"Wonderful!" Scrooge smiled. "I can go collect my things from the hotel and be up here with a few of my people by midafternoon to start an assessment on what's needed so basic work can start as early as tomorrow morning. They and any subcontractors needed will all be from outside of the village. Them being all my people will also ensure that the work gets done without sabotage."

Because even those who didn't have direct connections to Scrooge through the Bin knew better than to attempt such a betrayal. Scrooge could be a stingy miser but he made sure that the loyal and hardworking were treated well...and anyone else usually ended up desperately wishing they'd heeded the warnings not to try and screw him over.

"I hope you'll be on hand to help identify anything that shouldn't be touched under any circumstances. I'd rather not end up with any sort of mishaps on top of all this nonsense." He paused. "I understand that there might be new equipment you're in need of to keep up with what I need to get things done, so it'll be fully paid for by me." He grinned at the duo. "Once you've got a shopping list, I'd like to look it over before putting in the order."