Bai Yu wasn't in a hurry to participate in the event; they still had a few days to enjoy themselves.
The competition started on October 8th and lasted for three days, until October 10th.
Bai Yu expressed complete incomprehension regarding the choice of this time, asking why the competition was scheduled to start after National Day instead of during National Day.
After all, any competition needs a lot of attention and fans.
During holidays, the number of fans and viewers is undoubtedly the highest, making it the most suitable time to hold competitions.
However, this time the organizers did the opposite; instead of holding the competition during the holiday, they held it after the holiday ended.
But it doesn't matter. Starting the competition on the 8th is quite good for Bai Yu. It's only the 6th now, so they still have two nights to go out and explore.
The best time to travel is at night, especially in Zhoushan, where the night is when things are really lively.
Although Zhoushan is not a major tourist city and its main economic development does not rely on tourism, it relies on fishing to develop its economy.
However, it is precisely because of the development of the fishing industry that the local food culture and night market culture in Zhoushan have been significantly improved.
As the saying goes, those who live near the mountains live off the mountains, and those who live near the sea live off the sea.
As a city with the largest fishing port in China, Zhoushan may not have the cheapest seafood, but it is definitely one of the cities with the most complete selection and the best value for money.
Anyway, for Bai Yu, who comes from Sanya, Qinghai Province, a city with a very developed fishing industry, there is only one comment on the seafood prices here: It's damn cheap!
Of course, Zhoushan also has its share of high-end, extremely expensive seafood; there's a wide variety available here.
Take ribbonfish, for example. In other places, ribbonfish, regardless of size, usually sell for a few dozen yuan. Better ones sell for a hundred or eighty yuan, which is considered very expensive.
However, in Zhoushan, there is a type of ribbonfish that can sell for four or five hundred yuan. And that's just the price at the port. I can't even imagine what the price will be when these ribbonfish are served on the table.
Anyway, based on the videos Bai Hao had seen online before, those pan-fried ribbonfish in high-end restaurants could sell for hundreds of yuan for just a few pieces.
Even if you served dozens of those dishes, Bai Yu still wouldn't be full. In his opinion, it was very poor value for money. He was eating at a certain level and wouldn't choose that option.
Of course, everyone has their own spending power and choices. If we can't afford the expensive seafood, there are still affordable options that offer great value for money.
We can't afford ribbonfish that cost several hundred yuan, but we can still eat some cheaper ribbonfish. In Zhoushan, other ribbonfish can be found for tens of yuan per kilogram, and they are all large ribbonfish that are three or four fingers wide.
Or you can eat some other seafood. For a few hundred yuan, you can have a full table of seven or eight seafood dishes, which is very cost-effective.
After Bai Yu and his crew sold all their fish, they disembarked and prepared to stroll ashore.
The timing is perfect, around 5 p.m., which is dinnertime.
Their first stop was naturally the street of open-air food stalls near the pier. Don't be fooled by these places being small, unassuming eateries; they might not look particularly upscale.
But it is precisely in these kinds of places that you can truly make delicious food, and it's also the kind that's both high-quality and inexpensive.
Needless to say, the seafood at the pier is incredibly cheap and extremely fresh; you can find almost anything you want.
Even if you're worried about getting ripped off at the restaurants around here, you can buy seafood at the pier and find a restaurant that can cook it for you for a small fee.
Shops that can do OEM processing are generally quite skilled, because if they don't make it taste good, they won't have any business in the future.
So if you want to have a cheap and delicious seafood feast by the sea, you should definitely check out the seafood streets around the pier. These places should be available at most slightly larger piers.
After all, there are no tourists buying seafood at this pier, but there are workers working there. They don't just do business with tourists; workers also need to eat.
Bai Yu was very familiar with these kinds of seafood stalls. Even though he was in Zhoushan, not in Hainan Province, he still found a stall with ease.
Near this pier, there is a street lined with seafood stalls, with about a dozen shops and four or five stalls without storefronts.
Among these dozen or so restaurants, Bai Yu didn't need to visit each one individually. He only needed to glance at them to know which businesses were doing well and which were not.
Even though it's not yet mealtime, he can still tell.
After all, back in Hainan Province, Bai Yu frequented many different docks, from those in towns to those in counties, as well as the food stalls in Sanya and near Hainan University.
He knew all too well how well a street food stall or restaurant was doing.
A specific way to judge this is to look at the layout of the tables and chairs inside the shop. If there are also tables outside, that can also be used as a reference.
The more tables and chairs a store has, the more customers it likely has, and the more customers arrive at the same time.
After all, if there aren't too many customers, there's no need for the restaurant to set up too many tables and chairs. This would make the space inside and outside the shop appear larger, and the customers' dining experience would be better.
You can also look at how the restaurant arranges a dish to see if it's completely open, meaning customers can see the dish before ordering.
If you can order by looking at the dishes, you can see how fresh and varied the dishes are. The fresher and more varied the dishes are, the more confident the restaurant owner is in their business and skills, and believes they can sell all the dishes.
After all, only shops with good business sell fresh ingredients. Small shops with poor business sell some of their stock from the previous day, which is something that can be determined.
Additionally, you can observe the kitchen layout. For these kinds of small, open-air restaurants, some of the more popular establishments will incorporate kitchen layouts to accommodate more customers.
The other party won't set up a dedicated kitchen; if there's space for a kitchen, they might as well add a couple more tables.
Since there is no kitchen, the other party can only cook outside, which can also be called a fully open kitchen.
Eating at these kinds of open-air food stalls is actually quite reassuring, since you can see how the chefs cook the food, what kind of ingredients they use, and whether there's any substitution involved.
Bai Yu chose an open-style seafood stall with an outdoor kitchen and plenty of tables and chairs both inside and outside.
Besides these three points, this food stall has another unique feature: it has a lot of waiters.
It's outrageous that a street food stall employs four waiters, and they're clearly not family members.
Anyone who has run a street food stall knows that these kinds of shops are either run by a husband and wife, a family unit, or a group of good friends.
Even if the first two types of stores have waiters, they are basically the type that don't pay wages, while the latter depends on the specific circumstances.
Aside from these two, all other hired waiters need to be paid wages. For example, this restaurant only hires one waiter, and even if he does nothing else, they still have to pay these four people more than 10,000 yuan a month.
If a food stall isn't doing well, it simply can't support that many people; if it can, the business must be doing pretty well.
If business is good, then the shop's skills must be excellent.
This is the type of restaurant Bai Yu chose!
Bai Yu and his group consisted of nine people. They chose a large outdoor table and sat down one by one.
"Ah Hai, Shuang Zi, what would you like to eat? It's my treat tonight, so don't be shy and order whatever you like."
If the menu isn't enough, go inside and order. They have food there too. Just order whatever you see that you want. I only have one request: just don't waste food.
As soon as Bai Yu sat down, he pushed the two menus on the table out and then pointed to the refrigerated display case in the other shop.
"Alright, Brother Yu, you've made so much money today, we're definitely not going to skimp on your earnings. Just wait and see what happens."
"Exactly! We can't beat you at fishing, but we can certainly spend money! Boss, give me a menu, one of everything!"
"One serving of each isn't enough. Let's pack another serving of each tonight for supper."
"Hahaha, Ah Hai is right, let's pack one up for a late-night snack."
Amidst laughter and cheerful conversation, Wang Hai and the others began ordering food.
Some of them looked at the menu directly, while others went to the restaurant to see the dishes and place their orders. Everyone worked together, each ordering what they liked to eat.
Just then, a little girl approached with a cell phone, looking timid, and asked:
"Hello, are you Bai Yu?"
"Yes, I am Bai Yu. What do you need me for, little friend?"
When Bai Yu turned around and saw that it was a girl of about ten years old, his voice also softened.
Can I take a picture with you?
The other person lowered their head and said something very quietly, looking very shy.
"Sure, why not take a photo together? Come on, give me your phone, I'll take it for you."
Little friend, who did you come with? Where are your parents?
Bai Yu took the phone from the child while asking about the other person's situation.
The photo session was quick, taking only about a minute. Bai Yu and the other person took several photos together, from various angles.
At the same time, Bai Yu also learned about some of the children's situations. They were fans of Bai Yu, track and field fans, and even their whole family were fans of Bai Yu, although their families liked Bai Yu in different ways.
The little girl likes watching Bai Yu's competitions, her dad likes watching Bai Yu's fishing videos, and her mom used to like watching Bai Yu's videos, but now she likes shopping in Bai Yu's live stream.
As for her parents, they were having a meal at a street food stall. They were traveling during the National Day holiday, and when she saw Bai Yu, she ran out to take a picture with her.
To be honest, although the little girl was a bit shy, she was quite bold; she even dared to come out on her own to ask Bai Yu for a photo.
After taking the photo, Bai Yu took two badges out of Li Xue's bag and handed them to the children.
The latter took it as if it were a precious treasure and ran into the food stall in a flash.
The badge Bai Yu gave to the other party was the same badge he had brought to the Olympics. Bai Yu had ordered too many badges before, and there were still some left to send out.
Bai Yu had anticipated encountering fans during his trip, so he brought some badges to hand out when he met them.
Of course, Bai Yu, being a man, doesn't have the habit of carrying a bag, so his badges would naturally be placed in Li Xue's bag.
After the children left, Wang Hai and his group returned shortly after ordering their food, and they started chatting again.
The topic of conversation was naturally how to spend the next few days, where to go, whether they would travel together or split up into pairs.
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