There are children who are poor, and those who are childless and rich do not grow long!
If this sentence is only taken literally, it is actually very easy to understand, if there is a son in the family, then even if the current family conditions are more difficult, it will get better and better in the future.
Of course, if there is no son, even if the family is rich, then it will not last long, and it will be gone after all.
This sentence was still very popular in ancient times, after all, it was an era when male heirs were superior.
Even today, there are still many people who stubbornly believe that it is necessary to have a son to be complete in life, and it is necessary to have a son to pass on his own bloodline, and he still feels that it is better to have a daughter than to have a son.
Soon from the primitive period, after the patrilineal line replaced the matrilineal clan, the status of men was long above that of women, which was also inevitable caused by the inequality of productivity at that time.
In ancient times, men, as laborers, in most cases, had the ability and speed to create wealth better than women.
In the era of bad conditions, the main income of the peasant family was of course farming, in this regard, the daughter is difficult to compare with the son, the woman was generally just a textile at that time, and the income was not so high.
In addition, ordinary people's families want to change their family situation, and there is another way, that is, to read books and then enter the army.
The ancient rule was that women were not allowed to enter the army, even if they were to read, they often taught morality and the like, even if some women of the great clan were familiar with reading the Four Books and Five Classics, they could not participate in the imperial examination and could not get ahead.
Therefore, people feel that even if the conditions in the family are very bad at the moment, as long as there is a son, whether it is to get rich by hard work or to honor the ancestors through the road of the imperial examination, it is very promising, but the daughter has no advantage in this regard.
From ancient times to modern times, the traditional big family has a rule, that is, only men can act as heirs, that is, what we call "heirs", daughters are absolutely not allowed, basically no exceptions.
If there is a son, then according to the elder and young, if there is no son, then from the nephew to the child.
If there is no inheritance, then even if the family is completely cut off, even if there is a daughter under the knee, it will not be able to inherit the property, reputation, status, and so on.
In traditional culture, the importance attached to male heirs is unimaginable, especially those who have status and prestige.
In ancient times, if a large family did not have a male heir, then no matter how beautiful it was, it would still be discussed behind the scenes.
In the past, people felt that no matter how prosperous and glorious the family was, if there was no son to inherit, in the end it was still a white ride, no matter how rich and prominent, after all, no one followed the incense lamp, it was meaningless, so this is not a long-term thing.
The so-called "there are children who are poor for a long time, and there are no children who are rich and not long", this is a sentence produced in a specific era, and at some times, it does have its meaning of existence, but it is also very limited.
For example, Emperor Wuzong of the Ming Dynasty died because he had no sons, and his father only had one son to survive, so the throne could only be passed on to the Xingxian King of the Side Branch, that is, Emperor Mingshizong Zhu Houxi.
Because there were no sons, even if Emperor Xiaozong and Emperor Wuzong became emperors, in the end the bloodline of the emperors would still be severed.
In the pre-Qin era, the Tian clan of the State of Qi was originally just an ordinary clan of scholars, but because it had a large number of heirs, it eventually gradually encroached on the authority of the State of Qi, and finally replaced the State of Qi of the Jiang clan and established the State of Qi of the Tian Clan.
For people who attached importance to etiquette and heirs in ancient times, having a son means having an heir, which means a better life and hope for the future, so people feel that it is very necessary to have a son, no matter how difficult it is, it is still necessary to have a son.
With the change of the times, of course, now of course, sons and daughters are the same, even if they give birth to sons, they may not become talented, even if they are born with a daughter, they will become the pillars of the country.
In ancient times, there were actually many very outstanding women, whose abilities were not inferior to men's, but because of various restrictions on women, it was difficult to display their talents.
Today, there is no family that needs to be inherited, and the bloodline needs to be inherited.
For example, how many people remember what their great-grandfather's name was? In fact, many people say that they want to have sons and pass on the family, but in the end, future generations may not remember you at all.
Therefore, whether there is a son in the family or not, whether the son is a daughter is actually good, even if there is no child, a happy life is to rely on their own struggle, even if there is a son, there is a family that is very poor, even if there is no son, there is a very happy family.