The Substandard Quality Of The Peasants Life In The Middle Ages
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Therefore, the peasants did not own their land, they had to pay rent to the wealthy lords and they had to pay significantly to grow crops. The food of the peasants was often insufficient. Meat rarely appeared on the table. The food mainly consisted of soup, bread, butter and dairy products. Most bread was made of oats and rye, and was often of substandard quality. In the poorest province areas, the peasants consumed porridge of buckwheat, biscuits made of maize or chestnuts. To pay the taxes and farm-rent, wheat and rye served largely or were sold when permitted for export. In certain regions where the land was fertile, potatoes were grown by farmers. Years of drought were extremely hard on the peasants. In the years, 1725, 1740, 1759,