Why didn't Tian Ding appear in the yellow calendar?

This proverb has some truth in ancient folk, because in ancient times there was a tradition that the eldest son inherited the family business. If a wealthy family has too many sons (Tian Ding), those younger sons can't get a lot of property and live a good life, but it is easy for brothers to have conflicts over property. Being poor without adding women mainly means that the cost of raising and marrying a daughter is very high, and the family's economic conditions can't afford it, so it may become poorer and poorer, so there is a saying that being poor without adding women.

Is it rich or not? In ancient times? Population? "Rich" means boys, which means that if life is relatively rich and prosperous, it is best not to have more sons. This sentence sounds unreasonable on the surface, because traditional culture always says that many children are more blessed, and people with rich family and good economic conditions should be able to raise more sons, but this proverb tells the rich not to have more sons. What happened?

In fact, it is reasonable for the ancients to inherit property and make it rich, which is more in line with the actual situation of the ancients at that time. Because the ancients paid attention to the eldest son inheritance system, most of all the fields and property in the family were inherited by the eldest son, and other younger sons could only be assigned a part, which was simply not enough to live a carefree life. But these children are all born to the same parents, and the younger son is definitely unwilling to get less. So in the future, it will definitely lead to conflicts between brothers, which will lead to family conflicts. If he meets a person with a bad character, he will also cause great disaster. This is why the ancients had this saying.

In ancient times, the role of women was to minimize publicity when they were young, and only after marriage could they move freely in society. Therefore, it costs a lot to raise a daughter, and it is difficult for poor families to bear the dowry when they reach the age of marriage. If a family is poor and has many daughters, the cost of raising and marrying daughters alone will be unbearable, and the family will become poorer and poorer. For poor families, having more boys is different. Boys can do a lot of farm work for their families, and many boys are not easy to be bullied at home, which will make a lot of contributions to their families.