Serfs were not only responsible for farming during busy seasons; they also had to complete tasks assigned by the farm owner at other times. Men were generally assigned heavy physical labor, including feeding livestock, logging, harvesting, winemaking, or carrying heavy loads. Of course, there were also technical tasks, such as making barrels and furniture, repairing houses, and producing Candles and torches.
As for women, they could not be idle either. Their main work was processing raw materials like flax and wool into fabric, followed by spinning, dyeing, and sewing clothes. Some women were also assigned as servants on the farmstead, tasked with washing clothes and cooking. Those who were more attractive sometimes became targets for others to vent their desires—a method farm owners used to control their Guards.
