In ancient society, was it really low for a man to be a son-in-law? Daughter-in-law is a title, which means the wife of a son. The corresponding son-in-law refers to the daughter's husband, but the door-to-door son-in-law is what we usually call the inverted son-in-law. It is a long-standing wedding custom that the son-in-law should be adopted by the son-in-law. Door-to-door son-in-law is a marriage relationship formed by the man entering the woman's house. Generally, the woman's family is responsible for organizing wedding expenses such as banquets. After marriage, the man will live in the woman's house and become a member of the woman's family. Let's talk about the origin and development of adopting a wife. The son-in-law adoption system appeared as early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

During the Warring States Period, Qi was a relatively rich country. Because it is close to the sea, the industry and commerce are relatively developed, and the manufacture of bronze mirrors in Qi State is famous all over the world, and local women are also engaged in the processing of various textiles. Have an independent position in the economy and great freedom of choice in marriage. When the economy developed, people's minds naturally opened up, so poor Chunyu Kun married Qi. According to the rules at that time, the beard was in his name. Autumn is actually an ancient hairstyle, that is, when a man's hair is shaved, he becomes bald, while Chunyu Kun is adopted by his wife.

He was tortured like a slave, that is, shaved his hair and tied his neck with an iron ring. Obviously, his position is extremely low. Just like slaves, it was also mentioned in the Han Dynasty. Adoption means hostage. If the family is poor, mortgage yourself to the woman as a hostage. This is the meaning of the son-in-law. In ancient society, with the improvement of social productivity. The division of labor between men and women in society is based on the polarization between the rich and the poor. Class and exploitation came into being. Men are the primary productive force of agriculture and gradually become the backbone of society.

The balance of family status has also begun to tilt towards men, and women have also begun to be severely bound by the traditional concept of male superiority and Confucian ethics. Let women lose their independent personality and autonomy. Under the influence of this concept, women seem to have nothing to do with inheritance and acceptance of inheritance. When a man went to a woman's house and was adopted by her husband, he was laughed at. Therefore, it was discriminated against to be a door-to-door son-in-law in ancient times. Of course, with the opening of society, people nowadays seem to take these things lightly. As long as two people really love each other and live happily, any kind of marriage is acceptable.