"Brother, who's the letter?" Qi Niang wanted to know who Li Xiu saw today, but she didn't expect someone to suddenly send a strange letter. She also found that when Li Xiu saw the letter, the expression on her face also changed, which made her even more curious.

Li Xiu did not answer Qi Niang's words, but immediately took out the contents of the letter and opened them to look at them. As a result, when he saw the contents of the letter, his brows couldn't help but frowned, because only a few words were written on the letter: Jiangbei Pier, Yulong No.

Jiangbei Wharf is the largest and most prosperous pier in Yangzhou that Li Xiu went to today. The Yulong was obviously the name of a boat, which made Li Xiu guess the other party’s intention immediately. He turned his head and said to Qi Niang: “Qi Niang, don’t go anywhere, I may come back later if I go on a trip!”

"It's getting dark outside now. Brother, where are you going? And who wrote the letter to you?" Qi Niang grabbed Li Xiu and asked, "This is Yangzhou and not Chang'an. She naturally didn't feel at ease to let Li Xiu go out at night, and after receiving such a mysterious letter, she was even more worried.

"This..." Li Xiu didn't know whether he should tell Qi Niang the truth, and he showed a hesitant expression at the moment.

"Brother, I am already an adult. Don't treat me as a child. Just tell me if you have anything. Hiding it from me will only make me more worried." Qi Niang saw Li Xiu hesitating and spoke again.

After hearing Qi Niang say this, Li Xiu finally nodded after pondering for a while, and then handed the letter in his hand to Qi Niang and said, "It's uncle's letter. He asked me to meet at the wharf today!"

"Uncle?" Qi Niang was stunned when she heard this title, then she realized that she said with shock, "Brother, are you talking about the uncle from America? Why did he suddenly appear in Yangzhou?"

"I don't know this. In theory, the American fleet should not have returned yet, and the uncle should not have appeared in the Tang Dynasty. Even if he comes back, the eleventh brother should have sent someone to notify me, but I did not receive any news in advance." Li Xiu said with a puzzled expression at this time.

"Brother, there is no signature on this letter. How do you confirm that it is uncle?" At this moment, Qi Niang suddenly found that there was no name written on the letter, and she couldn't help asking very strangely.

"The uncle's handwriting is very special, and most people can't imitate it at all. I just saw the words on the envelope. And you see that the ink on the letter was just dry, and it was obviously just written, so it must be that the uncle has returned." Li Xiu pointed to the words on the letter at this time.

However, Li Xiu thought at this time that as the bearded guest grew older in recent years, he rarely went to sea in person. He usually stayed in the Americas for retirement, and the fleet was handed over to some confidant leaders. Could it be that he had a whim that led the fleet to the Tang Dynasty in advance?

"Since it's uncle, why are you avoiding me? I'll follow you to see uncle!" Qi Niang said again at this time. Although their brother and sister have a bad relationship with their father Li Jing, they still respect the bearded guest very much. What's more, Zhang Shiyi is Qi Niang's business partner. They are also sympathetic to brother and sister in private, so no matter from any aspect, she has reason to visit the bearded guest who has come from afar.

When Li Xiu heard that Qi Niang was going with her, he couldn't help but show a hesitant expression. However, after thinking about it carefully, Qi Niang should have met the bearded guest. After all, she also needed to take the bearded guest's boat to go to America. And the last time the bearded guest wrote a letter to her was for the matter of Qi Niang and Chengdao. So Li Xiu suspected that the bearded guest came to the Tang Dynasty in advance, which was probably related to this matter.

Thinking of the above, Li Xiu finally nodded and said, "Okay, I can take you there, but you are obedient. You should respect your uncle when you see him and don't talk nonsense!"

"Don't worry, it's not the first time I've seen my uncle. I liked me so much!" Qi Niang said indifferently, and it seemed that she didn't take Li Xiu's advice to heart at all.

Seeing Qi Niang's appearance, Li Xiu had to shake his head helplessly. He asked someone to prepare the carriage and then sent someone to say hello to Li Ke to avoid worrying. Of course, he just said that he had something to go out and did not say anything.

At that moment, the brother and sister boarded a carriage, then left the Wuwang Mansion and headed towards Jiangbei Wharf. Jiangbei Wharf was outside the city. It was already dark at this time. If it were before, it would definitely not be able to leave the city. However, with the lifting of the Chang'an curfew, the curfews in some big cities began to be released, especially in Yangzhou, which was in charge of Li Ke. His greatest ideal was to build Yangzhou into a prosperous city like Chang'an, so the curfews in Yangzhou were also lifted.

With the lifting of the curfew, the nights in Yangzhou City began to become brightly lit, especially in the south, which was hotter and cooler at night than during the day. As a result, it was even more lively at night than during the day. People came and went on the streets, and various vendors could be seen everywhere on both sides of the street. Li Xiu also found that there were yamen runners wearing robes inspecting from time to time on the street, which also ensured public security.

When leaving the city, I encountered strict inspections, but this was normal. Li Xiu did not reveal his identity, but just accepted the inspection like an ordinary person, and then left the city and headed straight for Jiangbei Pier.

In a short while, Li Xiu's carriage arrived at Jiangbei Wharf. Compared to the bustling and bustling in the city, this pier, which was extremely busy during the day, became quiet at night. Only a few cargo owners in a hurry still asked some coolies to unload the goods, and there were also many torches lit up next to them. In addition, other places were pitch black.

Seeing this, Li Xiu couldn't help but feel a little worried, because there were too many boats docked on the pier, and he could ask people during the day, but he couldn't see it at night. How could he find the Yulong on the letter?

However, just when Li Xiu was worried, he suddenly saw a unique boat among the dark boat. Although the boat did not load and unload the goods, it was also lit. This made Li Xiu happy and hurriedly asked someone to take up the carriage to the ship. As a result, under the lights, you could see three big words "Yulong" written in paint on the bow of the boat.

After finding the Yulong, Li Xiu hurriedly joined the carriage with Qi Niang, and then came to the front of the boat to prepare to get on the boat. There was already someone waiting by the boat. When he saw Li Xiu, he immediately came forward and said, "Will the guests beg for paying?"

"Not bad!" Li Xiu nodded, but he was a little suspicious at this time, because he had seen most of the people around the Guest. Although he could not call the name, he would definitely feel familiar. However, the person in front of him was very handsome. However, thinking that the letter was indeed written by Guest, he felt relieved again, and then boarded the boat with the other party.
Chapter completed!