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 came here this year and haven't cleaned it out yet. It has been abandoned for a long time. 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." Josh introduced the house to them while opening the door and inviting them in to take a closer look.

"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. There are no problems. The windows are a little broken. If they need to be replaced, we can replace them together."

Josh responded, "The windows need to be replaced. When it's rainy and 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 recording something. When he heard Josh say that the windows also needed to be replaced, he lowered his head and wrote it down.

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

Hmm? The two brothers looked at each other and said, "Ms. Qiao Xi, please open it. We have been doing engineering 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 diagonally, and a sour smell of corruption hit his face.

This basement was discovered by chance when Qiao Xi smelled a strange odor during the days when he was cleaning the orchard. He finally found the switch, and went in to take a look. Qiao Xi felt sick for the whole day. He hurriedly asked the big-tailed 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, you don't have 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 the other, looking a little embarrassed.

"Ms. Joshi, you are right. It is indeed, cough cough, very disgusting cough cough." The stench broke through the defense of the protective mask and rushed straight into Goben's throat, choking him and causing him to cough uncontrollably.

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

"Of course I'll take normal business, but your basement is a bit 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 summer, and your daily life may be affected."

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

"But it's not that there is no solution, that is..." Goben hesitated.

Josh was a little anxious: "What is it?"

"It costs more money!" 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. However, she was mentally prepared. She definitely couldn't give them the normal cleaning price 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 say it out. That's why they used some tricks.

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

"I understand. You can tell me directly next time." Qiao Xi said unhappily. She was so upset that she thought 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 those who can do these small businesses are all dishonest, and those honest faces are all deceiving.

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

Hearing the key question asked by Josh, Goben thought for a while 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 trees within the farm and within a hundred meters beyond the boundary line.

"As for the wood needed to repair the basement, we can cut it from the farm, so we can save this part of the money. The big 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- and high-level monsters was cheap.

"In addition, the original area of ​​the basement will be expanded after being devoured, and we 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 Josh and begged for forgiveness.

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

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

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

Goben tried to please her by saying, "Miss Qiao Xi, if there is enough wood on the farm, we can replace a set of stairs for you for free. It is guaranteed to be useful."

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

Josh nodded and said, "We'll see what happens then. Thank you very much."

Ge Benxu wiped his sweat. Those 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)