"What are you thinking? My cousin is a blacksmith. How could he switch to a good citizen status? However, he hasn't let his son learn blacksmithing. Lately, he's been spending money and using connections to try to convert his son's status."
"That's so shortsighted. If he can't switch, his son won't know blacksmithing in the end. Wouldn't that be disastrous?"
"If the government conscripts you and you fail the task, it's a beheading for sure."
"Yes, your cousin is being so reckless. How can you cut off a family trade like that?"
Ding the Potter: "I've tried to persuade him, but blacksmiths are not like us potters. They're often conscripted into the army. Our Xiping County had so many blacksmiths in the past, but now only my cousin is left alive."
"If he can't switch status, he will die sooner or later. As my cousin said, dying sooner or later is still dying. It's better to let my nephew live more freely and not have to learn blacksmithing so miserably."
