Chapter 765 The Unlucky Sister Who Was Married in Exchange (10)
"It is my duty to investigate cases and punish criminals. You don't have to thank me for this." Du Xiuzhu refused with a stern face. No matter how Liu Shichu persuaded him, he refused to accept the fox wood carving.
Liu Shichu had no choice but to give up and instead asked him where she could buy wood carvings. She wanted to become a regular supplier to the store. After all, setting up a stall on the street was not a long-term solution, and as a woman doing business, she would easily attract hooligans.
When Du Xiuzhu heard her ask this, although she still had a stern face, she patiently told Liu Shichu some places she knew that might collect wood carvings, and she didn't feel that it was beneath her status to tell her this.
The information Liu Shichu got from Du Xiuzhu was similar to what the old man who bought the sugar painting said, so she decided not to set up the stall the next day. Now that she could carve some better works at home, she would have the confidence to deal with the people in those shops.
After that, she really closed the door and started to tinker with the wood at home. If the wood carvings want to sell for a good price, they must meet the tastes of the rich. Who likes wood carvings? Literati who like elegance and collect art, as well as some businessmen who pursue excellence.
Liu Shichu pondered over it and finally decided to be lazy and make carvings based on various legends and stories, such as "Chang'e Flying to the Moon", "The Three Brothers of Peach Garden", "Three Visits to the Thatched Cottage", "Borrowing Arrows from a Straw Boat"...
However, carving these wood carvings of classic legends requires a lot of energy. Liu Shichu had to calm down and study them carefully, even putting aside his curiosity about Du Xiuzhu.
Fortunately, she was not short of money, so she was able to stay at home and study wood carving for several months.
However, Du Xiuzhu had passed by the place where Liu Shichu had set up a stall several times, but he had never seen her again. He was a little worried. Although she had said that she would not set up a stall again, he was still worried. So he asked the old man selling sugar paintings: "Uncle, Miss Liu, who used to sell wood carvings next to you, has not come to set up a stall these days. Do you know what happened to her?"
Although the old man could talk to Liu Shichu about Du Xiuzhu's affairs behind his back, he was still a little scared to face him directly, so he said nervously: "I, I don't know much... But I heard her say before that she couldn't make much money by setting up a stall to sell wood carvings here, and she said she wanted to sell them in some antique shop..."
"Then do you know where she lives?" Du Xiuzhu asked again.
"I don't know about this old man..." The old man shook his head quickly, and Du Xiuzhu had no choice but to leave.
For some reason, Du Xiuzhu always felt that there were some contradictions in Liu Shichu. For example, although she acted very timid, weak and helpless in front of him, she dared to travel to the capital alone after her parents passed away; although she was scared and terrified after being nearly abducted by human traffickers, she dared to find an inn to stay for half a month; although she said she had no skills, she could carve all kinds of lifelike wood carvings to make money...
Although these things happened to her and seemed quite reasonable, Du Xiuzhu somehow felt that something was wrong with her, but he didn't know what was wrong for the time being.
If Liu Shichu knew his thoughts, he would probably be impressed by his high professional sensitivity and very accurate and sharp intuition. It was a pity that he met Liu Shichu, so he was destined not to get an answer.
Liu Shichu stayed at home for more than three months. When she finally finished the famous wood carvings, she felt as if she had just been released from a cage without sunlight when she stepped out into the bright sunshine.
This is the aftereffect of staying at home for too long, but it's all worth it. Liu Shichu looked at the wood carving of "Three Visits to the Thatched Cottage" in his hand, a simple thatched cottage, a big yellow dog lying on the ground, Zhuge Liang working beside the house, and Liu Bei bowing respectfully outside the courtyard gate. Everything was vivid and lifelike. No one could dislike it.
There are several others as well, all of which Liu Shichu carved with great effort. She has many calluses on her fingers and scars on her skin, only then could she make these wood carvings that are obviously works of art.
Liu Shichu certainly couldn't sell such perfect works of art at a low price. She wanted to use these works to establish herself as a master of wood carving and increase her worth. In the future, she would be able to take on jobs at home, which would be both easy and profitable.
There is no future in being a small carpenter. Only by becoming a master of wood carving can you become rich, have free time, and become famous.
Following the advice of the sugar painting master and Du Xiuzhu, Liu Shichu went to look for shops that bought wood carvings. After comparing several options, he decided to sell his wood carvings in a collection shop called "Gewu".
There are all kinds of strange and interesting things in "Gewu", all kinds of weird and wonderful things, of course, there are also wood carvings, but in Liu Shichu's opinion, they are completely inferior to his own level.
Therefore, she confidently brought her "three visits to the thatched cottage" to "Gewu" and asked the owner whether she could sell her works in the store.
When the shopkeeper saw the "Three Visits to the Thatched Cottage" in her hand, he couldn't believe his eyes. He came closer and looked at it again and again, and exclaimed: "Is this really a wood carving? The person carved it just like the real thing, even the beard is clear, and the yellow dog seems to be wagging its tail..."
The shopkeeper of "Gewu" stared at the wood carving with shining eyes, and couldn't let it go. After a while, he clapped his hands and said to Liu Shichu: "Miss Liu, I want this wood carving! You name a price! By the way, you said you carved it yourself?"
The shopkeeper said at the end, looking at Liu Shichu with some doubt, but there was nothing he could do. Liu Shichu was only in her teens at the moment, still a little girl, and no one could believe that she could carve such a work.
"Little girl, you are not lying to me, are you? Wood carvings of this level can only be made by a master who has practiced for decades. You are only a teenager, do you really have such skills?" The more the shopkeeper spoke, the more he felt that Liu Shichu could not be the original creator.
His eyes suddenly fixed, and he said, "Little girl, did your elders ask you to sell this wood carving? Or did you sell it without telling your family?"
"I carved it myself. I'm not lying to you. My father was good at wood carving, and I learned from him since I was a child. I have a high talent, so I can carve such a work. Besides, what's the point of me lying to you? If I can't continue to produce works of this level, it will be useless even if I lied to you." Liu Shichu said.
The shopkeeper was skeptical after hearing this, but he thought Liu Shichu was right. The most important thing was to continue to have works of this level for sale in the future. As for who carved the work, it was not that important.
(End of this chapter)
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