Golden Fishing Village

Jiaodang fishing is an ancient fishing method. Nowadays, society is developing rapidly and a large number of fishing tools have been born. Fishing has become a purely mechanical activity, and many traditional fishing methods have disappeared.

The last time Ao Muyang saw Jiaodang fishing was just a few years ago. Until he entered high school, he would go fishing in this way with Ao Fugui and other friends.

For children, they do this not for gain, but mostly for entertainment.

People who depend on rivers and lakes for a living would not do such a thing, because this job is best suited to be carried out in winter, when it is bitterly cold. When it is close to subzero, most of the body is submerged in the water and you have to step on the mud with bare feet. It was simply torture.

As we all know, water will freeze when the temperature is below zero, so the river water is still above zero even though it is cold. But the silt at the bottom of the lake is not at this temperature. The temperature of the silt can be below zero.

There used to be an old man named Ao Guangli in Longtou Village, and Ao Muyang's father called him grandpa. When he was a child, the old man liked him very much and often stayed with him.

Old man Ao Guangli is a disabled person and has lost half of his left foot, which is the result of foot fishing.

When he was young, Ao Guangli had to go to the river to find fish in winter because of his livelihood. At that time, there was no such thing as electric fish poisoning fish. Even fishermen couldn't do this. He could only use the old business of his ancestors to fish. .

As a result, one time his feet were numb from the cold and he lost all consciousness. In his words, 'the fish felt hot even when he stepped on it.' To fish in Jiaodang, you use your feet to step on mud pits to find fish. After stepping on the fish, use The iron hook hooked it up.

At that moment, his feet were numb, and the hook penetrated the fish and hooked on his feet. When he exerted force, the sole of his foot was ripped open by the hook.

The poor family had no money for treatment, so they had to wrap it up in cloth. Later, the inflammation of the sole of the foot became life-threatening, but a doctor in the town kindly helped him cure it. The treatment method was to cut off half of the sole of the foot...

Mentioning this matter, several old fishermen present started to sigh. They had all seen Ao Guangli's mutilated foot.

But it's okay now. Although the temperature has dropped, the lake is still not too cold. Fishing in Jida is not a torture at this time.

Speaking of this, an old fisherman named Ao Zhike wondered: "Village chief, I know that we have to wait until the weather is cold to fish for Taipa. It has to be very cold, so our feet will be hot and we will not step on them." The nest is also hot, so the fish can come in to keep warm, right?"

Ao Muyang smiled and said: "Fish don't come into nests to keep warm, but because of their nature. They naturally like to hide in mud nests."

"Even so, how can we catch crabs?" Another old fisherman wondered.

Ao Muyang said: "Because crabs also have this nature, they will also crawl into mud nests. Mud nests are a hiding place for them."

Someone among the old fishermen nodded: "That's the truth. Isn't it the old saying that digging out mud nests at the bottom of the river will yield a lot of shrimps and crabs."

"Here comes the problem again," Ao Zhike said, stroking his beard. "There are a lot of mud nests in Ambergris Lake. Crabs, fish and shrimps. Why do they have to dig into our Taipa?"

"Oh, how can there be so many reasons? Is this teaching? Are you a teacher like Zhisheng?" An old fisherman was dissatisfied, "Just listen to the village chief."

Ao Muyang smiled and waved his hands: "Uncles, let's not be in a hurry. Actually, I don't want to catch all the crabs in this way. The fishing must mainly rely on crab pots. I want to use this as a gimmick, firstly, to provide tourists with "Look, let tourists think our place is fun; secondly, I contacted reporters and asked them to report on us."

The old fishermen suddenly realized, and Ao Zhike said with a smile: "You asked us old men to do this job just to do it as a gimmick?"

Ao Muyang gave a thumbs up: "Yes, Mr. Zhike, I declare to the outside world that this is a lost traditional crab fishing skill. Then we will follow the Jiaodang fishing method and catch as much as we can."

After all, this is a staged event.

But Ao Muyang is a good young man who wants to show off his face after all. He decided to mobilize the whole village to cooperate in the staged photo shoot, so that it would not look like a staged photo shoot.

Of course, crab fishing from Ambergris Lake was originally a village activity.

Before the Mid-Autumn Festival, the mighty crab fishing operation began. The good days of the free-range Yexian crabs and Nanhu crabs came to an end. They had been happy for a year, and now they were sent to the dining table.

Ao Muyang summoned the village cadres in the area around Ambergris Lake to chat. Their village would only catch the crabs they had raised this time, and they would not touch the earth crabs in Ambergris Lake.

If someone touches their crab, he won't be polite.

There are many unruly people in poor mountains and rivers, and problems between villages must be solved with fists. It is useless to talk more.

Starting from the morning, the women in the village went to the lake with rubber bands, buckets and wooden basins. The big guys sat together in groups, waiting for the crabs to come out of the water.

The strong young men followed the old fishermen into the water. Because they wanted to be photographed, Ao Muyang specially told everyone to dress uniformly, all wearing old-fashioned double-breasted white fish suits.

Life at sea is very dirty, but traditional fish clothing is white. This may be because white looks particularly bright on green or blue water, so it is easier to detect someone in trouble in time.

Ambergris Lake is very deep, and the water level in large areas is more than 20 meters. Fortunately, there was a severe drought this year, the water level of the lake dropped, and the surrounding areas became shallower.

Crab fishing in Jiaodang has to be done in shallow water areas. Ao Muyang was the first to go into the water. He investigated the bottom of the lake in advance and chose a place where crabs were densely distributed.

Hundreds of men and young men entered the water with a clatter. Everyone was wearing swimming trunks. Against the backdrop of the clear lake water, their hairy legs looked even darker...

It was easy to get into the water. All you had to do was step hard on the bottom of the lake.

Elder Ao Zhike took the lead in demonstrating: "Remember, walk in a straight line, you must walk in a straight line! Otherwise, you won't be able to find the way back. Also, don't take steps deliberately, just walk with the steps you usually take, otherwise it will be difficult to find the underwater pit when you look back."

Some tourists were not easy to fool and said: "The crabs that can be attracted by stepping on the mud pit in such shallow water are also crabs around, right? This means that there are crabs around, so why not just find them and catch them with your hands?"

Fortunately, Ao Muyang made many preparations in advance. After hearing this, a villager said: "You must have just come here, right? You will know if you go to the lake. There are a lot of water plants at the bottom of the lake, and there are lotus leaves and water chestnut leaves on the water. You can't see what is at the bottom of the lake at all."

Hearing this, the tourists suddenly realized that this really made sense.

It is not easy to step on the mud pit with your feet. Everyone has to communicate with each other to prevent stepping on it.

In fact, some people feel that they have stepped on crabs when stepping on mud nests. Fortunately, freshwater crabs are not as ferocious as sea crabs. When they are touched, they will be scared and run away quickly instead of showing their big claws to start a fight.