Communicate with furry animals without any barriers, and take the farm to the next level

Chapter 30 Basement Problems

"It's probably not your afternoon tea time yet." Goben joked.

Josh smiled: "Of course, you are on time."

At this time, another young man jumped out from the truck bed. "This is my brother, Das, and this is Josh, the owner of the farm," Goben introduced.

"Hello, I'm Das." The man had dark skin, and when he smiled, only his white teeth could be seen reflecting in the sunlight.

"Hello." Josh nodded.

"Is this the house that needs to be renovated?" Goben took out his gloves and slowly put them on while observing.

"Yes, this is the standard hut that comes with the farm. I just arrived this year, and I haven't cleaned it out yet. It's been abandoned for a while, and some of the walls in the rooms are peeling and cracking, the roof is leaking, and some of the floors upstairs have been soaked and rotted by rain."

"Please come in and take a look." Qiao Xi introduced it to them and opened the door to invite them in to take a closer look at the house.

"Okay." The two men who were doing their work did not hesitate. They picked up their tools and followed Josh into the house.

While listening to Josh's introduction, the Goben brothers looked around to see the extent of the damage to the house.

"The first floor is OK. The walls and floors are all relatively intact. The foundation and corners are solid, so there's nothing wrong with it. The windows are a little broken, but if they need replacing, we can do it together."

Josh replied, "The windows need to be replaced. When it rains and is windy, rain sometimes leaks in. Although it's not much, it can easily make my floor dirty."

"Yeah, okay, let's remember it." Das was holding a thick notebook in his hand, constantly writing something down. When he heard Josh say that the windows also needed to be replaced, he lowered his head and wrote it down.

Arriving at the basement door, Josh said with a headache, "It's a bit disgusting in there. I'm sorry, it's really hard for me to clean up."

Huh? The two brothers looked at each other and said, "Ms. Qiao Xi, please open it. We have been doing construction for so many years and have seen all kinds of dirty and smelly environments. It's okay." Goben said.

"Okay." Josh squatted down and pulled the switch of the basement hard. A small door was opened at an angle, and a sour and rotten smell hit his face.

This basement was discovered by chance by Qiao Xi when he smelled a strange odor during the days when he was cleaning the orchard. He finally found the switch, but he felt sick the whole day after going in. He hurriedly asked Big Tail Yak to freeze these things to reduce the stench, and he never went down there again.

Das walked in front, put on their protective masks, and went down first. Goben told Josh from behind: "Miss Josh, there is no need to lead us down. We have protective masks that can block most of the foul smell. You just need to wait for us up there."

Qiao Xi nodded. She really didn't have the courage to go down again.

After a while, two people came out of the basement one after another, looking a little embarrassed.

"Ms. Josh, you're right. It's really, cough cough, disgusting cough cough." The stench broke through the defense of the protective mask and rushed straight into Goben's throat, choking him and making him cough uncontrollably.

"How about it? Can you handle the basement? I remember you said before that you would also take on the cleaning business." Josh glanced at them carefully and said nervously.

"Of course I'll take normal business, but your basement is really difficult to handle."

"Yes, those rotten things have even penetrated deep into the floors and walls. Ordinary cleaning can't solve it at all. Moreover, the basement is connected to your house. The odor is even stronger in the summer, and your daily life may be affected."

"Ah, what should I do?" The problem was so serious that Qiao Xi felt helpless. Who knew that the previous farmer would run away and leave such a big hole for her.

"But there is a solution, that is..." Goben hesitated.

Qiao Xi was a little anxious: "What is it?" "You have to pay more!" they said in unison.

Qiao Xi was speechless, and her speechlessness even showed on her face. These two people were in unison just for this, but she had been mentally prepared. She definitely couldn't give them the price of ordinary cleaning for such a bad environment.

The Goben brothers were a little embarrassed. Although it was a bit unkind, they would definitely lose money if they didn't speak out. So they used some tricks.

Das's dark face also turned red. "Boss Qiao Xi, it's really not that we deliberately deceived you. We didn't say a single lie. You know the environment, so..."

"I understand. You can tell me directly next time." Qiao Xi said unhappily, which made her feel very uneasy. She thought that this historical problem could not be solved.

"Of course, of course." The two of them smiled and looked very honest.

However, after this incident, Qiao Xi realized that anyone who could do these small businesses was dishonest, and those honest faces were all deceiving.

"How many federal points are needed for this basement?" Josh asked.

Hearing the key question raised by Josh, Goben thought for a moment and asked, "I wonder if we can cut down some wood around the farm to make materials."

"Of course," Josh nodded. She had the right to cut down any trees within the farm and within a hundred meters of the boundary line.

"We can cut the wood needed to repair the basement from the farm, so we can save this part of the money. The biggest expense is that we need to hire the elders of the mud monsters. The mud monsters will devour these garbage. Its factory price is five thousand per time, which is why we raise the price." Goben said with a wry smile.

They also don't want to ruin their reputation.

So that’s it. Then Josh knew that nothing related to these mid-to-high-level monsters was cheap.

"Also, after the engulfment, the original area of ​​the basement will expand, and we'll need to reinforce the walls and ceiling, which will be a larger project. So, the price will be around 15,000 yuan."

Josh nodded. After deducting the cost of the mud monster, they only made two-thirds of the profit, which was indeed not much.

However, "You have to ensure that there will be no other charges later." Josh stared at the two of them closely and examined them.

"Of course, of course, we are really not that kind of people." The two were so anxious that their faces turned red, and they almost bowed to Qiao Xi and asked for forgiveness.

"Okay, then let's go to the second floor." Qiao Xi didn't say whether he believed it or not, anyway, judging from the results of the subsequent project.

"Okay, okay." The two of them breathed a sigh of relief, finally getting this matter over with.

The three of them climbed up the stairs one by one, and the old wooden stairs, which had been in disrepair for a long time, creaked under the pressure.

Goben said in a flattering tone, "Miss Qiao Xi, if there is enough wood on the farm, we can replace the stairs for you for free. It is guaranteed to be useful."

Josh looked over and saw the two brothers smiling the same honest smile.

Josh nodded and said, "We'll see how things go then. Thank you very much."

Ge Benxu wiped his sweat. Those of them who were doing the project could not dare to offend the client in the early stage, otherwise it would be difficult to get the project payment.

(End of this chapter)