Siheyuan: Tathagata's Palm suppresses the entire courtyard!

He found that although everyone respected Mr. Zhao, there were often some dissatisfied voices. Some people thought he was too controlling, and some people thought he was too strict. Usually no one dared to say these complaints to his face, but Mingjie listened to them and gradually understood them.

One day, Mingjie was repairing a door lock in the yard. A young resident, Zhang Qiang, came over and said to him in a low voice: "Mingjie, I heard that you are in charge of the affairs of the yard now? You have to be careful and don't let Mr. Zhao take control of you."

Mingjie was stunned for a moment, stopped what he was doing, and looked up at Zhang Qiang: "What do you mean by that?"

Zhang Qiang looked around and confirmed that no one noticed them, then he whispered, "Let me tell you, Mr. Zhao is not as simple as he seems. He asked you to take care of the affairs in the yard, but it's not necessarily because he trusts you. Maybe he just wants you to take the blame. If you don't do well, everyone will definitely blame you, and then he can come out and play the good guy."

Mingjie's heart sank when he heard this. Although he had always felt that it was a little strange that Mr. Zhao asked him to take charge, he had never expected that things would turn out this way. He asked in a low voice, "So what do you think I should do?"

Zhang Qiang shrugged and showed a helpless smile: "I don't know either, anyway, you should be careful. The people in the yard are all very friendly on the surface, but when something really happens, everyone has their own calculations. If you really want to manage this yard well, you have to put in some effort."

Mingjie nodded, grateful for Zhang Qiang's reminder, but also a little worried. In the next few days, he handled everything in the yard more carefully, but no matter how hard he tried, he always felt something was wrong.

Finally, one night, an unexpected incident made him realize that he was indeed not ready to take on the responsibility of Mr. Zhao.

That night, the power suddenly went out in the courtyard, and the whole courtyard was dark. The residents came out of their homes one after another, panicking and discussing the cause. Mingjie, as the "new" manager, naturally became the focus of everyone. Everyone surrounded him and asked him what was going on.

Mingjie actually had no idea what was going on, but he knew he couldn't show weakness at this time. So he tried to stay calm and said loudly, "Don't worry, I'll go check the circuit to see if the switch in the yard has tripped."

After that, he picked up a flashlight and took a few young people to check the switch box in the yard. But when they opened the switch box, they found that the wires inside were aging and exposed in many places, which was obviously caused by long-term lack of maintenance.

"This is trouble." Mingjie thought to himself that this was not a good situation. He knew that this situation was not something he could solve alone.

Sure enough, the people in the yard got tired of waiting and started to complain to Mingjie: "Mingjie, didn't you say you would take care of things in the yard? You didn't even check the switch. Now everyone has to suffer!"

"Yes, it's late at night and the children are still awake. How can we do it in the dark?"

Mingjie felt an invisible pressure rising in his heart, and he knew that he had to do something to calm everyone down. So he took a deep breath and said loudly: "Dear folks, don't worry, this switch is indeed old, I will contact an electrician to come and repair it and restore power as soon as possible!"

After hearing what he said, although everyone was still a little dissatisfied, they didn't say anything more. They just dispersed in groups of three or four and went home to light candles.

Mingjie felt a little bitter as he watched everyone leave. He knew that what happened tonight had made many people lose confidence in him, and he was indeed not prepared to face these emergencies.

He immediately took out his cell phone and dialed the electrician, but the voice on the other end of the line made his heart sink - the electrician was busy on the other end and couldn't get over in a short time.

"What should I do?" Mingjie kept asking himself. He knew that if Mr. Zhao was here, he would definitely take immediate action, but now that the matter had fallen on his head, it seemed particularly difficult.

Just when he was extremely anxious, Master Zhao suddenly came out from behind the crowd. Mingjie was shocked at first, but soon felt relieved. After all, Master Zhao had seen big situations, so he must have a way.

Master Zhao looked at the switch, then at Mingjie, his eyes revealing an indescribable meaning: "Little Mingjie, look, this is the result of you saying you would be in charge? The switch is broken like this, what do you usually do?"

Mingjie knew that Master Zhao had said this on purpose, and he felt a little aggrieved, but he also knew that he could not defend himself now. He lowered his head and whispered, "I'm sorry, Master Zhao, I was negligent."

Master Zhao snorted, turned around and said to everyone, "Fellow villagers, don't worry, I'll take care of this. Xiao Mingjie is young and inexperienced, so don't blame him. I'll temporarily fix the switch, and I'll find someone to fix it completely tomorrow morning. Everyone, just make do with it tonight."

After that, Master Zhao quickly found a few tools and began to work on the circuit breaker. Mingjie watched from the side and couldn't help but admire him secretly: "Master Zhao is indeed a veteran, he really has some skills."

A few minutes later, the power was restored and the yard was lit up again. Everyone cheered and thanked Master Zhao. Mingjie stood aside, but he felt an indescribable sense of loss in his heart. He knew that he had not done a good job in this matter. Although Master Zhao's words were a bit harsh, they were not without reason.

That night, after Mingjie returned home, he couldn't calm down for a long time. He sat at the table, thinking about what happened tonight, and felt regretful and powerless: "I thought I could do this well, but it turns out that I am still too green. It seems that I need to learn more and ask more questions before I can really do things well."

He knew that he couldn't always rely on Mr. Zhao, and he couldn't let everyone lose trust in him. Thinking of this, he secretly made up his mind to work harder and do everything in the yard better.

The next morning, Mingjie took the initiative to find Mr. Zhao. He knew that what happened yesterday had made everyone doubt his ability, and he had to regain everyone's trust as soon as possible.

Mr. Zhao was a little surprised to see him coming: "Xiao Mingjie, you came to see me so early, what's the matter?"

Mingjie said solemnly: "Mr. Zhao, I didn't do well yesterday, so I came to ask you for advice. I know that managing the affairs of the courtyard is not an easy task, and I want to learn more from you."