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There is a very popular folk song during the Republic of China, which says:
female freshman, holding a golden rooster; female sophomore, gold full jar; female junior, holding gold bricks; female senior, Fu Shouzhi; female junior five, Sai Lao mother; Female college six, not enough fun; female college seven, grinning; female college eight, quasi-fortune; Female Dajiu, there are all kinds of things; Female big ten, sample value.
This ballad shows that at that time, men generally married wives who were older than themselves.
What is the proof, for example.
In 1901, Chiang Kai-shek was 14 years old, and he was married at the age of 6 elementary school.
Who is the wife? 19-year-old Mao Fumei is now also the age of a sophomore in high school.
It is strange for a 6th grade boy in elementary school and an adult girl in the second year of high school to get married.
The ballad says, female big five, Sai Lao mother. However, Chiang Kai-shek's mother is still alive and does not need multiple "mothers" to take care of her.
Moreover, Mao Fumei belongs to the next marriage. Because at that time, Chiang Kai-shek's family belonged to a moderately prosperous level, while Mao Fumei's family belonged to a middle-class family.
Why did Chiang Kai-shek's parents agree to give their son Mao Fumei, who was five years older? Why did Mao Fumei's parents agree to their daughter marrying Chiang Kai-shek, who was five years younger?
In the final analysis, one reason, in those days, there were fewer men, or rather, more men and girls.
In the war years of ancient times, what was fought? People are beaten, and most of them are men.
This leads to more boys and girls --
Most of the men have joined the army and gone to the battlefield, and many women have not yet married off by the eighteen-nine, and the typical wolf has more meat and less meat.
Mao Fumei's parents agreed to their daughter's marriage to a boy five years younger, which can be regarded as a quick start.
Why would Chiang Kai-shek's parents agree? Because of Mao Fumei's appearance and figure.
Chiang Ching-kuo, Mao Fumei, Chiang Fangliang
Because Mao Fumei is as beautiful as a flower, sinking fish and falling geese? Or is it well-proportioned, plump and rich?
The opposite is true. When Chiang Kai-shek's parents saw Mao Fumei for the first time, they saw the woman in front of them with a big face, wide shoulders, plump ass, and big-sized feet, and they fell in love with each other at a glance, and immediately agreed to the marriage.
In ancient times, thin women like wicker were not welcomed, and strong women were popular, the complete opposite of today.
As the saying goes: A woman with a big ass is good to be fertile.
During the war years, men were consumables, and the more battles fought, the more men died.
A woman like Mao Fumei, who is strong and fertile, is definitely fragrant.
Being strong and strong means being able to work, being able to suffer, being able to bear and raise and leaving a lot of heirs, which was the most concerned point of parents in ancient times.
So, are there many cases like Chiang Kai-shek marrying several years older than himself? The answer is many.
During the Republican period, many famous warlords married wives, all older than themselves.
Isn't that right? Watching the TV series, the more than a dozen wives hugged by the warlord are all young and beautiful?
This is what most people know.
Yan Xishan, the leader of the Beiyang warlord Jin lineage, married at the age of 14, and his wife Xu Zhuqing and Yan Xishan were 6 years old.
Zhang Zuolin, the leader of the Beiyang warlord Feng, married at the age of 21, and his wife Zhao Chungui was 21 years old, and the two were the same age.
Wu Peifu, the direct leader of the Beiyang warlords, married at the age of 15, and his wife Wu Peifu of the Wang clan was 3 years old.
Cao Kun, also a direct leader, married at the age of 17, and his wife Zheng Da Cao Kun was 2 years old.
If you are interested, you can consult the information, and the examples are endless.
Why do these famous warlords like to marry women older than themselves?
Because of the last resort. According to the family conditions of these warlords at that time, there was a common point, that is, men and women married.
Yan Xishan, the family is engaged in business for a living, the small landowner in the village, his wife Xu Zhuqing, who is 6 years older than him, has a solid family, and the big households in the city are rich, how rich is it? When Xu Zhuqing was unable to give birth, her mother's family directly selected concubines from the maids to help give birth.
Wu Peifu, who runs a grocery store at home, is 3 years older than him, and is also a big family in the city.
Among them, only 21-year-old Zhang Zuolin is the most special. Why he didn't get married in the fourteenth five-year-old and dragged it out to the age of 21 is not that he doesn't want to, but that he can't marry.
Zhang Zuolin came from a poor background, and his family was surrounded by disciples. At the age of 17, he was tied to a tree by his creditor and whipped because he owed money.
The whip crackled, and Zhang Zuolin was covered in whip marks. At this time, Zhang Zuolin sent his wife Zhao Chungui's father Zhao Zhanyuan to pass by, showed kindness, and paid to help Zhang Zuolin pay back the money.
After Zhang Zuolin was rescued, he did the same action as Gao Qiqiang in "Crazy" and recognized his godfather.
Zhao Zhanyuan shook his head and disagreed. His family is rich and there is no shortage of sons.
Zhang Zuolin is also a stubborn lord, followed Zhao Zhanyuan back home, no matter how he said, he couldn't leave.
Seeing this, Zhao Zhanyuan left Zhang Zuolin to work in the house. After a long time, Zhang Zuolin's cleverness and thoughtfulness were loved by Zhao Zhanyuan, and at that time, Zhao Zhanyuan concluded that this son must have great achievements in the future.
So, 4 years later, Zhao Zhanyuan married his 21-year-old daughter Zhao Chungui to Zhang Zuolin, a winner in life.
Later, with the support of Zhao Zhanyuan, Zhang Zuolin joined the army and became known as a famous warlord.
It can be seen that if Zhang Zuolin's family conditions are better, he may not be 21 years old, and he will get married in the 14th Five-Year Plan, and his wife must be a few years older.
The dozen or so beautiful young and beautiful aunts that everyone saw were all actions made by these warlords after they called the top of the class.
Therefore, the marriage combination of women and men was very common during the Republican period.
Back to modern society, female juniors are also generally recognized, female college ten is relatively rare, female college fifty, especially rich women big fifty, is the dream of many young men, after all, you can take decades less detours.
There's a joke on the Internet that says: I'm going to drive a Ferrari and buy cake for my 80-year-old wife's birthday.
In peacetime, there are many marriage and love options, who doesn't want to find someone with better conditions than themselves?
Examples like Zhang Zuolin hardly appear now.
Because the daughter of the big family does not worry about marrying, and the prince does not worry about marrying.
However, history is always strikingly similar.
Perhaps, in a few years, the situation of the female college eight and female college ten mentioned in the ballad will appear again...
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