Although my mother-in-law doesn't know what she looks like, because everyone says she is ugly, she is also very inferior in her heart. She seldom went to the river to freshen up, and even more reluctant to look at her reflection in the water.

She often hides in her room by herself. Even when she was freshening up in her room, she didn't want to look at her reflection in the water.

In the era of Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor, because there was no entertainment, everyone liked to go out for outings and play together. Especially when she goes to the river, but it is precisely because of her mother-in-law's ugly appearance that she never wants to participate in these things.

It's just that although the mother-in-law is relatively quiet, she doesn't like to go out. But she is very hardworking, can work, can endure hardships, and has always been the best virtuous helper of Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor.

Suddenly, one day, another concubine of Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor wanted to go up the mountain to dig stone slabs. She had a hard time doing such heavy work alone, so she wanted to ask her mother-in-law to help her.

A woman with the character of her mother-in-law is naturally obliged, and immediately followed the concubine and the two of them up the mountain together. After walking to the mountain, my grandmother has been working hard, not knowing the hard work, tiredness, and not knowing how to be idle at all.

And because my mother-in-law is fatter, her strength is also greater than that of ordinary people. She quickly did a lot of work and dug up a lot of stones. And also lead everyone to work together!

It was at this time, all of a sudden, that everyone found a glittering and huge thing on the mountain. At that time, it was exactly noon, and the sun was hanging on the mountain, which was especially hot and dazzling.

Everyone walked into the glittering thing, only to find that it was crushed under the stone. The mother-in-law bore the brunt of the attack and did it herself. She walked to the stone alone and lifted the large stone slab desperately before she actually excavated the shiny thing.

Actually, that glittering thing is just an ordinary stone, but the biggest difference between this stone and other stones is. Other stones have no shine and are frosted, but this stone shines especially brightly in the sun, like pearls and gemstones.

My mother-in-law walked up to the slate, and suddenly, she saw a person on it. And this person is very familiar, as if he once saw himself in the river.

But the reflection of oneself in the stone is so clear. My mother-in-law was shocked by this kind of stone at that time, how could there be a stone in this world that could see the appearance of a person!

So she ordered her men to carry the glowing stone back to the palace.

After returning to the palace, the grandmother did not tell anyone about the stone, but secretly hid it in her room.

The mother-in-law looked at the people around her, and quietly took out the stone slab. In fact, the slate is not very large, and there is only a small piece of stone that can shine in it, and after cutting off the small piece of stone that can shine, only a small stone the size of a rice bowl remains.

My grandmother looked at the stone, although it could reflect her own reflection, but the surface was still a little uneven. So she secretly took the sandpaper and slowly grinded the stone little by little.

I don't know how long I rubbed this stone repeatedly, but this stone was smoother and shiny than before, and it felt like lard paste to the touch. My mother-in-law held this slate every day, and every day she could see her shadow from the slate. Gradually, she became familiar with her appearance, and even felt that she was a little cute.

Suddenly, one day, Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor's harem was eating barbecue. My mother-in-law was busy helping everyone barbecue meat and fish. Suddenly, she didn't care, and the red charcoal fire burned red, and then a spark idea collapsed into her face.

My mother-in-law's face was burned, and a big blister suddenly appeared. But my grandmother was afraid that everyone would worry about her, so she secretly hid in the room alone, and then took out the stone slab that she had hidden under the bed, looked through the slate and applied medicine to her face.

At this time, Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor was worried about the injury on his daughter-in-law's face, so he walked into his mother-in-law's room.

Mother-in-law for the first time

Through that smooth stone slab, I saw the shadow of the Yellow Emperor. She knew that Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor was standing behind her, which startled her mother-in-law.

Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor was very curious when he saw his wife so surprised.

"Huh! How do you seem to know that I'm standing behind you? By the way, you've been looking at something intently, what are you looking at?"

After the Yellow Emperor's interrogation, the mother-in-law took out the stone slab that was very smooth. Then he said how he got the slate, how he polished it to be smoother, and then the slate could see what he looked like.

After the Yellow Emperor learned about this, he also felt that this kind of stone slab illuminated people more clearly. After so many years, the Yellow Emperor finally knew what he looked like. So he said to his mother-in-law very happily.

"You know what? Mother-in-law, mother-in-law! You've done a great job. You've found a treasure for the people of the world!"

Then Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor walked outside the house with this stone slab and asked all his ministers and concubines to come and visit. When everyone saw this slate, their expressions were very special and surprised.

Because they've never seen themselves so clearly!

Moreover, Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor also made all his concubines and many palace maids in the harem obey the orders of his mother-in-law.

Let the women go up the mountain together and continue digging for stones. After bringing back some of the better stones, they are slowly sanded with sandpaper to make them smooth as jade, and then distributed them to everyone for free.

In this way, every household has the kind of stone that can see what they look like. No one will go to the river to see their own reflections, everyone can freshen up at home, and there is no need to run desperately to the river.

Later, someone gave this smooth head a name, which is the mirror we use today.

And since my mother-in-law found a mirror, it has been until now. Mother-in-law is an indispensable and important thing for every household of our people.

It was at that time that the idiom of mother-in-law grinding mirrors began to be widely sung. Also because the mother-in-law was the first person to use the mirror, in order to commemorate her, the descendants even built a temple called Niangniang Temple.