Why ancient women were widowed and did not remarry? Besides moral integrity, what else is cruel?

In ancient China, women's status was very low, so their fate was mostly tragic. However, compared with women whose husbands died and became widows, they are still lucky. Especially in ancient feudal society, widows could not remarry and were deeply poisoned by feudal thoughts. Besides, they suffered other cruel things.

First, life is more miserable.

Because of her husband's death, but under the influence of traditional ideas, she can't go back to her mother's house, but she still stays at her husband's house to wait on her in-laws and do housework. Even so, she still can't get praise from her in-laws, and even works hard and overworks every day. In the long run, the body can't stand it. If you have a son, you have a higher status. If there is no son, the status of the family can be imagined. It is common to be abused by in-laws.

Second, suffer mental injury.

For widows, physical trauma can be overcome with patience, but it is very difficult to face daily gossip and malicious words. Especially for parents-in-law who cherish their children, they will attach their son's death to their daughter-in-law. In addition, neighbors will ridicule widows, and if it is a little better, rumors will spread. In the end, the dog is restless, the widow is physically and mentally exhausted, and suffers from both mental and physical persecution for a long time, and is prone to serious illness and eventually dies.

Therefore, for the widowed women in ancient times, their fate is not as lucky as that of women in modern society. They should not only tell themselves to be loyal and conservative, but also be treated unfairly and tortured inhumanely, as if they had lived for several years. It can be said that for the widowed women in ancient times, the most cruel thing is that they have paid too much labor and effort but got nothing in return, but instead got more abuse and gossip.