Since the second net had already been hauled aboard, they finished clearing it in less than ten minutes.
This net's catch was not as heavy, but it still weighed just over thirty jin, and there were several more sole fish and turbot.
Ye Yaodong checked his watch. It was already eight. They had been out for nearly two hours but had only cleared two nets, and he began to feel a sense of urgency.
If anything else came up and delayed them, he would not finish hauling everything in even if he worked until dark.
"Dad, can you go a bit faster?"
Fifty nets meant no small amount of work. Even at a fast pace, he figured just clearing the catch would take them an entire day, from morning to night.
When hauling the nets in, they had to keep everything in order. They could not tangle the nets while removing the fish, and they also had to tie the knots back the way they had been, making it easier to set the nets again once they finished.
It was tedious work, and his father was protective of the fishing nets. He removed the fish very carefully, picking out every bit of rubbish, root, seaweed, and anything else caught in the gill nets, avoiding any careless tugging that might damage them.
With his father removing the fish and organizing the nets behind him, Ye Yaodong felt completely at ease, but the work was a little too slow.
He could run the machine faster on his end, but he worried that his father would not be able to keep up with removing the fish. If his father got flustered and tangled the nets, they would be in trouble.
The worst thing that could happen to this kind of gill net was