Whispering Poems

Whispering Poems Chapter 446

2021-11-06

Chapter 445 House Repairs
So came Sunday, with Luvia and Iluna The agreed meeting time was in the afternoon, so Shade went out after washing his clothes in the morning. According to the business card given by Auguste Priest, he found a decoration team who could maintain the house to check the specific damage on the third floor of his house.

Because the stairs were broken, they had to use retractable metal ladders to move between the second and third floors.

Only Mia has been to the third floor in recent months, and Shade entered the third floor for the first time today. As the workers climbed over the metal ladder, they saw a dark corridor. The entire structure of the third floor was almost identical to the second floor, with two rooms beside the corridor.

The whole floor is run down and damp, the ground is covered with a layer of ash, you can step on it and it will be a footprint, and the ceiling and walls are full of mildew. But at least the church cleaned it up years ago before cutting off the third-floor stairs.

Although some bloodstains can be seen with [Echo of Blood], at least there is no garbage here, so there are no mice. Even, similar to the situation in the basement, first floor, and second floor, spiders and spider webs can't be seen in the space on the third floor that has been abandoned for many years. Shade opened the two doors on the rotten third floor, and even climbed up to the attic with the help of the workers. The roof of the attic was leaking, but there was no trace of the existence of the insect.

This is quite novel.

Many owners of this house have died here, and as far as Shade knows, there have been many famous accidents on the third floor. The renovation team, who came to check the damage to the house, knew that someone had disappeared on the third floor of Six Sainteland Plaza.

The accident was the topic of the Tobesque tabloids years ago.

After an initial inspection, they went back to the second floor to talk things over. The manager of the construction team, who looked very experienced and had dark red skin, gave his opinion:

“The building itself is somewhat damaged, except for the small floors, walls and windows. The problem, the serious problem is the roof, you need to re-waterproof the roof and floor. In addition, if you need to connect the steam pipeline and gas pipeline, you also need to contact the gas company and the steam company to lay the pipeline inside the wall. I I just saw a crack in the wall of the corridor on the third floor, and this also needs to be checked and strengthened."

This sounds very troublesome.

"Can you help me with the gas and steam pipes?"

Shade asked.

"Of course."

"In addition to the maintenance on the third floor, please also help me paint the basement, the next room on the second floor and the entire wall on the first floor, and the outer wall of the house. The maintenance of the body, including the renovation of the chimney and fireplace, please give me a specific quotation, and then tell me the construction period.”

The middle age person in overalls thought about it:

"During the maintenance of the third floor, it is best not to live on the second floor of the house. If the first floor needs to be painted, we suggest you choose a room that will not be painted for the time being. You can live there, otherwise you will definitely not be able to stand the smell of paint. If you want it as soon as possible, we can start work tomorrow, but you will have to pay extra to shorten the construction period.”

This request is reasonable, Shade thinks about it with the cat:
“The floor and the paint, both Using the best materials, I have to live here for a long time, what if I ask for the completion within a week?"

The professional manager of the construction team took a notebook and did some calculations, then got up and went outside to let the The workers who inspected the third floor went to the first floor and basement to measure the area of the wall.

This professionalism makes Shade very fond of.

The last two people returned to the second floor again and calculated the specific cost in the study room:
"You were introduced by Auguste Priest, and we will charge you the lowest cost. It includes material cost and construction cost. The cost of laying gas pipes and steam pipes, as well as the application for a permit for building maintenance in the city center, this is not cheap, you can see the Yodell Palace directly here, and you need to apply for construction in the nearby block. A total of 200 pounds."

Although the money Shade can afford, he still frowned:
"Sir, this money is enough to buy a house with a garden in a remote part of the city."

“I know this is a lot, but there are also a lot of things that need to be constructed. The cost of maintaining the house not only includes the construction cost, but also adds to the specific value of the house.”

The manager explained patiently:

"What is the normal valuation of a house in the neighborhood, Mr. Hamilton, you know it yourself. I'm already within a reasonable range, and you can get it down. The lowest price. We also want to remove the increase based on the value of the house, but the trade association will not agree to it."

"The trade association?"

Shade wondered again, The middle-aged manager then explained, and it could be seen that he was not very satisfied:
"It is the construction industry association, which is mainly responsible for introducing business, but also supervising every business in the urban area. Quotation to prevent the fluctuation of industry charging standards caused by malicious price increases and price reductions. The original intention of this organization is good, but this also leads to the fact that our charging level cannot be too much lower than that of our peers, otherwise we will be excluded by our peers in the future. Yes."

Shade opened his mouth and froze for a moment before nodding, didn't expect this kind of thing to happen again:
"Then can I ask, is the 200 pounds the result of the premium? ?"

The middle age person hesitated, poured the water from the teacup onto the coffee table, and wrote a few numbers by hand. Thinking about it this way, Shade's premium is actually only about 30%. He didn't expect that it is so expensive to just renovate the house without buying furniture.

The manager is still explaining to Shade:

"After all, repairing the house can increase the overall value of the building. Therefore, the construction of different houses can bring wealth to the owner of the house. The growth is also different, which is also a reasonable explanation for the premium based on the value of the home. Well, you pay us £200 and we return part of it to you after the business has been inspected at the federation. But no Full return, five percent, this is already the limit."

This should be a discount that can only be given in the face of Augustus priority.

"But in this way, can the book problem be handled?"

Shade asked again, and the middle age person smiled:

"You don't have to worry about this, the accounting firm we outsourced is very professional. But if the work starts tomorrow, I suggest you arrange a place for yourself on the first floor as soon as possible, and lock the room on the second floor as soon as possible. Doors to prevent the construction from affecting your property. Oh, Monday is mainly a reassessment of the overall damage and construction marking of the building, so you can move to the first floor before Tuesday.”

This is a reasonable suggestion, after all, Shade and the cat can't lay the floor directly on the first floor.

"But why not? Is there any difference between sleeping on the floor and sleeping on a bed?"

Shade in the heart asked himself, and then felt the cat's little paws scratching at him. As soon as he lowered his head, the cat was looking at him with dissatisfied eyes:
"Okay, I will let you sleep on the bed."

The orange cat Mia has high requirements for the quality of life.

When I saw Luvia and Iluna in the afternoon, Shade told them that he was going to repair the third floor of the house, and complained about the high cost of repairing the house.

Iluna was surprised that Shade was so rich, while Luvia looked up and said:
"This way, all the rooms in No. 6 can be opened."

"That's it."

"What are you going to do with so much space? After the repair on the third floor, you have two more empty rooms and an attic, plus Go to your empty first floor and second floor room 2, the overwhelming majority space in your home is now idle.”

“I plan to seal the window of the upstairs room by the stairs. , decorated into a dark room, used for daily Mystic Art, incantation practice, and when the ceremony needs to be arranged, there is space to use. As for other rooms. It is temporarily empty, and there will be opportunities to use it sooner or later.”

Luvia smiled and did not comment on Shade's thoughts. Iluna wanted to say something, but looked at the cat lying on Shade's lap, and finally did not speak.

"Shade, why do you look so much whiter?"

Iluna brought up a new topic:
"Does your skin seem to be getting better? Little, what cosmetics are you using recently? I remember you mentioned that you have a friend who is good at mixing potions."

"Then let me tell the story of what happened in Coldwater Harbor. "

Shade said with a smile, stretched out his arms and stretched back, so the cat that was lying on his lap also stood up, lowered his upper body, and stretched his buttocks up. waist.

Summer sun shines through the city fog and into the room through the window. Shade is ready to tell a story:
“This story may be a little long.”

“It’s okay, we have time.”

The seventeen-year-old girl in a dress said, and again Glancing at the female fortune-teller:
"Let's start now."

Shade Luvia, soothing the orange cat, began to tell the terrifying things that happened in the harbor city; Leaning on the sofa with a smile on her face; Iluna touched her chin with her hand, and the seventeen-year-old girl looked at Shade's face intently.

The afternoon sun shone through the mist over Tobesque on their faces, and everyone's face seemed to glow. But the brightest is actually the orange fur on Mia's body. This orange and white cat sleeps on Shade's legs in the morning. The hair on her body faces the sun and shines rays of light.

The Cold Harbor Incident is temporarily over, and Darkness will be half a month older to reach Tobeysk. The rest of the big half a month of the Flowery Month was really a leisurely time for Shade.

His story really lasted an entire afternoon, most of the whole pot of black tea was consumed by Shade, and the girls also tasted the little biscuits that Shade brought out, and occasionally they would ask about details. ask questions on.

And Shade told almost everything except Miss Demoness Avrolla and the secrets of Dorothy and Laccia. He didn't admit to Miss Galina that he was a "godcaller", but he didn't hide it from the two brown-haired girls.

In Iluna's eyes, the previous half a month was just a short leisure summer time after she returned to Tobesque from the Holy See. She didn't expect Shade to experience such a complex and wonderful adventure during this time.

"It's just like those Legendary stories. While the hero is taking risks, the ordinary person sees Shade as an ordinary time. Compared to you, I don't look like the chosen one at all. "

This should be a seventeen-year-old girl complimenting Shade.

(end of this chapter)