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Yes, an aristocrat would give serfs land in an agreement that the serf would protect the lord.
The serfs/ peasants in medieval times did not have spare time. They would work until they were physically exhausted, cook dinner for their families and then sleep on uncomfortable beds until the morning when they would repeat the day before.
Most serfs lived on manors. These were farming estates that belonged to lords, and whose residents were mostly serfs. The serfs typically lived in a village or hamlet on the manor, in cottages. Some serfs were not agricultural and worked as laborers. They typically lived in cottages in villages or boarding houses in towns.
Serfs were slaves tied to the land and lord and nothing would free them. Freemen were peasants who had bought their freedom.
The crusaders brought back new ideas, products, and there was a whole group of trained men returning to Europe. These men would not return to become serfs again,but wanted land and to be treated as free men.