In family life, the contradiction between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is the most important contradiction. The story I told today is related to the story between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, although it does not involve any contradictions, but it kills people. This story is from the Qing Dynasty notes** "Qing Barnyard Banknotes", if you like it, you can find it and read it.
It is said that during the Xianfeng period of the Qing Dynasty, there was a family in Wuchang East Lake. Coincidentally, the grandfathers of the family all died, leaving only two widows, an old man and a young widow, that is, a mother-in-law and a daughter-in-law. However, due to the early marriage, the age of the mother-in-law is not very large, and the daughter-in-law is even younger. Don't look at the daughter-in-law is young, but she is a good worker, very hardworking and virtuous, and she is also very filial to her mother-in-law, and she does not bully her mother-in-law because she has no husband and father-in-law. She got up early every morning to sweep the court, made breakfast, and then took the washing water and went to greet her mother-in-law too early.
This morning, the daughter-in-law got up early as usual, and after making breakfast, she went to deliver food to her mother-in-law. The door of the mother-in-law's room was ajar, and she pushed open it and walked in gently, but she was taken aback because there was a pair of men's shoes on the ground. There have been no men in the family for a long time, and the men's shoes that come to **, needless to say, are also mother-in-law unwilling to be lonely, the old trees bloom, and the wild men are involved. She was startled, and she didn't dare to come out, and tiptoed out of the room. But when the door was closed, there was no movement, and the mother-in-law woke up immediately. The daughter-in-law was so frightened that she trotted and hid in the kitchen.
Although the mother-in-law did something ugly, she still wanted to build a memorial arch, but she was broken by her daughter-in-law and felt ashamed. I couldn't think about it, so I finally found a rope and hanged myself.
The mother-in-law died, but the daughter-in-law's trouble came, and after the local local security noticed the incident, he thought that the daughter-in-law had forced her mother-in-law to death, and immediately sent this kind and poor woman to the county office. The county ordered the court to ask about the case, and the daughter-in-law knelt under the hall and refused to tell the truth - her mother-in-law had died for the sake of honor, and she didn't want to publicize that kind of thing anymore, so that the old man would be laughed at after he left. The county order did not follow the order, repeatedly pressed questions, and even threatened to be punished, but the daughter-in-law there had a strong temperament and simply admitted that she had harmed her mother-in-law. After signing and detaining, the daughter-in-law was put in prison and was about to be beheaded soon.
It didn't take long for the county magistrate to leave his post and transfer a new county magistrate surnamed Zhang. Zhang Xianling was diligent in government and loved the people, and after carefully reading the file, he felt more and more unsure. He re-interrogated this daughter-in-law, no matter how you look at her, she doesn't look like a murderer of her mother-in-law and a great rebel. Zhang Xianling said to the woman: "If you have any grievances, you can tell me, and I will help you find a way." Forcing her mother-in-law to death is a capital crime, and it's too late if you don't talk about it now! ”
This woman has suffered a lot in death row, but she also has a strong desire to survive. There is a fierce battle in her heart: to tell the truth, she can live, but her mother-in-law's reputation cannot be saved; If you don't overturn the case, you just died in vain. But this woman is very filial after all, but in the end she still didn't tell the truth, and insisted that she killed her mother-in-law, and she had no grievances, she just wanted to die quickly. Her teeth bit her pale lips, and the expression on her face was very painful.
It stands to reason that the average county magistrate would have had more than one thing and let her die, but this county order didn't do it, he still felt that this daughter-in-law was lying, there must be something unspeakable. He racked his brains and finally came up with a brilliant solution, he found a servant and said to him, "You go to the neighboring county at once to make an errand, now go home and change your clothes, and then come back at once to get your ticket and set off." "After a stick of incense, the official ran back. Who knew that the county commander was furious and shouted: "Why did you come back so late? It must be your wife who is dragging her feet! Come on, get his wife! ”
The wife of this official is a well-known fierce woman, and no one in the county does not know her temper. Zhang Xianling sent someone to arrest the tigress and beat her without asking. Then he had her put in prison with the woman who had forced her mother-in-law to death. The servant's wife is not a good stubble, and no one usually dares to provoke her, how can she suffer such grievances? As soon as she entered the cell, she scolded Ri Niang jumping to her feet with her throat, scolding the county order for being confused and straw bales for a while, crying for her wrongs and grievances, and arguing from noon until night. The daughter-in-law was so noisy by her that her brain was buzzing, and she couldn't sleep. In the end, she couldn't bear it anymore and said helplessly: "Eldest sister, what is your little grievance?" My injustice is deeper than the sea! You've only been whipped a few times, but I can't even save my life......As she spoke, the woman began to weep bitterly.
The woman's words were clearly heard by Zhang Xianling in the cell next door. He had the bottom of his mind and immediately interrogated the two women. The woman could no longer hide it, so she had to tell the truth. Zhang Xianling rehabilitated the filial woman, and took out a sum of money to reward the wife of the servant, thanking her for enduring hardships and helping to solve the case. The matter was satisfactorily resolved.
I have to say that this daughter-in-law is very filial, but is her behavior a little inappropriate, after all, for the sake of her mother-in-law's reputation, she has to take her own life. Fortunately, Zhang Xianling was a clean official, which saved the life of a good woman. If you have any thoughts after reading this, please feel free to share with me.