As the saying goes, "A nobleman marries a woman, while a lowly one marries a daughter-in-law." Jia family can say that this point is implemented very well. For example, Jia Daishan's generation married the first daughter of a historian whose family background was lower than theirs, but we don't know who Jia Daihua married. Let's talk about how the four Jia Xue families first came.
In Qing Dynasty, there were three titles: imperial clan titles, Mongolian titles and heroic titles with different surnames. Clan titles can only be descendants of royalty. Jia Shilin's Wang family is a hero with different surnames. There are five titles of meritorious service: Gong, Hou, Bo, Zi and Gong. Gong, Hou and Bo are all super products. Above the first grade, the viscount is the first grade and the baron is the second grade. Jia Zu is a duke, historian is a marquis, Lin family is a marquis, and Wang family is an earl. The Xue family has no title, and Gong Xue is the master of Wei Zi. Wei Zi Scheeren was also the official name of the Tang Dynasty, equivalent to The Cabinetshi Read's bachelor in the Qing Dynasty.
Then to Jia She, Jia Zheng and Jia Jing's generation, Jia She's current wife, Mrs. Xing, said categorically that she had no children, but Jia She had a son as big as Jia Lian, and Mrs. Xing was probably Jia She's second wife. What about this Mrs. Xing's house? It can be said that it is not even ordinary. Mrs. Xing's younger brother and family have to live on her. Listening to her brother's account, the lives of the two sisters are very bleak. The elder sister failed to marry the rich, and the younger sister simply let the eldest brother keep the empty boudoir. If it was later, the thin camel was bigger than the horse, and it would not be so completely declining, unless it was an unexpected trouble. In addition, Mrs. Xing's niece Xing Xiuyan also came to see her. The reason mentioned in the book is also "poor family", which shows that Mrs. Xing's family is really poor. If you think about Jia She's previous wife, although she is not as rich as Mrs. Xing, you will not surpass Jia Xue's four big families. Of course, there is no mention of Jia Jing's wife.
Interestingly, Jia Zheng and Jia Lian, the next generation grandson, both married the daughter of the Wang family and were relatives and nephews. In fact, Jia Lian should be regarded as the eldest grandson of the government, not the eldest grandson, because there is another one above him, that is, Jia Baoyu's own brother, but he died young. Put it here for the time being, regardless of seniority. Jia Zhen, a contemporary of Jia Lian, married You Shi, but like Mrs. Xing, she was also a second wife. It may be that Jia Zhen got married after the death of the original match, or that the side room was later righted. But in short, like Mrs. Xing, her family background is not prominent.
Li Wan, who married Baoyu's brother Jia Zhu, died young, was one of the twelve women in Jinling, and was born in a noble family. Her father once offered wine to imperial academy. What is the status of imperial academy's wine festival? That is equivalent to the president of the top university now, and the relationship between teachers and students and the younger generation is the most important in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Then Baoyu, the protagonist in the book, finally married Xue Baochai, who is also from a similar family background.
Jia Rong's two wives, the youngest generation, are not enough. The first one, Qin Keqing, one of the twelve women in Jinling, came back from Yangshengtang to adopt Longines Night. Regardless of the identity of her adopted daughter, after all, Jia Fu people don't know this relationship, but let's talk about Qin Keqing's nominal father and Qin Ye, who holds the post. British Shu Lang should be the name of British Shu Lang in Ming and Qing Dynasties, but it is different from the high-end brands in British Shu Lang. This Anh Thu Lang made by Qin can only be said to be a junior official, because the book says that "Qin Ye is an honest and shy official with a poor family", which shows that his family is not good either. And Jia Rong's second wife, Hu, wants to come, it is impossible to compare.
On the whole, except Jia She, Guo Rongfu married daughters-in-law whose families were quite similar and helpful to the family, while Ning Guofu seemed to have no such idea at all, and married daughters-in-law whose families were too different, which may also be related to Jia Zhen and Jia Rong's arrogance and extravagance. It is no wonder that Ningguo mansion will decline completely later, and it depends on Guo Rongfu to survive. Therefore, at this level, the daughters-in-law married by Jia family are all of low rank, which is correct.