Afterwards, Bai Yu and the others, led by that old man, toured the dock.
They also learned what the crew members on the previous ships had been doing.
The answer is very simple: they all went to eat, and they ate authentic Chinese food.
On this pier, there is a Chinese restaurant street. Unlike the Chinatowns in other places, this island is similar to China, with a food street.
Here you can enjoy many kinds of Chinese cuisine, including hot pot from various regions, such as the copper pot of old Beijing, the nine-grid hot pot of Chongqing, mushroom hot pot from Yunnan, and beef hot pot from Fujian Province.
Most importantly, all these hot pots are from the same restaurant, so you won't encounter the phenomenon of those who prefer the spicy broth looking down on those who prefer the mixed broth.
There are also Sichuan restaurants, Hunan restaurants, Jiangxi restaurants—basically, the spicier the better.
That's understandable, since this island is located in the Bering Sea, a frigid region. Eating spicy food is good for you; at least you'll feel warmer.
Bai Hao and his friends had lunch at a hot pot restaurant. It was authentic Sichuan hot pot, and they ate it to their hearts' content.
After lunch, Bai Yu and the others wandered around the small island.
They weren't just wandering around aimlessly; they were using a map of the island as a guide.
"Brother Fisherman, Brother Fisherman, look at this place. It's marked as a salmon farm. It's a place where you can fish."
Li Shuang pointed to a place marked with a salmon on the map and said.
When it comes to salmon, Bai Yu and the others are very familiar with it. This refers not only to Bai Yu, Wang Hai and the other men, but also to the four girls, including Li Xue.
After all, the biggest money their company made last year came from selling salmon; they caught tens of thousands of tons of salmon alone.
The last month of last year kept their employees extremely busy, contacting clients and unloading and loading goods.
Of course, during that period, they ate a lot of salmon; they could get it from the cabin whenever they wanted.
The three who ate the most were Keke, Zhang Yuxin, and Lu Sheng. After all, they were the ones selling goods. They sold salmon in their live streams for a long time last year, and they really ate their fill.
Even at the end of last year, salmon was included in the New Year's gifts prepared by Baiyu Company employees, so how could they not be familiar with it?
Unlike others who might feel a bit annoyed at the sight of salmon, Bai Yu was quite interested in these salmon, after all, they had made a significant contribution to their company last year.
Moreover, the salmon marked on this small island are likely farmed salmon, and the area has been turned into a fishing ground or similar place to make money.
They'd caught salmon before, but only using fishing nets to catch them one by one. They'd never actually experienced fishing in a fishing pond like this before.
As is well known, Pacific salmon are cold-water fish, generally distributed in the North Pacific Ocean, and have an annual migratory habit.
The island where Bai Yu and his group were located was on the route that salmon must take during their migration, and it was even the ancestral home of a salmon population.
Some salmon migrate to this small island, and it is estimated that the salmon fishing grounds on this island were built based on this.
What Bai Yu and the others couldn't understand was why he had drawn a black bear next to the salmon fishing spot.
What does this mean? Could it be a warning to Bai Yu and the others to be careful of black bears?
But that doesn't make sense either. If it's meant to warn people to be careful, it should be shown on the map.
There are no warnings or explanations on this, just an image of a bear. Are you suggesting that people coming to the island should guess what it is?
Feeding is prohibited?
Regardless of what the bear symbol represented, Bai Yu and the others decided to go to the fishing spot to take a look. If they could fish, they were prepared to try it out.
Bai Hao and his group then flagged down three cars on the roadside and had them take them to the fishing spot.
As for how they communicated with the driver?
It's very simple. Bai Yu doesn't need to speak the local indigenous language. The driver speaks basic Chinese and can communicate with them in a simple way.
Moreover, the taxis they were in were all BYD cars, but they weren't electric cars; they were gasoline-powered.
After all, this is the Bering Strait, where winters are extremely cold. One drawback of electric vehicles is that the batteries inside are not very stable when the temperature drops to tens of degrees below zero.
There were twelve people in their group, eight of whom were fishermen plus four security personnel, and they headed towards the salmon fishing grounds.
This island may not look big, but it is actually quite large, covering tens of thousands of square kilometers, which is about the size of a prefecture-level city in our country.
It took more than ten minutes to drive from the dock to the fishing ground. During the journey, Bai Yu had a very pleasant chat with the driver and learned a lot of information from him.
Judging by his appearance, the driver looked like he was of mixed white and Asian descent, and his Chinese had a slight Northeastern accent.
Regarding the issue of accent, Bai Yu believes that learning a dialect is much simpler than learning Mandarin.
This guy had an extremely high regard for our family. He was like a chatterbox the whole way, talking about how much our family had helped build things on the island.
Hearing this from Bai Yu filled him with pride as well, after all, we are all Chinese.
After the taxi stopped, Bai Yu looked at the spot where the car had stopped, filled with doubt.
Because this fishing spot, well, just looking at its appearance, is really too close to nature.
Looking around, Bai Yu couldn't see any buildings. Well, not exactly none, there was a shipping container right next to their taxi.
That's right, it's not a house, but a shipping container with a small door and window, and a sign hanging on it.
Bai Yu couldn't understand what was written on the sign; it had English, Russian, and Chinese text as well.
However, the Chinese characters were not square characters, but artistic characters designed by an unknown person. He could only understand the two characters "fishing ground" at the end, and could not understand the rest.
Besides, there is a pool of water behind this container, a very large pool of water, which is connected to several streams, and it is unknown where these streams will eventually lead.
"Hmm, Brother Yu, if I'm not mistaken, this place should be natural, right?"
Using a natural pond as a fishing spot, and even charging for it—this owner's got some business acumen; he probably has pretty good connections on this island.
Li Shuang looked at the pool of water in front of him and gave his evaluation.
"Pretty much, it should be similar to what you said. This pool is natural, without any trace of human intervention. I guess the salmon in this pool are all wild."
More than how well-connected this boss is, I'm concerned about where the black bear is. It's marked on the map, so why can't we see it now that we're here?
"Why don't we go ask someone?"
"Ask around, and while you're at it, ask how much it costs to fish here. Haojun, do you guys want to go fishing? It's on me."
After Bai Yu finished speaking, he asked Wang Haojun, who came with him, and the other security personnel if they wanted to go fishing.
"Mr. Bai, we're not going fishing. We're still at work. You guys go ahead and fish. We'll watch over things for you."
Bai Yu nodded in agreement, and he didn't force Wang Haojun and the others not to go fishing.
Just as Wang Haojun said, they are still at work and can't go fishing with them. The safety of Bai Yu and the others should be the top priority.
After all, the map clearly indicates that there are black bears in this area, so we need to be extra careful.
Bai Yu then went to the ticket window with Li Shuang, spoke with the staff inside, and bought eight full-price tickets.
When they bought their tickets, they asked about the black bears, and the staff told them to refrain from feeding them.
Feeding your pet salmon or your own flesh is prohibited!
Bai Yu was utterly speechless. In this day and age, there are still people who feed their own bodies to black bears?
However, the staff also told Bai Yu and his group that the black bears here are very docile and generally will not attack humans unless provoked.
After all, wild animals actively attack humans mainly for two reasons: one is that humans threaten their safety, and the other is that they are hungry and see humans as food.
On this island, the black bears have no shortage of food. The local residents feed them regularly. Even when the bears are hungry, they will only ask humans for food instead of attacking them.
After all, the fiercest and most aggressive black bears have already died; those that have survived are the more pragmatic ones.
The reason some black bears are still kept is that the locals intend to keep them as a unique tourist attraction, as they plan to develop tourism.
The reason Bai Yu and the others weren't allowed to feed the black bear was mainly because they were afraid the bears would harass them.
Although they won't attack people, if a black bear gets attached to you and keeps asking for food, it can be a real hassle.
After paying, Bai Yu, Li Xue, Li Shuang, and Wang Junhao stood by the roadside, waiting for the two taxis to arrive.
Soon the group of twelve had gathered, and each of them grabbed a fishing rod and prepared to go fishing.
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