After they returned, Lu Ao needed to take the fishing nets to town and have the women who specialized in cleaning and mending nets sort them out. Only after they were folded properly could they be used again next time.
Of course, Lin Manzhang and the others did not need to take their fishing nets to town.
For fishermen with families like them, their wives or mothers generally helped take care of the nets.
After Lu Ao finished untangling one net, Lin Manzhang drove the boat to the second spot where they had set a net.
This net was another bumper catch. There were seven Flower Crabs weighing over a pound each caught in it, along with more than ten pounds of Prawns.
Lin Qiyan and Lin Manzhang's hands had gone soft from helping untangle the fishing nets.
After hauling in Lu Ao's nets, the three of them went to pull up Lin Manzhang's nets.
Lin Manzhang's nets had a much poorer catch. There were fish, shrimp, and crabs on them too, but nothing like Lu Ao's nets, which looked full at a glance.
Whenever Lin Qiyan came out to film them, he edited the videos in reverse order, interspersing the footage and putting Lin Manzhang's parts first.
Otherwise, after fans saw Lu Ao's densely packed nets, they would feel disappointed when they saw Lin Manzhang's sparse ones, making them more likely to stop watching.
Wearing protective gloves, Lin Manzhang strained to haul the net up, then sat down hard in the cabin, panting. "This net had a decent catch—at least ten-odd pounds of seafood."
Lin Qiyan put on gloves and came over to help. "It is pretty good. I think the next net will be even better."
"Let's hope so. I'd be completely satisfied with a catch like this."