In ancient times, the poor could not afford to marry a wife, so how to pass on the generations? You may not believe it when you say it
In China's ancient feudal society, women's status was low, they did not have any right to speak and choose, and the same was true in marriage matters, they were all regarded as tools for passing on the inheritance and continuing the incense, because the social productivity at that time was low, so many poor people could not afford to marry their wives, but they did not want to have no offspring, so they invented a way to pass on the generations, which was difficult to accept.
In ancient times, men of rich and noble families could have three wives and four concubines, but some people were even too poor to marry their wives, and the fate of women was even more tragic, they were sometimes bought and sold as commodities, so from the Han Dynasty onwards, the marriage system began, and the poor who could not afford to marry their wives could leave their descendants for themselves by renting other people's wives, as long as they paid to sign and pledge.
Although this kind of marriage system has no bottom line in our view, but in ancient times it was very popular, almost all dynasties and dynasties have this kind of thing, especially in the Jiangnan region of the Qing Dynasty, the marriage system can be seen everywhere, many women have been humiliated and hurt in the sale, physically and mentally exhausted, but no one cares about their feelings, until the Republic of China period this system was abolished.
Nowadays, many men are very envious of the life of three wives and four concubines in ancient times, but the modern marriage system actually protects the rights and interests of all people, otherwise there will only be more poor people who cannot afford to marry wives and have children. However, thanks to the development of the times, the status and treatment of women have been improved, and I hope that the tragedy of the past will never be repeated.