28 Lü Jiucai said: “Your wish that I was younger is impossible—you should think of ways to make young people mature five or ten years earlier, that is totally achievable.”
29 In the evening, Liu Dashan returned home, and His wife demanded to know why he gave Old Bai a disciplinary action. He slammed down his mug with force: “Woman, don’t partake in political affairs. Womenfolk participating in politics, that can only end in trouble!”
30 His wife continued: “Won’t do! You must pull some strings for Old Bai.” Liu Dashan’s eyebrows shot up: “Pull strings, my ass! I’m the one who suggested disciplinary action to the Party Committee!”
31 正在刘大山夫妻俩说话时，敲门进来一个三十多岁的青年人，低着头，手里拎着个很大的兜子。
31 While Liu Dashan and his spouse were talking, a young man in his thirties knocked at the door and came in, with his head lowered, carrying a large canvas bag in his hand.
32 When the man saw Liu Dashan, he started sobbing loudly. When asked, he said he was the Baita stationmaster. Liu Dashan said: “You’re only crying because you lost the stationmaster position! You can’t cry it back, I ain’t no benevolent Bodhisattva!”
33 The young man’s weeping sound ceased, his razor-sharp eyes glimpsed at Liu Dashan, and a disapproving smirk flickered across his lips: “Bureau chief Liu, if you keep this up, in the future…”
