Chapter 191 The Oasis Town (1/2)
Chapter 191: The Oasis Town
Translator: Nyoi-Bo StudioEditor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
The Fourth of July, or Independence Day, was a federal holiday in the United States of America. It was an important day in American history.
However, on this day, Li Du, Hans, and Godzilla were on their way to check out the area of old houses that would be their next auction.
Their truck cruised along the road, which was partly sealed off for the Independence Day parade.
Hans took a sip of the beer and commented, ”Don’t the papers always say there’s an economic crisis in America? Why does everyone still have the mood to celebrate all this sh*t?”
Li Du, startled by Hans’s comment, looked at him in disbelief. ”Woah, buddy, you are an American. How could you say that? Gramps Washington and Father Lincoln are going to be very upset with you.”
Hans shrugged. ”The one I like is Franklin.”
He pulled out a green hundred-dollar bill, and kissed it two times.
Godzilla made a smooth U-turn, pulled onto a different road, and left Flagstaff city. They went toward the north-east direction, cruising along the highway to Carpenter Town. If they continued driving along the highway, they would reach Las Vegas.
The small town was like an oasis amongst the desert. There was natural greenery all over the place. It was full of trees, along with beautiful, flowing streams of water.
All they could see for their journey was the yellow desert sand; the sudden sight of greenery was definitely refreshing. They saw a patch of grassland where a small herd of sheep was leisurely grazing while two sheepdogs played on the field.
”So, we are entering Carpenter Town, right?” Li Du asked, looking at the scenic view outside.
”Yup,” Hans replied. ”On this highway, the moment you see greenery, you know you’ve reached Carpenter Town.”
”‘Carpenter’ sounds familiar to me—not sure where I’ve heard it. This must be a famous town, right?” Li Du casually remarked.
This time, it was Hans’s turn to look at Li Du with disbelief. ”You don’t know the Carpenters? The Carpenter siblings are really famous!”
Li Du glanced at him with an awkward smile. ”Yeah, but I don’t really know any of their songs.”
”‘Yesterday Once More,’ ‘Top of the World,’ ‘Please Mr. Postman’—you’ve never heard of these songs?” Hans’s face was still filled with shock.
Li Du surrendered with his hands up. ”Okay, I’ve heard about them. It’s just that my memory sucks.”
Hans patted Li Du’s head and teased, ”Don’t be sad, kid. Carpenter Town is also famous as well. You might really have heard of it before.”
”Cut it out!”
Carpenter Town was indeed famous. The Carpenter siblings had lived here for a while before. ”Please Mr. Postman” was said to have been created here.
When the Carpenter siblings had left the town, the townsfolk decided to rename the town after them. There was a Carpenters Museum in the town as well.
The town was also famous for its beautiful, lush scenery, and surroundings. There was a mineral spring spa resort as well, reputed to be one of the oldest spa resorts around.
But Li Du was not interested in one of the ”most famous” spots. He noticed that Americans really knew how to create hype and attention for their towns, given that almost every one of them had their own gimmicks to attract tourists and visitors.
However, Hans strongly recommended Li to chill out at the spa resort.
”Buddy, you have been looking lethargic these past few days. This means that you are stressed out, mentally and physically. We need to go to the spa—it’s a MUST.”
Li Du, however, was skeptical. ”Don’t tell me there’s some unusual activity in there?”
Hans was dumbfounded for a second. ”What unusual activity?”
”Like, uh… will there be naked women accompanying us in the spa?”
Hans rolled his eyes. ”Sh*t, I just wanted you to relax—what were you thinking?”
Li Du laughed, ”Okay, okay, I’ll go. I’m just joking!”