In fact, this phenomenon has almost always existed in some dynasties in our country, but it reached its peak in the Qing Dynasty. Especially after the Taiping Rebellion, the number of men and women su

In fact, this phenomenon has almost always existed in some dynasties in our country, but it reached its peak in the Qing Dynasty. Especially after the Taiping Rebellion, the number of men and women suddenly decreased, and wars also brought a lot of death to mankind. In addition, The economy of the Qing Dynasty was also seriously affected. The treasury of the Qing Dynasty at that time was almost empty. Therefore, some ordinary people were living in poverty, and it was a problem to have enough food and clothing. Let alone marry a wife, they could survive. Not bad. At that time, many people lived a life where one person had enough to eat and the whole family was not hungry. However, the ancients attached great importance to the inheritance of the family line and had no money to marry a wife, so they would marry their wives. This situation at that time was In many cases, the wife plays a big role in reproduction. According to the records of "Guangdong Travel Xiaozhi", some women will not choose to remarry after becoming widows, but will become this kind of pawn wife. Those men who did not have money to marry a wife would rent widows to give birth to children. When the children grew up, the widows would leave and the children would be raised by the men alone. Later, with the continuous development of the times, this situation was completely prohibited. , it is even more impossible to exist now. What do you think about this? You are welcome to leave a message in the comment area below.