Ji Xiaolan tells stories about cause and effect #18 - Wallow in the Mire Together 同流合污

(English subtitles) Ji Xiaolan (紀曉嵐1724-1805) was an influential philosopher, politician, and writer in the Qing Dynasty of China.
Subtitles:
My father, Yao An, had a servant who appeared to be respectful and kind, but was actually very scheming. Once, taking advantage of the fact that his master asked him to run some important errands, he extorted dozens of ounces of silver from his master.
In addition, his wife seemed very upright and gave people the impression that she was pure and self-disciplined.
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In fact, she was secretly having an affair and had long planned to run away with her lover, but the trouble was she had no money for the trip. When she learned that her husband had unjustly gained a sum of money from his master, she attempted to steal the money and then elope with her lover.
But within a dozen days, the fleeing couple was caught and the hypocritical and cunning intentions of the servant couple were exposed. For this, we brothers are very happy.
But my late father said: "How can this be such a coincidence? It is actually related to his family's affair. Maybe there are ghosts and deities interfering and controlling it. The intervention of ghosts and deities is not just to temporarily gain people's satisfaction
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but also to remind people to be vigilant. Therefore, whenever you encounter such a thing, you should be vigilant and not feel happy.”
My later father then told a story as an example. A, and B, were good friends. A, lived in Xiakou and B, lived in Bozhen, the two places were only 15 kilometers apart.
Once, B's wife was passing by A's house on business. A entertained B's wife by fuddling her drunk and keeping her overnight. B knew this too well in his mind, but it was not easy to say so explicitly. Instead, he could only thank A for the care he had given to his wife.
Shortly afterward, while A's wife was crossing the river, her ferry capsized.
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She was washed to Bozhen Town by the rapids and was rescued by a kindhearted person. B recognized that this was his friend A's wife, so he helped her home, gave her some wine, and also let her stay at his home overnight. A also knew this very well in his mind, but he was speechless and could only thank B for saving his wife's life.
A's neighbor is an old lady who knew the inside story of the relationship between A and B. When this matter was mentioned, the old lady clasped her hands together and chanted the Buddha: "Amitabha! With these two families' experiences as a mirror, I now know what it means to be afraid. There is karma."
At that time, the old lady's son was helping other people
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to take advantage of the fictitious facts to file a lawsuit. Upon learning of this, the old lady went to call her son back in person. When you encounter problems in the future, it would be great if you could be as cautious as this old lady.