Hey, ladies and gentlemen, let's talk about the ancient girls who married at the age of thirteen or fourteen today. When you mention this topic, you may widen your eyes and think that these little girls are not yet fully developed, why are they in a hurry to get married? Aren't their parents distressed? Don't worry, and listen to me slowly, I am sure to make you smile and understand the "little secret" behind it.
We have to understand that the social customs of ancient times are very different from those of modern times. At that time, marriage had already become a social custom, and everyone took it for granted. It's as if now we think it's normal to get married at the age of 22. And, ah, there are legal provisions! It's no joke. For example, during the Warring States Period, Duke Qi Huan stipulated that a woman could not marry at the age of 14, which was several years earlier than the current legal age for marriage! Not to mention Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, he actually stipulated that he had to marry at the age of 12! This is really breathtaking!
You may wonder if there is something wrong with these emperors? Why do you want these immature women to marry early? It turns out that there is a little calculation of the emperors behind this. You know that the ancient society was mainly agricultural? It required a lot of labor to plant and harvest. However, since the population is not large, what should we do? The emperors came up with a "clever trick": Let these women marry and have children at an early age! In this way, the population can increase rapidly! I have to say that these emperors are really quite "economically minded."
This was very unfair to the women of the time. They were treated almost like fertility tools, like today's "fertility machines". But ah, that's how it was in those days, and everyone is used to it. Even if you feel that it is unfair, what can you do? Under the oppression of the imperial power, you can only accept it silently. Therefore, these girls can only bid farewell to their childhood with tears in their eyes and step into the palace of marriage early.
Then the question arises, what is the life of these girls after they get married? Are they as happy as they say in fairy tales? Hehe, then you think too much. In fact, the lives of these girls after marriage are quite hard. Not only do they have to shoulder the burden of the family, but they also have to take care of their husbands and children. Moreover, because they are still young and don't understand many things, they are often scolded by their mother-in-law and snubbed by their husbands. It's really distressing!
These girls are not vegetarians either. Although they are young, they are both smart and clever and know how to please their husbands and mothers-in-law. So, in the long time together, they have gradually won the respect and status of the family. Moreover, these young girls will also slowly mature after marriage, and become more virtuous and capable. So, although early marriage has brought them many difficulties and challenges, it has also made them stronger and more independent.
Seeing this, do you think that these ancient girls are really not easy? Yes, they have indeed experienced a lot of hardships and hardships. But ah, they also used their wisdom and courage to get out of their own world. So, we should give them a thumbs up!
But then again, we have made a lot of progress now! The status of women has also improved a lot! Women nowadays can not only freely choose their own age of marriage, but also pursue their own careers and dreams. So, we should cherish our current happy life and strive to pursue our dreams and goals!
Okay, okay, that's all for today's story! I hope that after learning about the early marriage life of these ancient girls, you can cherish the present happy life even more! Remember: no matter what difficulties and challenges you encounter, you must face them bravely! Because only in this way can you become a real "winner in life"!