Zhang Shiyi's ship floated on the river surface at the mouth of the Yangtze River for a whole day and night. Li Xiu and Li Chengdao also talked for a day and a night. After learning about Li Chengdao's development in the Americas, Li Xiu also put forward some of his own opinions and suggestions. However, he is not in the Americas after all, so these suggestions still need to be accepted by Li Chengdao himself?

It was not until the evening of the next day that Li Xiu said goodbye to Li Chengdao. Then Zhang Shiyi's boat sailed to the position to pick up Li Xiu on the boat again. The guards brought by Li Xiu were still loyal to the shore. Then he boarded the boat and went ashore. Although it was getting late at this time, Li Xiu, who was standing on the shore, could still see a familiar figure standing on the bow of the boat, slowly waving goodbye to him in the dim sunset.

Seeing Li Chengdao waving his hand on the bow of the boat, Li Xiu couldn't help feeling his nose sore. After today's farewell, their master and apprentice would probably never have a day to meet again. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but touch the album given by Li Chengdao in his arms, then sighed a long time, and then rode on his horse and left the riverside overnight.

That night, Li Xiu returned to Suzhou overnight. Unfortunately, the gates of Suzhou were closed and curfews were imposed in the city. People outside the city could not enter at all. Li Xiu did not want to reveal his identity, so he could only stay outside the city overnight. This made him hate the curfew even more. Unfortunately, the lifting of the curfew is only implemented in Chang'an and Luoyang, and it has not been completely relaxed. As for the purpose of eased all curfews across the country, I am afraid that he will not know when he will wait?

The next day, when the city gate opened, Li Xiu took the people back home. He didn't go home for several days. Although he had told Princess Pingyang and the others that he was in Haiyan in advance, they were still a little worried. So after Li Xiu came back, they surrounded him and asked for a long time. Until he found that Li Xiu looked tired and seemed to have insufficient rest, he asked someone to prepare breakfast and bath water. After Li Xiu had eaten, he took a comfortable bath and then lay down on the bed to rest. As a result, he fell asleep in a short while.

In the American shipbuilding workshop outside Suzhou City, Qi Niang is still as addicted to the design of new sea ships as usual. No matter which era, the shipbuilding industry is a comprehensive embodiment of a country's top industry. Designing ships involves all aspects, such as the selection of cables, the processing of wood, the skills of craftsmen, etc., which require Qi Niang to consider in advance.

Another hull is huge in size and has a very complex structure. For example, the watertight cabin technology proposed by Li Xiu at the time has been used by Qi Niang in actual shipbuilding. This is also one of the reasons why the sea ships produced by her shipbuilding workshop are better than other sea ships.

However, the distribution and layout of watertight cabins are not a simple matter. These require complex calculations. Thanks to Qi Niang's amazing talent in mathematics, she can design a complex sea ship very reasonably and strictly. This is another important reason why the sea ship she designed is far better than other sea ships.

But at this moment, Qi Niang suddenly heard the noise in the shipbuilding workshop, which made her a little curious. She put down the pen in her hand and walked out of the room. She had lived in the shipbuilding workshop for a while, so she could see the scene in the workshop as soon as she went out. As a result, there were several ships that had been built in the shipbuilding dock that were about to be launched, so the craftsmen in the workshop were also very busy.

Seeing the sea boats that were about to go into the water, Qi Niang was a little strange. At this time, an old craftsman with gray hair and beard passed by her door. So Qi Niang immediately stepped forward and called out to the other party and said, "Xu Zuotou, I remember that those boats will take a few days to complete, why did they suddenly go into the water today?"

This gray-haired Xu Zuotou is the most experienced old boatman in the shipbuilding workshop. Although he is old and cannot do heavy work like a young craftsman, his experience is very precious. He can not only command other craftsmen to work, but also realize the wonderful ideas of Qi Niang when designing a boat. After all, Qi Niang only knows how to design a boat, but if he wants to build a sea boat on paper, he cannot do without Xu Zuotou and other old boatman.

"You don't know anything about the big boss. Some time ago, the second boss told me that a big maritime merchant urgently needed a batch of ships, so we asked us to hurry up and build the ships. These ships were just three shifts, and we worked overnight to build the ships in advance, and then we went into the water to test them. If there was no problem, we could hand over the ships!" Xu Zuotou replied with a smile.

The shipbuilding workshop was jointly run by Qi Niang and Zhang Shiyi, of which Qi Niang accounts for the majority, and the design of the sea boats in the workshop is complicated by her, so she is the boss of the workshop, and Zhang Shiyi is the second boss. However, the fleet that the two jointly run by the two has gone against it. After all, Zhang Shiyi is better at doing business.

"It turned out to be the order of Eleventh Brother, but who is the other party? Why are they so anxious to ask for a boat?" Qi Niang nodded after hearing this, then asked casually. She actually didn't care who bought her boat. She was just a big boss in the workshop, sometimes she had to do it.

"It is said that it is a big sea merchant in Quanzhou, and the other party wants a lot of ships. Not only are the ships that have been launched now, even the ships that were originally intended to be delivered to other people were stopped by the second boss, saying that it would be given priority to supply the big sea merchant in Quanzhou. It is estimated that the other party is of great origin!" Xu Zuotou said again.

"I understand, go and do it!" Qi Niang nodded when she heard this. Zhang Shiyi's approach was actually very common. After all, guests were divided into different levels, and some important guests were naturally worth making friends, so she didn't think much about it.

"Little lady, the master is back from Haiyan!" At this moment, I suddenly saw Fat Sister coming over with a smile on her face to report the news that Li Xiu's return had just reached here.

"That's great. I'm just having a difficult problem that I can't figure out and want to discuss with my elder brother!" Qi Niang said happily when she heard the news of Li Xiu's return. After that, she asked Fat Sister to prepare a carriage. Although Li Xiu didn't know how to build a ship, she often put forward some novel ideas, such as the watertight cabin was the first to propose.

At the same time, Li Xiu was lying on the bed in the bedroom. Because he took a bath before going to bed, the clothes he changed were thrown everywhere. Taking advantage of his chance to sleep, the mom quietly entered the room and prepared to take out the clothes that Li Xiu changed and let him wash. Originally, Yue Chan was doing these things before, but now Yue Chan is heavy, and Li Xiu is reluctant to let her work too hard, so she is temporarily taken care of Li Xiu's diet and daily life.
Chapter completed!