Xiaohu Port is said to be an inlet created by the floods that broke the embankments in the 24th year of the Republic of China (1935). The water area is more than 300 acres. In summer, the water rises, and the vast ocean is golden and white. In winter, the water There are a group of ponds with large pits and small pits, which are a blessed place for fish and shrimp to grow, a paradise for birds to gather, and a paradise for children in the water town to play in the water.
There is a kind of bird, white, with a long neck and a short tail. It often uses a leg that is more slender than the neck to plunge into the water. There is a large section of the water that makes it stand out among the others, and the other foot is under the body. Like an athlete waiting for the starting gun to go off, it always stands there until the gun goes off, never changing its posture, and it looks like a silver-white sculpture. We call it green pile, which looks like a pile, but it is not green. We knew that it had been paying attention to the fish, but we didn't notice that it jumped even once. During the production team meeting, the instructor used it to describe those lazy people who did not work hard when weeding and often stood there chattering like green piles.
Another kind of bird, pure white, spreads out into a large area when it flies. It floats on the water like mandarin ducks, but there are far more than two. If there is any small movement, it will make a big fuss. We call it the white crane, but it is actually only the size of a pigeon, but much lighter than a pigeon.
They are both experts at fishing. One catches big fish, the other catches small shrimps. If you like fishing, you can choose the fishing position according to where they gather.
At that time, there were often small ponds in the fields. No one ever released fish, but as time went by, fish appeared. The older generation explained that fish can fly, but it must be at night when there is a lot of dew. Fish that have been in one place for a long time want to change their environment, so they bite their own tails and fly away on the dew. , At that time, I could only believe it to be true, but later I learned that it was all the work of these birds. They stuck fish eggs from other places on their feet and under their beaks, and then sowed them everywhere. As a result, there were fish wherever there was well water.
Maybe because of the large water area, there are indeed a lot of fish in Xiaohu Port, which are delicious. The taste is comparable to the fish in the Lishui river outside the embankment.
Our fishing method is mainly fishing. This kind of fishing is very deceptive because we don’t use bait at all. We just find some spider webs in the morning when the dew is very heavy, and wrap the mesh in a piece that is so small that it is almost negligible. On the fish hook, soaked in water for a while, it looks like a grain of white rice.
The fishing rod is just a piece of bamboo pulled out from the bamboo broom. It is baked on a kerosene lamp and shaped into shape. It does not use a water mark. It walks in the water, throws the fishhook to the farthest point, and immediately pulls it back. The Diao in the water Sub- (little white strip) finds the target, rushes towards it, opens its mouth and becomes your prisoner. We call it a brush.
There was no such thing as fish guarding at that time. All you needed to do was cut a section with a hole in the pole of an old parasol, grind it smooth on the ground with your feet, put a rope through the hole, and tie a big grain of rice across the other end of the rope. Buttons, we call them fish skewers.
After the rain and the sky cleared, we ran to Xiaohu Port. As soon as we took off our pants and rolled them over our heads, we immediately entered the water. Although the water surface is large, we are familiar with the water conditions. We know the ridges under the water very well. We will not step into the deep water area with our eyes closed. We chase the white cranes and brush all the way over. The guide pin of the fish string is held in the mouth. , it is very convenient to catch one and pass it through the gills.
We know that there must be fish in Qingzhuang, but it ignores our approach and often dare not continue to approach it, because in the endless waters, our courage will be reduced by more than half.
is most afraid of being suddenly bitten by grass carp and unable to catch the fish. As a result, either the line will be broken or the pole will be broken, and the fishing will be in vain, which is the most uneconomical.
At that time, each production team would have a group of cattle, ranging from seven to eight. In summer, buffalo are particularly fond of water. They were just grazing on the embankment. I don’t know which cow took the lead and ran towards Xiaohu Port, and the others followed. Puff, puff, puff, there was a big pot of dumplings, tumbling and flopping. , feces and urine are also emitted, making big fish and small fish chase and jump, which is very lively.
It often takes the cowboys to fight hard and drag them into the water to get them ashore. As a result, crucian carp and yellowbone fish are stepped on under their feet. They are all species that feed on the bottom of the water. It is common to get three or two kilograms.
On a summer evening, with a three-battery flashlight, I patrol along the waterfront of Xiaohu Port. Even if I hold a bamboo stick in my hand, I may catch a grass carp by the waterside and enjoy it. The grass carp under the strong light is dull and stupid. If you miss it with the first stick, you may catch it with the second stick.
At noon under the scorching sun, I took a large dip net and looked for a bunch of thorny aquatic plants in the water. I lifted the net from bottom to top out of the water, dragged it to the shore, fished out the aquatic plants, and found what was left in the net. Most of them are shrimps, which are jumping all over the net. There are also millet grains and steel loach, which are all excellent delicacies.
Originally, lunch was provided when I went to school. After three classes, the shrimps and fish would be eaten by the neighbors as snacks with me. Fortunately, when we officially had lunch, everyone would give me some Baijia dishes. , still eating with gusto.
Looking back, when I was a child, I almost grew up eating fish from Xiaohu Port.
In 1974, the Lishui River was regulated and the levees were moved inward. Xiaohu Port was completely crushed by the new levees. Our childhood water park disappeared without a trace. We used to catch fish like a bag. The back garden of Zhongdewu is gone forever... At the same time, the birds and the cattle are lost...
Without the painter's skillful hand to rejuvenate, without the photographer's bird's-eye view, everything has become a memory in the mind. It's ethereal, if there is nothing...
You can't return to visit, you can't copy, Xiaohu Port, which only survived for forty years, is slowly being completely forgotten by the people here...
