In ancient China, a girl who got married lived in her husband's house and served him and his mother. It so happened that one girl, after the wedding, was unable to bear the constant reproaches of her mother-in-law. She decided to get rid of it. The girl went to a herbalist who was a friend of her father. She told him:
“I can’t live with my mother-in-law anymore.” She drives me crazy. Could you please help me? I'll pay you well.
- What can I do for you? - Asked the herbalist.
- I want you to sell me poison. “I will poison my mother-in-law and get rid of all troubles,” she answered.
After much thought, the herbalist said:
- Okay, I'll help you. But you must understand two things. Firstly, you cannot poison your mother-in-law right away, because people will guess what happened. I will give you herbs that will gradually kill her, and no one will think that she was poisoned. Secondly, to completely avoid any suspicion, you must tame your anger, learn to respect her, love her, listen and be patient. Then no one will suspect you when she dies.
The girl agreed to everything, took the herbs and began adding them to her mother-in-law’s food. In addition, she learned to control herself, listen to her mother-in-law and respect her. When she saw how her daughter-in-law’s attitude towards her had changed, she fell in love with the girl with all her heart. She told everyone that her daughter-in-law was the best, the kind one could only dream of.
Six months later, the relationship between them became close, like between a blood mother and her daughter.
And then one day the girl came to the herbalist and prayed:
“For God’s sake, please save my mother-in-law from the poison I gave her.” I don't want to kill her. She has become the most wonderful mother-in-law and I love her.
The herbalist smiled and replied:
“Don’t worry, I didn’t give you any poison.” What I gave you is just spices. The poison was only in your head, and you got rid of it yourself.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru