In ancient times, it was very complicated for a daughter-in-law to serve her parents-in-law. She served her parents-in-law from morning to night, including greetings, washing, cooking and other aspects. She was almost like a "high-end maid". In addition to serving many items, there are also many rules for daughters-in-law to serve their parents-in-law in ancient times. For example, they cannot make any noise in front of their parents-in-law, their appearance must not be unclean, and the etiquette must not be lacking at all.

In ancient times, daughters-in-law usually served their parents-in-law from four to five o'clock in the morning, that is, they had to get up after the rooster crows. In ancient times, the daughter-in-law should immediately tidy up her appearance after getting up, and then quickly go to the kitchen to prepare breakfast for her parents-in-law. After preparation, the parents-in-law would get up almost immediately, and then fetch water for her parents-in-law to wash their faces. After entering their parents-in-law's room, they should immediately say hello, and then He stood respectfully behind his parents-in-law, waiting for them to finish washing before handing them a towel. After the parents-in-law have finished washing, they must be taken to have breakfast immediately. At this time, the daughter-in-law in ancient times was not allowed to serve on the table and could only wait for the parents-in-law to finish eating before cleaning up.

Generally speaking, after the parents-in-law have finished breakfast, the daughter-in-law in ancient times can get a certain amount of "free time". Although the spirit is said to be free, the body still has to continue to work. Not only does it have to wash the dishes, but it also has to do housework and start preparing the lunch meal. Generally speaking, the etiquette at lunch and dinner is the same as at breakfast. You stand at the table and watch your parents-in-law eat, and wait for their orders at any time. You can't leave until they have eaten and drank. In addition to eating, the parents-in-law also need their daughters-in-law to take care of them during their lunch breaks. In ancient times, the daughters-in-law not only had to prepare bedding for their parents-in-law according to the temperature, but they also had to be ready to be called upon at any time.

In short, in ancient times, the daughter-in-law served her parents-in-law almost around the clock, and there were many projects that needed to be taken care of. The most important thing is that in ancient times, the status of the daughter-in-law in the family was very low. She had to serve her parents-in-law before eating and sleeping. It was really distressing.