He gently scooped the mushrooms into the bamboo basket while quietly confiding in Ewan. Simon was getting older now, so theoretically, he should find some work to save up a bit of personal money as a safety net. That way, if he were to marry later on, his life would be more comfortable and independent, without having to worry about others' moods. The problem was that, like most ordinary people in the village, he knew how to do random household chores, but when it came to skills, he had nothing outstanding enough to make money.
Another tricky issue was that although he was male, his secondary gender was Omega, so hardly anyone was willing to hire him. People often said that an Omega's endurance couldn't match anyone else's, and heavy labor would easily exhaust them. Therefore, for the same amount of money, it was far more profitable to hire a strong, resilient Beta than an Omega.
