Zhou Fuming was originally a barber in Hangzhou. He worked diligently and received widespread praise. At the age of 24, he became a "youth model" in the local barber industry.

Zhou Fuming was originally a barber in Hangzhou. He worked diligently and received widespread praise. At the age of 24, he became a "youth model" in the local barber industry.

Later, by chance, Chairman Mao also became Zhou Fuming's client and was very satisfied with his skills. So since then, Chairman Mao's hairstyle has been handed over to Zhou Fuming to take care of.

Zhou Fuming was very happy to be able to cut Chairman Mao’s hair, and this principle has been in 17 years. Until Chairman Mao’s death, it was also the last time Zhou Fuming came to handle Chairman Mao.

Chairman Mao and Zhou Fuming

When he cut Chairman Mao’s hair for the last time, the grieving Zhou Fuming completed it on his knees. Since then, in order to express his deep nostalgia for Chairman Mao, he sealed his knife and cut his hair again. More than 0 years later, when recalling his career, Zhou Fuming once sighed that the two most unforgettable experiences in his life were related to Chairman Mao, which was the first and last haircuts for Chairman Mao.

cuts Chairman Mao for the first time

December 26, 1959, because it was almost the end of the year, the barber shop where Zhou Fuming worked was very popular at that time, and there were many customers coming to get haircuts. That day, Zhou Fuming came to the store early and worked from morning to noon. At about

11 o'clock, when Secretary Zhao of the Regional Committee came to the store, he found Zhou Fuming and asked seriously: "Is half an hour enough to cut a haircut for a person?"

Zhou Fuming was not sure, so he answered on the matter, "It's totally OK."

In his later years, Zhou Fuming came to the store and urged him to the matter. After hearing the affirmative answer, Secretary Zhao took Zhou Fuming to the leader of the barber shop and explained his purpose.

It turned out that Secretary Zhao came to the barber shop with a task this time. His superior asked him to come to find a barber chef and go to a hotel in Hangzhou to get a hairdresser for a foreign guest. After learning about the situation, the leader of the barber shop agreed to Zhou Fuming and Secretary Zhao to go there and ask him to cooperate with him to complete the task.

Secretary Zhao told Zhou Fuming to pack up his haircut tools and they were leaving soon. Zhou Fuming quickly acted as he heard the arrangement, but he couldn't help but wonder. There was a barber room in the hotel, so why did he still need to bring his own tools?

There was a question. After Zhou Fuming simply packed up a few tools, he followed Secretary Zhao into a jeep that had been waiting in front of the barber shop.

However, the car did not go to the Hangzhou Hotel, but first went to the reception office of the Provincial Public Security Department. After a short rest, the person in charge sent Zhou Fuming to the reception office of the provincial party committee.

At the reception desk of the provincial party committee, Zhou Fuming finally met the person who wanted to get a haircut, but he was not the "foreign guest" mentioned by Secretary Zhao.

Zhou Fuming in his later years

According to Zhou Fuming's recollection, five people later proposed to ask him to get a haircut. "At the beginning, I met the director of the Provincial Public Security Department and his secretary. I was very excited at the time, thinking that I had not cut hair for such a famous leader!"

"Later, three more comrades came to have haircuts. Among them, one called himself "Chief Li". "Chief Zhou recalled that he had never contacted the staff of the provincial government at that time, and did not understand what position the "Chief of War" was in the province, so he didn't care.

In the afternoon, the staff did not make Zhou Fuming leave in a hurry.

to around 10 pm, Zhou Fuming was taken into the car by the staff again and came to the Nanping Swimming Pool.

After arriving at the destination, Zhou Fuming got off the car and saw the "Chief Li" who was looking for his hair in the afternoon. When the other party received Zhou Fuming, he explained the situation to him: "I am Chairman Mao's Chief Guard Li Yinqiao . I came here today to ask you to get a haircut for Chairman Mao."

Zhou Fuming felt unbelievable when he heard Li Weichang say this. At that time, in his opinion, Chairman Mao should be in Beijing. How could he, a barber in Hangzhou, have the opportunity to cut Chairman Mao’s hair?

Li Weichang seemed to see his shock, and took him along and instructed, "You don't have to be nervous, just like you do your usual work." Zhou Fuming responded with his voice and soon met Chairman Mao.

Seeing Chairman Mao come out, Zhou Fuming was both excited and nervous: "Hello, Chairman Mao!"

Chairman Mao

Looking at the young man in front of him who was so nervous that his face was flushed, Chairman Mao asked with a smile: "Are you Master Zhou who came to cut my hair?"

Zhou Fuming nodded quickly and responded: "Chairman, just call me Xiao Zhou."

"No, it's the master!" Chairman Mao sat down while saying that Zhou Fuming could start, and then picked up the book beside him and started reading it seriously.

htmlRecalling his haircut experience after more than 0 years, Zhou Fuming remembers many details very clearly, "Chairman Mao read one of the twenty-four histories. It was the first time I saw him, and I felt a little nervous and sweating all over."

was originally the coldest winter, but due to nervousness, Zhou Fuming was sweating all over. In order to facilitate work, he simply took off his cotton jacket and only wore a single dress inside.

Zhou Fuming's behavior was seen by Chairman Mao. He felt the tension of the young man, so he put down the book and chatted with him.

Chairman Mao

"Master Zhou, what is your full name?" Chairman Mao asked with a smile.

"Zhou Fuming."

Then, Chairman Mao asked again, "How old is it? Are you married? Who else is there in the family?"

Zhou Fuming answered truthfully, "I am 24 years old this year, I just got married at the beginning of the year, and I still have a father and mother at home."

Chairman Mao smiled with satisfaction after hearing this, and then asked, "Are you a local?"

Zhou Fuming shook his head and said, "No, my hometown is in Hanjiang, Jiangsu. It's strange to say that when I was a child, my hometown was called Jiangdu, but now it has been changed, and it is called Hanjiang ." Looking back, Zhou Fuming himself couldn't help but sigh that he didn't know what happened that day, and he said a lot.

However, Chairman Mao was not only not annoyed but was very happy. When he heard Zhou Fuming's question, he first responded, "Yes, it should be called Hanjiang", and then explained to Zhou Fuming seriously, "Historically, your hometown was called Hanjiang, but later it was transferred to Jiangdu for a while. Now it is correct to get it back. We must respect history!"

Next, Chairman Mao followed the topic and introduced the situation in detail in other counties around Hanjiang. Zhou Fuming was impressed by his heart, because he, a local, did not understand many situations, and Chairman Mao could tell clearly.

Chairman Mao

Soon, his hair was ready, and Zhou Fuming said he wanted to start shaving Chairman Mao.

Chairman Mao bulged his mouth and took the initiative to cooperate. Seeing this, Zhou Fuming quickly smiled and asked Chairman Mao to relax, and explained: "I support myself with two fingers to shave. You don't need to bulge your mouth, just relax." Chairman Mao smiled with satisfaction after hearing this.

Zhou Fuming's hands and feet were quick and skillful, and he quickly shaved his beard. It took only 20 minutes from entering the door to completing the task.

However, in these 20 minutes, Chairman Mao's easy-going and erudition left a deep impression on Zhou Fuming. In addition, what surprised Zhou Fuming even more was that his life also had a turning point due to this mission.

In the spring of the second year, Chairman Mao and his group were going back to Beijing, Zhou Fuming also left Hangzhou with Chairman Mao, headed north to the capital, and entered Zhongnanhai .

is a barber and a guard

After coming to Zhongnanhai to work, Zhou Fuming deeply realized a sentence, that is, "There is no small matter in Zhongnanhai". As long as it is related to the chairman, everything must be taken seriously and must not be careless.

Chairman Mao

Take his own job as a haircut. Since Zhou Fuming officially accepted the task of cutting a haircut for Chairman Mao, he has paid attention to observation and summarized three points of experience in a targeted manner.

First of all, Chairman Mao’s image is related to the image of the country. His hairstyle needs to be fixed and cannot be changed at will.

Judging from Chairman Mao’s previous photos, his hairstyle has also changed. He had a flat head when he was young, and later he often had a separate head, and then he had a back head.

However, in Zhou Fuming's view, as the head of state, Chairman Mao's previous back hair style is more in line with his identity and temperament, but there are still some shortcomings and need to be slightly improved.

So, according to Chairman Mao's face shape, Zhou Fuming slightly adjusted his hair back style, no longer shaved his temples, but kept a little more, and then raised the front hair back. This hairstyle is not only natural, but also makes people look more energetic.

Secondly, if you want Chairman Mao’s hairstyle to look like there has not been much change, you cannot be too obvious, especially the bottom edge of the hairstyle must not be cut too short, otherwise it will look too deliberate, and the effect of the freshly processed must be like someone else’s work for a week.

In addition, there is another thing to pay attention to, that is, the temples must be symmetrical. Chairman Mao’s hair is slightly thicker on both sides, and the hair volume on the right side is too large. You must always compare it when cutting hair to avoid asymmetry after finishing the finish.

In addition to paying attention to Chairman Mao’s hairstyle design, Zhou Fuming is also willing to work hard on service. After learning that Chairman Mao has never been used to using a hair dryer to fix his hairstyle, Zhou Fuming has been using the "earth" method to fix his hairstyle after helping Chairman finish his hair.

Chairman Mao

According to Zhou Fuming's recollection, when he first arrived in Zhongnanhai, he had to deal with Chairman Mao twice a week. At that time, Chairman Mao had a habit of washing his hair only twice a month, so he often didn't need to wash his hair when cutting his hair.

Zhou Fuming also has a solution for this. When he was cutting hair, he often helped the chairman apply a hot towel, and sometimes he would use grate grate. In order to relax Chairman Mao during his haircut, Zhou Fuming also specially learned massage and massage.

Chairman Mao saw Zhou Fuming's intention and seriousness. After working in Zhongnanhai for a year, Zhou Fuming has another identity besides a barber, that is, a personal guardian involved in the life management of the chairman.

Zhou Fuming carefully observed every detail of Chairman Mao’s life. In 1963, Zhou Fuming, who had just become a guard, discovered an inconvenience in the Chairman's life.

At that time, there were two tables side by side with the bed in the room where Chairman Mao lived, one of which was a square table, and usually placed documents on the table. At night, the Chairman often used it to eat.

Zhou Fuming found that every time he used a square table to eat, Chairman Mao always liked to sit on the bed. The Chairman's bed was slightly higher than the ordinary bed, but the height of the square table was similar to that of the ordinary table. Sitting high and the table is low, which also makes the Chairman only able to light the toes on the ground when dining with a square table, which is very uncomfortable.

Chairman Mao and Zhou Fuming

Zhou Fuming thought that he could change a table so that the chairman would be more comfortable to use. Therefore, after Chairman Mao’s approval, Zhou Fuming transformed the original table and designed a new table, which not only increased the height of the original table by ten centimeters, but also added a horizontal bar under the table that you can step on.

Chairman Mao was very satisfied with this new table. He sat on the bed and tried it. The height of the table was just right. He stepped on the horizontal bar under the table with his feet and said happily: "Hey, it's very strong, I can beat the drum with my feet." Later, when Chairman Mao left Beijing to work in another place, the staff would also help prepare similar tables.

As Chairman Mao’s guard, Zhou Fuming should also pay attention to Chairman Mao’s temper.

Because of frequent insomnia in his later years, Chairman Mao often took sleeping pills before going to bed. He often told Zhou Fuming that what he said before going to bed did not count, and that any decision should be settled when he woke up.

Once, Chairman Mao worked continuously for more than a whole day, and the staff also asked the Chairman to take sleeping pills twice, but he just didn't mean to rest.

Finally, after working for 40 hours, Chairman Mao called Zhou Fuming to say that he wanted to have a meal. Zhou Fuming quickly brought the meal he had prepared long ago, and then gave the chairman sleeping pills as the medical staff told him.

Soon, sleeping pills worked. Chairman Mao was a little drowsy when he was eating, and his chopsticks didn't move much, but he was still thinking about problems in his mind.

Halfway through the meal, Chairman Mao suddenly instructed Zhou Fuming: "Xiao Zhou, go and invite the Prime Minister to come."

Chairman Mao

Zhou Fuming kept in mind Chairman Mao's previous instructions that "what does not count before going to bed" and decided to act according to the Chairman's usual wishes and did not immediately notify the Prime Minister. Sure enough, after Chairman Mao woke up, he also said "no need" when he talked about this matter.

However, the careful Zhou Fuming also made Chairman Mao angry. There is a road north of the room where the Chairman was resting, and cars often pass by on that road.

In order to allow Chairman Mao to rest well, as soon as Chairman Mao fell asleep, Zhou Fuming secretly went to the guard duty room and informed them to set up a sign "No vehicles" on the side of the road.

Once, Chairman Mao was about to rest. Zhou Fuming was about to go out when he was suddenly stopped by Chairman Mao: "I'm going to sleep, what are you doing? ”

Zhou Fuming responded subconsciously: “Go to notify the guard duty room. "

This sentence aroused Chairman Mao's alertness and immediately asked back: "What should I tell them when I sleep? "

Zhou Fuming saw that he had already missed his words, so he had to tell the Chairman and confess the truth.

Zhou Fuming

After learning the whole story, Chairman Mao was very angry. He severely criticized Zhou Fuming: "You are doing this for nothing, this is disturbing the masses, and you are not allowed to go again! "

Zhou Fuming once said that if you work around Chairman Mao, you will be pointed out by the Chairman. Every time the Chairman's criticism is very strict, but in fact, the Chairman did not take it seriously afterwards.

Moreover, among the staff around him, no matter who was criticized by Chairman Mao, he would ask joked: "Last time, did you scare you so much that you pissed? "Every time I asked, the Chairman would laugh with everyone.

gave the Chairman a haircut for the last time

Since the first time I met Chairman Mao, Zhou Fuming had cut Chairman Mao more than 1,800 haircuts. During the 17 years he spent with Chairman Mao, the Chairman's easy-going sincerity moved Zhou Fuming.

1967, Zhou Fuming had abnormal indicators twice in a row during the physical examination, and the doctor informed him that he might have the possibility of hepatitis .

In view of him The change in physical condition, the organization decided to adjust Zhou Fuming's work content. In addition to haircuts, he will no longer be allowed to serve other services.

Zhou Fuming's decision made Zhou Fuming feel uncomfortable, but he could understand it.

However, what he did not expect was that Chairman Mao asked the staff about his situation. When Zhou Fuming cut Chairman Mao again, the chairman joked to him: "What, do they want you anymore? It doesn't matter, they don't want you, I want you. "

When Chairman Mao said this, Zhou Fuming was moved and embarrassed.

Chairman Mao saw Zhou Fuming's concerns and said that if he was really sick, he would have a good medical treatment, but the original work could be done.

In this way, Zhou Fuming returned to his original work. Fortunately, after another physical examination, the doctor finally confirmed that he did not suffer from hepatitis, and he finally felt relieved.

In 1976, Chairman Mao was in a very bad physical condition. In the last days, Zhou Fuming He stayed by Chairman Mao every day, almost in a row.

Chairman Mao and Zhou Fuming

When he was sick the most, Chairman Mao could only stay in bed. Seeing him sweating all over and his lips were purple, Zhou Fuming and other staff were anxious. But as soon as his spirit improved, Chairman Mao would joke with the people around him.

Doctors often encourage Chairman Mao, saying that he was in good health and could live long. However, when this time the chairman would wave his hand and say bluntly: "I know my illness. There is a Chinese saying, seventy-three or eighty-four, the King of Hell will not ask himself to go. He doesn't call me, I'll go there myself. "

Zhou Fuming did not expect that Chairman Mao would go so quickly. On September 9, Chairman Mao passed away. Soon, Zhou Fuming also received a notice to sort out Chairman Mao's face, and he wanted to hand over the last time.

received this task, Zhou Fuming was empty at the time. He truly understood what it means to cry without tears.

Looking back on that year, Premier Zhou and Commander-in-Chief Zhu died one after another, and later Chairman Mao, "I feel that the sky is about to collapse."
When I received the task this time, Zhou Fuming had not eaten for two days. He was so sad that he had no appetite at all. He just wanted to accompany the chairman and accompany the chairman

Chairman

packed up his tools, Zhou Fuming slowly came to Chairman Mao, looking at the chairman who was sleeping, he made a light move and couldn't bear to be alarmed.

Although Zhou Fuming had repeated this set of haircuts for thousands of times, it was the first time he had cut the haircuts for the chairman who was lying motionless.

When he was cleaning his sideburns, Zhou Fuming knelt down gently, and when he was trimming the hair behind his ears, he lay down again. He could toss, but he didn't want to disturb the peaceful chairman.

Finally, Zhou Fuming carefully shaved Chairman Mao and wiped his face. After finishing up, Chairman Mao seemed to be energetic again. Looking at the Chairman's peaceful face, the people present couldn't help but wet their eyes.

Since then, Zhou Fuming silently packed all the tools he used to cut his hair on weekdays, and never cut his hair for anyone again. He applied to the organization to stay in Chairman Mao's former residence, guarding the items left by the Chairman during his lifetime, and continuing to fulfill his mission of "guardian".