Growing up in my Hmong community, families that had a lot of sons tended to fare better. They were often the first to buy a house, own other properties, and open their own businesses.
The sons worked as soon as they were eligible and all that money was pooled together to better the family's financial standing. Once the sons got married, the family elevated to new heights. Now they had daughter-in-laws who took care of the home, and also worked part-time. The sons could focus solely on earning money and bringing in the bacon.
There was a family that had 7 sons and only 1 daughter. When she got married, her parents threw a lavish American-style wedding and invited everyone in town. Her brothers gifted her all sorts of luxury items, a car, and money.
She divorced a year later and stayed single for a long time. Now she is married to a white dude.
But the point of the story is to show how well off this family was because of the many sons.