shampoo.This long hair and this fragrance, of course, also includes myself.

Then, there are more and more shampoos of various brands, "566", "333", and "shampoo", which not only need to be able to wash clean, but also nourish and make hair shiny.Almost all the popular actresses are selected as the spokespersons of shampoos, from Chen Sally, Cui Taijing, Ouyang Feifei to Faye Wong, Maggie Cheung, Zhang Ziyi, we see the ever-changing shampoos constantly introducing new ones, and we also see new generations replacing old ones. Every woman will have a special memory about shampoo.My friend Ming said that she remembered a strange smell of shampoo in a snowy hotel in Hokkaido.That day, she had a quarrel with her lover, and neither of them would bow their heads. They were huddled in a corner of the small room. She went to the bathroom to wash her hair, and only after soaking her hair did she think that her fingers would be cracked in winter. , the doctor warned several times not to touch shampoo and soap.She gritted her teeth and squeezed out the shampoo. Suddenly, a pair of warm hands reached into her hair.Without saying a word, the lover quietly washed her hair, rinsed it, and dried her with a towel. She couldn't help hugging her lover.The shampoo in that hotel has become a memory, and she has been looking for the same brand and smell for many years, even though they have broken up, she is still looking for it.

In the novel, Eileen Chang writes about shampooing in such a sensual way that Jiaorui, who had just washed her hair, met Zhenbao for the first time: "This woman pulls her right hand out of her hair, and is about to shake hands with guests to see if there is soap on her hand." Shan just smiled and nodded, wiped his fingers on the bathrobe, and splashed some soap foam on the back of Zhenbao's hand. He refused to wipe it off, and let it dry by itself. That piece of skin There is a tightening feeling on the skin, as if a mouth is gently sucking it in." Shampoo is indeed sensual, because of its foam, because of its smell, and all its beauty and imagination are after wetting.