The girl who wears fast

Chapter 765 The Unlucky Sister Who Was Swapped (10)

"Investigating cases and punishing criminals is my job. You don't have to thank me for that." Du Xiuzhu refused with a handsome face. No matter how Liu Shichu tried to persuade him, he refused to accept the wooden fox carving.

Liu Shichu had no choice but to give up, and instead asked him where he could buy wood carvings. She wanted to be a regular supplier to the shop. After all, setting up a stall on the street was not a long-term solution, and she was easily provoked if she came out to do business as a woman. Hooligans.

When Du Xiuzhu heard her question, although he still had a straight face, he patiently told Liu Shichu all the places he knew where woodcarvings might be collected, and he didn't feel that it would be disrespectful to tell her these things.

What Liu Shichu got from Du Xiuzhu was similar to what the old man who bought sugar paintings said, so she decided not to come to set up a stall the next day. Now that she has carved some better works at home, she will have the confidence to compete with those in those shops. dealing with people.

After that, she really closed the door and fiddled with the wood at home. If the wood carvings want to sell at a good price, they have to meet the preferences of the rich?Who would like woodcarving?Literati who love elegance and collect art, as well as some businessmen who pursue excellence.

Liu Shichu thought hard, and finally decided to be lazy and make sculptures according to various legends and scriptures, such as "Chang'e Flying to the Moon", "Three Knots in Taoyuan", "Three Visits to the Thatched Cottage", "A Straw Boat Borrowing Arrows"...

However, it takes a lot of energy to carve these classic and legendary woodcarvings. Liu Shichu had to settle down and study carefully, even forgetting his curiosity about Du Xiuzhu.

Fortunately, she is not short of money, so she can study woodcarving behind closed doors at home for several months.

It's just that after Du Xiuzhu passed by the place where Liu Shichu once set up a stall several times, he never met her again. He was a little worried. He asked the uncle selling sugar paintings: "Master, Miss Liu who was selling wood carvings next to you before, she hasn't come to set up a stall these days, do you know what happened to her?"

Although the uncle was able to talk about Du Xiuzhu's affairs with Liu Shichu behind his back, but facing him directly as an imperial official, the uncle was still a little scared, so he said nervously: "I, I don't know too well... But I heard her say before that setting up a stall here to sell woodcarvings won't make much money, and she said that she would sell them in some cultural and antique shop..."

"Then do you know where her family 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 appeared timid, weak and helpless in front of him, she dared to go out alone after her parents were gone. I came to the capital from afar; although I was afraid and terrified after being almost abducted by human traffickers, I dared to find an inn to live in for half a month; although I said I had no skills, I was able to carve all kinds of lifelike wood carvings to make money...

Although these things happened to her, it seemed reasonable, but for some reason, Du Xiuzhu always felt that she had a sense of disobedience, but he didn't know what was wrong for the time being.

If Liu Shichu knew what he was thinking, he would probably feel that he has a high professional sensitivity, and his intuition is very accurate and sharp enough, but it is a pity that he met Liu Shichu, so he is destined not to get the answer.

Liu Shichu stayed at home for more than three months, and when she finally finished the famous allusive woodcarvings in her hand, as soon as she went out to face the bright sunshine, she felt as if she had just been released in a cage that never saw the light of day. come out like...

This is the aftereffect of living in the house for a long time, 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 and simple thatched hut, a big yellow dog lying on the ground, and a big yellow dog lying on the ground. Zhuge Liang, who was working by the side, and Liu Bei, who was respectfully bowing his hands outside the gate of the courtyard, were completely naked, lifelike, and vivid, and no one would not like it when they saw it.

There are several others that Liu Shichu painstakingly sculpted. She has many calluses on her fingers and scars on her skin, so she made these wood carvings that look like works of art.

Of course, Liu Shichu couldn't sell such a perfect work of art at a low price. She wanted to use these works to establish herself as a master woodcarver and increase her social status, so that she would be able to pick up jobs at home in the future, making money easily and easily.

There is no future for a small carpenter. Only by becoming a master woodcarver can you have money, leisure, and fame.

Liu Shichu followed the words of Uncle Tanghua and Du Xiuzhu to find shops that stock woodcarving works. After comparing them a few times, he decided to sell his woodcarvings in a Wenwan shop called "Gewu".

There are all kinds of strange and interesting things in "Gewu", all kinds of strange things, of course, there are also wood carvings, but in Liu Shichu's opinion, none of them can compare with his own level.

So she confidently brought her "Three Visits Thatched Cottage" to "Gewu" and asked the shopkeeper if she could sell her works in the store.

The shopkeeper couldn't believe his eyes when he saw the "Three Visits to the Thatched Cottage" in her hand. He walked closer and looked around, and he was still full of admiration: "Is this really a wood carving? This person is carved like a real one. Even the beards are clear, and there is this yellow dog whose tail seems to be wagging..."

The shopkeeper of "Gewu" stared at the woodcarving with shining eyes, and couldn't put it down. After a while, he clapped his hands and said to Liu Shichu: "Miss Liu, I want this woodcarving! Make a price! By the way, what do you say?" Did you carve it yourself?"

The shopkeeper said that at the end, he looked at Liu Shichu suspiciously. There was nothing he could do. Liu Shichu looked like a little girl in her teens at this time. No one could believe that she could carve such a work.

"Little girl, you didn't lie to me, did you? A master craftsman who has practiced for decades would not be able to do such a level of woodcarving. You are only a teenager. Do you really have such skill?" The more the shopkeeper talked, the more Liu Shichu felt It can't be the original author.

He immediately focused his eyes and said, "Little girl, did your elders ask you to sell this wood carving? Or did you sell this wood carving without telling your family?"

"I carved it myself. I didn't lie to you. My father used to know how to carve wood. I have learned from him since I was a child. I am very talented, so I can carve such works. Besides, what's the use of lying to you? If I can't continue to produce works of this level, it's useless even if I cheat you." Liu Shichu said.

After hearing this, the shopkeeper was dubious, but Liu Shichu was right, the most important thing is to continue to sell works of this level in the future, as for who carved them, it is not that important.

(End of this chapter)