peasants， 這詞我們當然學過的，小學時就學了

poor  and lower－middle peasants， 就是那時最吃香的貧下中農。  那時是文革時期，越窮越光榮的。 查了一下這詞的意思

a poor farmer of low social status who owns or rents a small piece of land for cultivation (chiefly in historical use or with reference to subsistence farming in poorer countries).