Food: Starting with Wonton Noodles

Despite his complaints, Zhou Yu still clicked to claim the two recipes, as he really liked the shark fin soup.

Shark fin soup first appeared on Hong Kong Island several decades ago, when it was popular among the upper class.

Even now, when watching Hong Kong movies, you can still find that they often mention things like shark fin rice, bird's nest for rinsing the mouth, and shark fin for picking teeth.

At that time, people from the lower classes who also liked shark fin but couldn't afford real shark fin invented this fake shark fin soup by using vermicelli, along with wood ear mushrooms, shiitake mushrooms, and shredded chicken.

Although it's supposed to be fake shark fin soup, the taste and texture are in no way inferior to real shark fin soup.

Therefore, once it was introduced, shark's fin soup became a sensation throughout Hong Kong Island.

After digesting the two recipes that had been ingrained in his mind, Zhou Yu clicked to claim the sales bonus for the evening.

Today, only 129 bowls of wontons were sold, and even after doubling the sales, the total revenue was only 6960 yuan.

Zhou Yu was somewhat disappointed that they hadn't broken the seven thousand mark tonight.

Only after checking that no new wish tasks had been added did Zhou Yu begin to wash up.

After all, I have to get up early tomorrow.

......

Zhou Yu was woken up by Lin Wenhui's phone call.

At first, Zhou Yu thought it was an alarm clock.

After hanging up Lin Wenhui's call, Zhou Yu started washing up. Only after she finished did she realize that it was just four o'clock.

"That bastard, what a dog!" Zhou Yu couldn't help but curse.

After washing up, Zhou Yu had no choice but to pack his things and tiptoe out the door.

Perhaps it was too early, but Zhou Yu felt a bit cold after going downstairs and being blown by the morning breeze.

However, it's also possible that autumn is truly approaching in Lingnan, since it's already November.

Zhou Yu saw Lin Wenhui's dilapidated bread cart from afar, along with the flickering firelight beside it.

"You bastard, didn't you say 4:30?" Upon seeing Lin Wenhui, Zhou Yu snatched the cigarette from Lin Wenhui's hand and cursed.

Lin Wenhui handed the lighter to Zhou Yu and laughed, "Aren't you worried you won't be able to get up?"

Zhou Yu took several deep drags on his cigarette, and only after Lin Wenhui finished his did he say, "Let's go then, where should we go fishing today?"

"Let's go to the fish farm." Lin Wenhui said after starting the van. "I heard that the yellowtail crabs on the fish farm have started to grow bigger these past few days."

Yellowfin seabream, also known as yellowfin spiny seabream, is a very famous fish species in Lingnan. Of course, a large part of its fame is due to the words of Mr. Choi, the God of Cookery in Hong Kong: "The best fish in the world is the yellowfin seabream."

"Have you brought everything?" Zhou Yu asked.

"Don't worry, I've prepared the fishing rod, refrigerator, and bait. You can start fishing right away," Lin Wenhui said.

The car drove towards the sea.

As we entered the village road, the shadowy treetops under the lamplight flickered and blurred like ghosts.

It was too early; there were only a few passing cars on the road, and not a single person in sight.

But surprisingly, after Lin Wenhui stopped the car, Zhou Yu found himself at a breakfast stall that was almost full.

However, it's still easy to see that the people inside all have the same characteristics: dark skin, carrying a fishing box, and having a fishing rod next to them.

Lin Wenhui laughed and said, "We're almost there, but let's have breakfast first. There aren't many breakfast shops open right now, only this one, so it's mostly fishermen eating here."

Zhou Yu ordered a plate of rice noodle rolls and a plate of congee, and surprisingly, they tasted pretty good.

After having breakfast, Lin Wenhui went to a convenience store and bought eight-treasure porridge and water before driving to the pier, which was already crowded with people.

Lin Wenhui explained, "You have to wait for a boat to pick you up before you can get on the fishing raft."

Fish rafts are actually offshore aquaculture farms. Fishermen use bamboo poles and floating buckets to build square grids in sheltered waters, resembling farmland.

A net is strung up in each square to form a net cage, where fishermen raise fish.

Because aquaculture is carried out directly in natural seawater, the cost is lower and the survival rate is higher. However, the disadvantages are also obvious. Compared with sea enclosures, fish rafts are more affected by typhoons, and if the nets of the fish cages are not replaced in time, they will break and the fish will escape.

Of course, the owner of the fishing raft wouldn't let Zhou Yu and his group fish in the net cages. The main purpose of fishing on the raft was to use its location to fish in the sea.

There are two reasons for this. First, there is the principle that fish tend to congregate. If a fish farm raises dried fish, then wild dried fish will also gather under the net cages.

Secondly, fishermen feed the fish in the net cages at fixed times. When the feed is scattered, some of it will fall into the sea through the net cages, which is equivalent to baiting the fish at fixed times and locations.

Therefore, for anglers, a fish raft is an excellent fishing spot.

However, most fish rafts don't readily allow anglers to fish, since their main business is still aquaculture.

Today, Lin Wenhui took Zhou Yu to the fish rafts in his village, which are usually not open to outsiders except for acquaintances.

What Lin Wenhui didn't expect was that there were many other people boarding the ship today.

Lin Wenhui asked the raft owner and learned that an acquaintance of the raft owner had caught over 100 kilograms of yellowfin tuna on the raft last night, which caused a sensation in the entire sea fishing community.

After the news spread, many people used their connections to find the queuing leader to fish for fish.

Seeing that most of the people on the platform were acquaintances, the organizer simply decided to open it up for a fee.

Lin Wenhui said to Zhou Yu, "I was hoping to catch ten or eight jin of yellow-footed mullet with you today to make a nice meal, but it looks like we'll have to go broke today."

"Da Gui" means to catch nothing and come back empty-handed.

Zhou Yu didn't care. Having never done sea fishing before, everything at sea was new and exciting to him, and he started admiring the scenery.

It was only 5:30 a.m., and the night sky over the sea was still pitch black, dotted with starlight.

Fortunately, the boat leader only accepted one boatload of people and then stopped accepting more.

Lin Wenhui learned after inquiring that although it charged the same fees as ordinary fishing rafts, the raft owner did not allow too many people to use the rafts.

Lin Wenhui breathed a sigh of relief. As long as there weren't too many people, it was alright.

However, as he took out his fishing rod and tied the fishing line, the cheers of the anglers who had been fishing all night on the fishing raft constantly spurred him on.

It seems a school of fish has arrived in this area! Lin Wenhui was somewhat excited.

After tying the fishing line, Lin Wenhui taught Zhou Yu how to use the fishing rod.

Fishing from a fishing raft is actually very simple. All you need is a hook and a sinker. After baiting the hook, throw it into the water, and when a fish bites, you can reel in the line.

So Zhou Yu learned it very quickly.

Based on the direction of the water flow, Lin Wenhui invited Zhou Yu to sit with him in a spot he usually fished out.

Hearing the sounds of fish being caught all around him, Lin Wenhui also became excited.

He said, "It seems there are more people today, but even more fish!"

However, the joy didn't last long.

There was no movement at all between him and Zhou Yu's poles.

He was still a little unwilling to give up, so he tried a different bait, but it still didn't work.

After thinking for a moment, he said to Zhou Yu, "Let's try another place."