Fishermen operate mud horses
Mud horses, small boats driving on mud flats, can only accommodate one person, when used, one leg is on the boat, the other leg is pedaling on the mud beach in the back, using the reaction force of the pedal legs, and the slippery properties of the sea mud, the mud horse can quickly slide on the beach. It is said that it was invented by Qi Jiguang when he was fighting against the Wokou on the southeast coast in order to pursue the Wokou on the tidal flats. The area around eastern Zhejiang is called "mud horse", also known as "small mud boat", which has many names, and is also called "earth sled".
Mud Horse Qing Guangxu Edition "Dianshizhai Pictorial"
Shi Hongbao's "Min Miscellaneous Records" of the Qing Dynasty records its shape in the most detail: "It is made of thick wooden planks, shaped like the bottom of a boat, the head is round and upward, long and zhangyu, two or three feet wide, the middle and vertical two pillars are on the left and right, about three feet high, and the upper horizontal ruler is a small beam, which is used as a handrail, and when it is placed in the middle, on a foot pedal, one foot on the mud, and two hands push the armrest beam." In the Qing Dynasty's "Dianshizhai Pictorial", it recorded the use of mud horses by fishermen in the sea after Jiaomen in Ningbo, called "mud concealment", and drew an image, only to see the mud boat running like a fly, and two fishermen fought on the mud flat, which shows the grand situation of Ningbo fishermen using mud horses at that time.
Qing Guangxu Edition "The Book of King Ding Shu Jing Tu Shu"
After low tide, the tidal flats are exposed, and the color is like the ash of the grass and trees after burning. In this viscous medium, there are countless small animals infested. Tidal crabs run in shallow water, their claws poking through the water, clams hiding in mud holes, spewing out small streams of water, and stranded small fish flapping mud. Only then did I know that the tidal flats were alive, and that this mud was the skin of the sea. Experienced fishermen sweep their eyes and roughly know what treasures are hidden in those holes. The fishermen set off, the mud horse put down the mudflat, he grabbed the handle with both hands, leaned forward slightly, knelt on the tail of the mud horse with his left leg, and hung his right leg in the air, pedaling backwards on the mudflat – this is the main motivation of the mud horse. From a distance, mud horses gallop on the beach, resembling grasshoppers, jumping and jumping, continuously, no wonder some areas call them mudflies. Although it is nominally a ship, it has left a "rut" in the place where the ship passes, and only in a special area such as the tidal flats can there be such a special boat. When cornering, the handle acts as a reverse disc, the handle is fixed, and pulling the crossbar hard will cause the entire hull to deflect. The legs and feet responsible for the back pedals are also adjusted in angle, such as when turning to the left, and pushing to the right when the legs are out. The grasp of measure and strength depends on proficiency.
The mud on the mud is difficult to walk, and the feet will sink deep into the mud, and with mud horses, the problem of walking is eliminated. Entering the tidal flats, Ke received and caught small seafood such as mud snails, clams, and mudskippers. Although these seafood are small, they are extremely delicious, the mud snail shell is thin and tender, and the clams are wrapped in fat meat in the narrow shell, which needs to be opened and rummaged through. Mudskipper is a small fish that jumps around on the beach, the pectoral fin supports the body to crawl, the tail bounces strongly, and the flesh is therefore strong, Ke Fuhe uses a shovel to dig up the mudflat and catch the mud fish in the hole. There are also people in the local area who use long rods and hooks to catch mudskippers, taking advantage of their presence on the beach, they will throw out the hooks in the air and hook the mudskippers, but this technique is more difficult, without three or five years of kung fu, I am afraid it will be difficult to work, and there will not be many people.
Mud horses have landed, and the fish baskets are already full of harvest. Since contracting for the beach, Ke Shouhe began to try to stream goods online, using his mobile phone to shoot scenes of his companions using mud horses, leaving a mark on the beach behind him, and digging a small pit. Don't worry about the messiness of the tidal flats, when the tide returns, it will be cleaned up, and when the tide recedes again, the beach will be flat again. There was an invisible giant hand under the tide, tirelessly smoothing the wounds on the beach.