Chapter 762 The Unlucky Sister Who Was Married in Exchange (7)

The people from Jingzhao Prefecture questioned Liu Shichu carefully and then left. Of course, they were unable to get any information from her about the "enthusiastic hero".

Liu Shichu was not surprised at all. If it were in the modern era with advanced criminal investigation technology, she would still worry about the possibility of being discovered. But in ancient times, there was no need to worry at all.

The people from Jingzhao Prefecture later looked for her twice more. One time, they asked her to testify that Wang Erniu's family had kidnapped and sold her. About half a month later, the case was settled. Wang Erniu's family was guilty of heinous crimes, so their property was confiscated and they were exiled.

When Liu Shichu learned of the result, he finally left the inn and rented a small house in an area with better security and settled down.

Her current apparent identity is just an ordinary woman. Although she has the inheritance left by her parents, she has spent most of the money after living in the inn for more than half a month, so she must find a way to earn money to support herself.

As for why he didn't go to seek out his "aunt" as a relative? Of course, it was because he couldn't find anyone.

Liu Shichu went to buy some unique wood. She planned to make wood carvings, carving some wood carvings of small animals such as cats, dogs, rabbits, birds, etc., and then carving some elegant and exquisite wood carvings of small courtyards in the forest, waterwheel mills and even miniature gardens.

Her current father was a skilled carpenter who could make both furniture and wood carvings. Therefore, Liu Shichu could easily claim that she learned the wood carving skills from her father since she was a child.

She has the inner strength to carve wood effortlessly, and she also has a variety of complex knowledge, so the animals she carves are lifelike and vivid. The wooden tiger roars to the sky, the mighty lion is ready to hunt, the agile wolf is vigorous, the chubby rabbit is clever and cute, and the lazy orange cat is cute...

It took Liu Shichu several days just to carve these little animals, but the results were very good, so she decided to test the waters with these to see whether people in the capital liked wood carvings.

So she took these wood carvings to the street to set up a stall, sat in the most lively place, and set up the small stall.

"Mom! I want this big tiger!" A chubby little boy, about seven or eight years old, saw the small wooden sculptures displayed by Liu Shichu. His eyes suddenly lit up, and he quickly pulled his mother to the stall. He picked up the wooden tiger, looked at it again and again with joy, and couldn't let it go.

Seeing how much her son liked it, his mother asked Liu Shichu, "Miss, how much do you want for this wooden tiger?"

Liu Shichu thought for a moment and said, "One tael of silver."

"What? One tael of silver? It's just a piece of wood, why is it sold so expensively? You might as well go and rob it. One tael of silver is enough for my family to use for a month. How can I use it to buy a toy?" The boy's mother said unhappily, thinking that it was not worth it for Liu Shichu to sell this wood carving at such a high price.

"Put the things down! We're not buying them," she shouted at her son.

"No! Mom, I just want this! Please buy it for me..." Her son refused to let go and begged her.

"No, there's no way I can spend one or two taels of silver to buy a piece of wood for you to play with." The boy's mother refused firmly.

The little boy burst into tears: "Mom, I want this tiger, I want it..."

Seeing him holding the wooden tiger tightly and crying with tears and snot all over his face, his mother knew that he really liked it, so she had to bargain with Liu Shichu: "Is half an ounce of silver okay? If so, I'll buy it."

Liu Shichu shook his head: "No, it took me more than two days to carve it. Ordinary wood carvings are not as vivid and lovely as mine. One tael of silver is already too little."

"No need to buy it! Son, let's go home and ask your father to carve one!" The boy's mother said immediately, snatched the wooden tiger from her son's arms, threw it back on Liu Shichu's stall, and then, regardless of her son's struggle and crying, she picked up her son and left quickly.

Liu Shichu looked at her from behind, feeling somewhat melancholy. He picked up the wooden tiger and looked at it again and again. Did he really oversell it? But her wooden sculpture was really well carved. The tiger's whiskers were clearly visible, and the texture of every muscle on its body was just like that of a real tiger. It was completely a work of art. Why couldn't it be sold for one or two taels of silver?

Shouldn't she be selling her works at a street stall here, or at a museum or fine art shop? Liu Shichu pondered.

"Miss Liu? Why are you setting up a stall here?" A pleasant male voice suddenly sounded beside Liu Shichu. Liu Shichu looked up and found that it was someone she knew. It was Du Xiuzhu, the young man from Jingzhao Prefecture who had questioned her about Wang Erniu's trafficking case.

"Mr. Du! What a coincidence! Are you going to handle a case somewhere again?" Liu Shichu asked with a smile when she saw it was him. Although this promising young man had no expression on his face, he was a nice person. He had told her before that if there was anything she couldn't solve, she could ask him for help.

"No, I'm taking a day off today." Du Xiuzhu said, looking at the small animal wood carvings on the stall in front of her, bending down to pick up a wood carving of a wild wolf and examining it carefully.

Seeing this, Liu Shichu immediately recommended his wood carving to him: "Does Lord Du like wood carvings? This is my own carving. Although it is not as good as the works of famous artists, I think it is still pretty good. If Lord Du is interested, you can buy one and put it on the bookshelf for appreciation..."

Du Xiuzhu was a little surprised when he heard this: "Did you carve this yourself? Do you know this craft?"

Liu Shichu nodded vigorously: "Yes, my father was a carpenter when he was alive. In addition to making furniture, he also made wood carvings. I am also very interested in wood carving. I have learned from him since I was a child. After more than ten years, I have learned it well."

Du Xiuzhu bent down to look at other small animal wood carvings and asked her, "Do you plan to sell these wood carvings for a living?"

"Yes, I've been living in an inn for a while and have spent most of my money. If I don't find a way to make money, I'll be homeless. But I don't have any other skills except making these wood carvings. I can only try to sell some of them..." Liu Shichu said with an embarrassed expression.

Mr. Du was indeed a kind-hearted man. He picked out a wood carving of a wild wolf and a wood carving of a little rabbit and said, "I want these two. How much are they?"

Liu Shichu smiled and said happily, "Originally, they were one tael of silver each, but since you have helped me, Lord Du, I certainly cannot charge you so much money. One and a half taels of silver will be enough for these two."

Du Xiuzhu paused, took out two taels of silver and handed them to Liu Shichu, saying, "It's the right amount. You're a girl who makes a living from this, how can I take advantage of you?"

Liu Shichu quickly said: "No, no, how could you take advantage of me?"

(End of this chapter)