Chapter 19 Uncle Wu's Invitation
Just as I was about to leave Boss Jin's house, I received a call from the village.
"Uncle, I need to go back to the village. Something happened at my family's grave."
I looked a little nervous. When it came to family matters, my cousin would definitely not neglect them.
"What happened? We still have work to do here. We may have to stay here for a long time. Can this matter be controlled remotely?"
I looked at my cousin in a daze for a moment.
"The village chief called me and said that there was a heavy rainstorm two days ago and lightning struck our ancestral tomb. Now it may need to be rebuilt, so I have to go back and take a look."
The ancestral grave is a big or small matter, after all, my grandmother is buried there.
In fact, according to the villagers, if possible, descendants should observe mourning for at least three years.
During these three years, I was not allowed to leave home under normal circumstances.
But my grandma owed the debt, and I had no choice but to pay it back.
Now that we have enough money, something happened at the ancestral grave.
"Then I advise you not to go back, and let the village chief help you. After all, building the ancestral tomb will cost a lot of money. After you pay back the money your grandmother owes you, you won't have much left. Just follow me and work here, and the rest will be left to the village. Just transfer the money to the village."
I know my cousin is doing this for my own good. After thinking about it carefully, I think what he said makes sense.
But as for the matter of building the ancestral tomb, I always feel like something is wrong if I don’t go back.
Seeing that I didn't say anything, my cousin said, "Listen to my advice. If you leave now, it will be difficult for you to come back and work with me in the future."
Originally, I thought that after completing this order, I would never do this again.
But now that I’ve tasted the sweetness, I naturally don’t want to leave.
Finally, I did as my cousin said and called the village chief back.
The village chief was quite enthusiastic and he explained the situation to me.
"But building an ancestral tomb costs a lot of money. If the price wasn't too high, our village would have paid for it. But I heard the price yesterday, and it seemed to cost tens of thousands."
The village chief's words made me feel very disappointed. I had worked so hard to earn 200,000 yuan, but after paying off the loan, I only had 100,000 yuan left. If I had to use the money to build the ancestral tomb, there wouldn't be much left.
I also want to buy a house in the city, but it's getting further and further away from my plan.
In this case, I can only continue working with my cousin.
Although this job is dangerous, it pays well.
Seeing that I didn’t say anything, my cousin hugged my neck and said, “Just listen to me, you are my nephew, how can I cheat you?”
I sneered. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have been tricked into coming here to do this kind of job.
But then again, I don’t know whether he lied to me or not, but he wouldn’t treat me unfairly.
At least the money would be split in half, but Boss Jin didn't take a penny of the check he gave me.
This makes me feel more at ease with him, and it also means that he has some conscience.
"So where to go now?"
I'm a little tired.
I had been working all the time before and hadn’t had a good sleep. I couldn’t even take a comfortable and slow shower.
My cousin knows that when I arrived in the north, the place I most longed to go to was the bathhouse.
The kind of big mixed bath where I could sit all day without getting out of the water.
"I'll ask you to go take a bath in the bathhouse, and then we'll rent a more comfortable place and live well."
Although my cousin is a bastard, he doesn't make empty promises.
I heard him say going to the bathhouse, and I immediately became happy.
Dongjing is a girl, so naturally she won't hang out with us.
She went home alone and didn't even ask us to see her off.
That’s good, at least we don’t have to worry about it.
After taking a shower, I felt that the world was a better place.
So my cousin took me to an agency again to see if there were any houses available for rent nearby.
"Gentlemen, you don't have to think about it. This apartment is the most suitable for the two of you. It has two bedrooms and a living room, and costs only three thousand yuan a month. It is in the business district, and there is a subway station and a bus stop nearby, so it is convenient to go everywhere."
The agent kept recommending us. Three thousand yuan is not a huge amount of money for us now and it is acceptable.
But our work is not that simple.
It can be said that if you don’t open for business for ten years, you can make enough money for ten years after you reopen.
Having said that, it is still necessary to open the business.
Just as I was worrying about it, I saw Uncle Wu, Boss Jin's driver, walk in.
"Oh? Mr. Wenzhou, Mr. Wenjie? I didn't expect to see you two here. Are you looking for a house?"
Uncle Wu greeted us warmly. He was in his fifties or sixties, but he was a very kind person.
"Hello, Uncle Wu." My cousin and I also greeted him.
But he stealthily pulled us aside and said, "I've heard about what happened at Boss Jin's house. It's great to see you. I've run into a problem and I want you two to help me solve it."
"Trouble?" His cousin looked at him with some confusion.
Judging from his expression, it seems to be somewhat related to our work.
Now that there is work to be done, we will naturally take on business, so there is no need to worry about houses and the like.
"Yes, it's my ancestral home. It seems something has gone wrong. Do you have time to go over and take a look?"
My cousin and I looked at each other and decided to go with Uncle Wu to take a look.
Uncle Wu’s hometown is not far from here, in a small village on the outskirts of the city.
A black Audi stopped at the entrance of the village and we walked in.
We followed Uncle Wu and stopped in front of a three-story house.
This house looks very old and no one lives in it.
"What's wrong with this place?" my cousin asked Uncle Wu.
Before we start working, my cousin always seems to communicate with the person who asks us to do the work first.
Uncle Wu frowned, "I'm not sure either. As soon as you left this morning, I received a call from the village, saying that strange noises have been coming from the ancestral house for the past week. It sounded like someone knocking on a wooden board, but the house has been in disrepair for a long time, and no one dares to go in. And the noises were heard in the middle of the night, so no one dared to go in."
I felt that something was fishy, and it seemed that this house had to be cleaned.
"Please help me take a look at this house. After it's done, I'll find someone to renovate it." Uncle Wu looked at us with some temptation on his face.
I kind of knew he was worried about the price.
I can't control this kind of thing, after all, my cousin is in charge of money matters.
Finally, we agreed on a low price of 150,000 yuan. If anything unexpected happens during the process, the price may be increased at any time.
Uncle Wu is also an honest man, and he is familiar with us, so he is not afraid that we will raise the price midway.
So the final transaction price was 150,000.
So, Uncle Wu helped us find a villager's house to stay in the village, and we were ready to take action tonight.
