Little Haizi had fish, and Big Haizi had fish too.
Over a year earlier, Big Haizi had been drained, and nearly all the big fish had been caught. Everyone who took part had brought home a large haul.
But in fact, the fish people caught accounted for less than half. More had followed the enormous flow of water into the three reservoirs downstream.
When water was released in summer, those fish swam back upstream with the current and returned to Big Haizi.
Li Long had originally thought that if there weren't enough fish in Little Haizi, he would set nets in Big Haizi.
Yes, under the ice.
First, he would chop a hole in the ice and put a gill net through it, then chop another hole a few meters away and thread the net across, continuing until the whole net was set.
Chopping holes in the ice wasn't easy, but since he had accepted the task, he had to find a way to complete it.
Although chopping ice holes was exhausting, setting nets under the ice also brought large catches. One net left overnight could catch upwards of sixty or seventy kilograms of fish.
If he used only large-mesh nets, with openings four or five fingers wide or more, he would finish the task very quickly.
Of course, that also required skill.
The net-setting devices of later years, which could pull nets along underwater, were certainly advanced, but unfortunately, none were available now.
So he could only use primitive methods to set nets through holes in the ice.
Li Long had planned to cut another hole in Big Haizi and set nets for big fish if Little Haizi didn't have enough, but from the look of things, that probably wouldn't be necessary.
The weight in his hands felt heavy.