Finally, Ah-chan also pulled his net in.
"First, block the mesh opening to prevent them from escaping."
"Um."
"You hold these for now, I'll go get some rope from the cabin to tie them up."
After Ah-chan sealed off the net opening, he handed his own net over to Ah-chan.
"Hurry up!"
Ah-Can looked at the otters inside the two nets and couldn't stop smiling.
They could be seen emitting piercing and mournful cries inside the net, their limbs flailing wildly as they struggled to break free of the cage that bound them.
However, their efforts were in vain.
Feng Ye ran into the cabin, found a rope, grabbed a pair of scissors, and quickly ran back to the deck.
The waves were quite big at sea today, and the boat was rocking a bit.
However, he was already used to it, and although he wasn't walking very steadily, it wasn't enough to make him fall.
He staggered over to Ah-Can's side: "Come on, catch these otters and tie them up."
Ah Can nodded, opened a gap in Feng Ye's net, reached in, grabbed an otter by the scruff of its neck, and pulled it out.
The otter struggled violently in his hands, its claws flailing wildly, trying to escape.
But Ah-chan's hand was as steady as a rock, gripping it tightly.
Feng Ye quickly took the otter, tied its limbs with rope, and threw it into a basket.
The otter let out mournful cries, its eyes filled with resentment and despair.
However, neither he nor Ah-Can moved, and their hands did not stop moving at all.
After all, in their eyes, otters are no different from cats and dogs, only more valuable.
Soon, the remaining four adult otters were also caught and tied up.
In the end, only the two otter cubs remained, one in each of his and A-Can's hands.
The one in his hand wasn't very obedient; it barked fiercely in a cute way, its little paws scratching wildly in the air.
Ah-Can, on the other hand, was very quiet, just staring with his round eyes, curiously looking at everything around him.
Feng Ye chuckled softly and flicked its little head with his finger: "If you're mean to me again, I'll stew you."
"You just released one, so you're just saying this one is nothing."
Ah-Can laughed, but his laughter sounded somewhat helpless.
He was genuinely reluctant to let go.
Feng Ye shrugged and threw the otter cub into the sea.
"Oh, they released two more."
Ah-Can felt it was a pity, shook his head, and threw away the one he was holding.
Guo Changling happened to witness this scene.
"What are you two doing? You caught those otters, why are you releasing them back into the wild?"
He asked, looking puzzled.
"They released two cubs."
"What's wrong with the cubs? Even though they're a bit small, they can still be sold for some money. It's such a waste to just throw them away."
"That's right, at worst we can keep it for ourselves."
Guo Changling's wife looked at the sea and also felt it was a great pity.
"There's nothing to regret. They're too small and don't have much meat. It's better to let them go back to the sea and continue to grow."
Feng Ye glanced at Guo Changling and his wife and saw them binding the cub tightly.
However, he only glanced at it and did not try to persuade them to let it go.
He can only control himself, not others.
Everyone has their own way of surviving and values, and he cannot force others to accept his views.
They carried the basket containing the otters into the cabin, and when they came out, Guo Changling and his wife had finished tying up the otters.
"It's getting late, A-Ye, shall we go back together?"
Feng Ye looked up at the sky and estimated that it was already past three o'clock.
It was indeed late for them at sea; it would take more than two hours to get back, and they wouldn't be able to dock until after five o'clock.
However, they cannot go back yet.
He shook his head and said to Guo Changling, "No, we have to bring all the nets in before we go back."
"Alright, let's head back now."
After tidying up, Guo Changling and his wife started their fishing boat and headed back the way they came.
Feng Ye and A-Can remained at sea to continue their work of pulling in the nets.
The workload of making thirty nets is not small.
So far, they have been hauling in the net for almost two hours, but have only managed to haul in half of it.
If things continue like this, by the time they finish their work and head back, it will be dark by the time they get halfway there.
Pulling in the net is actually quite quick, but cleaning the fish takes time, and Ah-Can is often too busy to handle it all.
At this point, Feng Ye had no choice but to stop and go over to help.
Moreover, you must pay attention to the order when hauling in the net, and you can't make the net a mess while unpacking the fish.
The worst thing about sticky nets is that they get messy and are very difficult to straighten out.
Once it gets messed up, it's practically useless.
Many beginners get flustered and make a mess of the net when they first use it, turning it into a disposable item.
Pulling in the net requires a lot of patience, and dissecting the fish shouldn't be too rough.
Although Feng Ye and A Can were novices at setting nets on the boat, they used to occasionally set them on the beach with the Xiao brothers, Guo Wen and Guo Wu, to catch some fish for a treat.
Therefore, they naturally understand the intricacies involved.
"Ah-Can, we're going too slowly. We'll probably have to make our way back in the dark."
Feng Ye glanced at the slowly setting sun on the horizon and frowned slightly.
"What should we do then?"
Ah-chan also felt that the harvest was too slow, but he couldn't think of a good solution.
"Okay, don't untangle the fish yet. Let's pull up one net together first, and then we can untangle the fish together. Let's see if we can speed things up."
"Okay, let's try it first. If it works, then we'll use this method to collect all the remaining nets."
Upon hearing this, Ah-Can's eyes lit up; he thought it was a great idea.
So they immediately changed their strategy and acted according to Feng Ye's suggestion.
If that still doesn't work, Feng Ye plans to bring the entire net up first and then untangle it on the way back.
If we don't speed things up, it really won't work; he doesn't want to go back in the dark.
They were also inexperienced, so they started closing the net a little late.
It seems that starting tomorrow, we'll have to haul in one less net and start collecting the sticky net every one or two hours.
The net had only been pulled in a few meters when Ah-Can stopped what he was doing to check on the fish and helped pull it in.
The speed of net closing increased dramatically, more than doubling in speed.
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