Seeing that Xia De didn't understand this at all, Priest Augustus stopped, and together with Xia De in the corridor, looked at the morning scenery of Dawn Square outside the side window:
"Xia De, it is obviously impossible for you to supervise the construction of workers at home all day. Although the construction team I recommended to you is very reliable and will not cause you trouble, how do you deal with problems during the construction process? Let them spend a day Report once? And, are you really worried about a group of strangers staying in your home?"
"this......"
The old priest patted Shad on the shoulder:
"Ha, young people are really unreliable in doing things. In this way, I will send you a supervisor from the church as your representative to assist you in handling the maintenance and construction of the house."
"So how do I get paid? Daily or weekly?"
Xia De asked immediately.
"salary?"
Priest Augustus looked at him curiously:
"Why pay?"
"Um?"
"The church helps believers without salary most of the time. Not to mention just overseers, even if you want to find someone to help you exorcise demons, or want to participate in the believers' fellowship organized by the church, and help you host weddings and funerals, isn't it the church? Will you take your money?"
In fact, some will still be charged, but very little.
"Hamilton of Regard, you are the core believer of the Church of Dawn in the Tobesk Diocese, so there is no need to talk about money in this matter."
The priest concluded the conversation and led Shad to help. The young priests and nuns who passed by in the corridors greeted reverently the priest Augustus, who had a great reputation in the diocese.
"However, that house of yours is a 'haunted house' named after the church. If there is any problem in the future, it is best not to deal with it 'by yourself', but to ask the church to deal with it."
He reread some of the words, and Shad nodded in understanding:
"However, when I live in it for a few years and have been safe and sound, No. 6 can't be called a haunted house, can it?"
"It's hard to say."
The Padres are not optimistic about this:
"You see, the former Detective Sparrow Hamilton lived there for three years before his accident happened. So if you want to prove that your house is not a haunted house, at least you have to live longer than Detective Sparrow and be able to move in a healthy way. go out."
Xia De did the math, he lived in No. 6 for only two months. And if he wanted to sell the house at the price of the normal houses of his neighbors, he would have to live at least until the summer of 1856 in the common calendar.
"However, I have great confidence in you. The current situation is a process of rapid wealth appreciation for you. This is more reliable than any investment, even if it is the most profitable investment project rumored by the nobles, the adventure of participating in the adventure of exploring the New World There will not be such a lucrative return on real estate in Plaza Saint Teresa."
"Yes, I forgot. Not only the house, but also No. 6's real estate is mine... Sure enough, no matter where you are, no matter what era you live in, real estate is the most valuable investment."
"It's not easy for young people to realize that."
The priest stroked his chin and said.
Because there is no house in my hometown, the outsiders do not have any experience in building maintenance and decoration.
He thought it was a very simple matter, as long as he signed a formal contract and met with the overseer sent by the church. Unexpectedly, after the start of construction, he would be required to make decisions about the layout of the house, large and small, because in addition to renovations, he also wanted to carry out renovations.
In addition, the horse-drawn truck team sent by Miss Galina this afternoon blocked half of the Saint Teresa Square, almost causing traffic chaos in the nearby neighborhoods.
Xia De didn't expect that the maid lady would get him so much furniture. All he wanted was a simple wardrobe, bed, and table. Unexpectedly, the maid was so meticulous that she even chose the style of the curtains, the style of the gas lamp, and the oil paintings on the wall for him.
The furniture was first transported to the basement, where it waited for renovation before being arranged.
In addition to the furniture transportation team, Miss Galina called in a mason on a temporary basis to renovate the decorative walls and fireplaces in Shade's house, and sent a carpenter from the manor to build shelves and a small amount of furniture that was not ready for Shade. .
So the masons and carpenters who were responsible for maintaining the noble manor, together with the decoration team recommended by Priest Augustus invited by Shade, and the pipe arrangers from the gas company and steam company, came together to agree on a new house decoration. plan.
Of course, this is free of charge, after all, Xia De already pays a premium.
Because of these complicated and messy things, Xia De took the cat to work at home all day on Monday, and he had no leisure at all. This is even more tiring than taking the risk of going to Coldwater Harbor, where at least you can have leisure time.
But fortunately, the house decoration documents have been approved. I don’t know who helped Xia De to greet him at the city hall, and all the documents were stamped and archived within a day.
And when everyone left No. 6 in the evening, the specific decoration and maintenance plan was also formulated. Afterwards, as long as the plan is implemented, as long as there is no heavy rain that affects the roof waterproofing construction, the project is expected to be completed within this week. At that time, all the rooms in No. 6 of Saint Teresa Square will be open to Xia De.
And such a large-scale decoration, although Xia De did not have to pay extra expenses, it has attracted the attention of the neighbors. Although there is no Neighborhood Mutual Aid Committee in Saint Teresa Square, the neighbors' consent is required for the decoration of the block due to the possible long-term noise and the entry and exit of strangers.
So in the evening, Xia De visited his neighbors with a letter of submission. And because of Shad's unusual working hours, it was the first time he saw his neighbors.
Among them lived at No. 5, Plaza de Saint Teresa, an old Smith couple in their fifties, who raised three small dogs at home. They politely invited Xia De to have a cup of tea, and after knowing that it was just a simple decoration, they signed their names on the document.
The two knew Detective Sparrow who had lived here for three years, but it was only from Shad that they heard that Detective Sparrow had passed away. After all, when the detective was alive, the relationship with the neighbors was not very close.
As for Mr. Smith and Mrs. Smith ~www.mtlnovel.com~ The former is a retired civil servant of the Kingdom, and used to work as a secretary in the Ministry of Finance of the Kingdom. The framed medals on the wall are all honors he has won, and the only ones Shade knows are the "Knight of the De La Rion Iris Medal", "St. George's Loyalty Medal" and "Kingdom Special Contribution Medal". In de la Rion's five-level medal system, both are third-level medals, and the latter is a second-level medal. This represents Mr. Smith's pre-retirement, definitely not your average department secretary.
Mrs. Smith is an employee of the non-profit public welfare department in Tobesk City, and she belongs to the kind of volunteer staff who only get the minimum salary.
Their two children also live in Tobeysk, but they have separate families, so they visit only occasionally.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith knew about "Radger's Hamilton", praised his loyalty, and wanted to invite Shad to stay for dinner, but Shad declined.
And from the conversation, Xia De also knew that the two old men had met him before, but had never spoken to him, so he naturally accepted his taking over the detective agency.
Fortunately, Detective Sparrow didn't let the original owner Shade get in touch with too many people, otherwise someone would definitely realize that Shade Hamilton's face shape and temperament had changed too much in just a few months.