Chapter 508 Ah Ow Dug Something Ou (1/2)

Chapter 508: Ah Ow Dug Something Out

Translator: Nyoi-Bo StudioEditor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Li Du walked into the hotel, looked around and said, ”Nice atmosphere. The style is unique with all the yellowish-brown bricks. What's the name of this style?”

Hans grinned. ”Water shortage style.”

”What?” Li Du asked, confused.

”It was a Spanish mudbrick house,” Hans explained. ”A very ancient style of Spanish houses.

”The yellowish-brown bricks that you see is a local feature of Tucson. The weather here is dry all year round, without any rainfall for long periods of time. That's why they used bricks dried under the sun instead of fired in a kiln.”

”What if it rains?” Li Du asked. ”Does that mean the house will collapse?”

Hans shrugged. ”The thing is that it doesn't rain often. Even when it does, it's only a few drops and causes no harm to the already dried and hardened bricks.”

Li Du had learned something new and believed that people in Tucson never bothered to take precautionary steps. If it were him living in these houses, he would worry about the house collapsing.

The hotel was famous and their service was fantastic. If the guest brought a child under 14, they would add extra bedding for free, and they even prepared dinner for the kid.

The hotel had a garden full of a wide variety of plants, which was a rare scene in a desert area.

Behind the garden was a swimming pool, and in front of it was a library. These formed a resort, where people could either drink a cup of coffee on the patio or read books in the library. When the weather was hot, they could choose to chill in the garden or swim in the pool. All of these were great activities for relaxation.

Besides that, the hotel allowed their guests to bring pets. Li Du was required to pay 20 dollars for each pet, and 40 dollars if the pet exceeded the weight of 20 pounds.

Fortunately, Ah Meow and Crispy Noodles were under this weight, which saved Li Du some money..

After using the little bug vigorously in the morning, he felt exhausted. After checking into the hotel, he went to the garden with three of his pets and found a quiet place to drink some coffee.

The was a croquet court beside the garden. Li Du watched with interest—some people were passionately playing and he had never played the sport before.

Croquet was an outdoor sport that involved hitting balls with a mallet through silver hoops embedded in the grass or flat ground. It originated from France, reached England in the 13th century, and then spread to Scotland and Italy in the 17th century.

This sport spread to America in the 19th century.

Despite the late introduction, Americans loved the sport as well. The National Croquet Association had been formed to widely promote this sport to everyone. It was actually easier to play than golf.

Ah Meow couldn't contain himself when he saw the balls flying around the court.

Right after Li Du put him down so he could take a rest, the ocelot jumped over to the court and started running around.

Li Du was so tired that he had no energy left to chase after him. He could only shout after the big cat. ”Ah Meow, come back here!”

Ah Meow ignored Li Du's call and continued chasing after the balls. They seemed like fish to him. He jumped around; then he used a paw to swipe a ball and pounced on it.

The croquet balls were small: the size of pool balls. The material used was hard and heavy like pool balls as well. So when Ah Meow hit the ball with his paw it was very painful—he felt the pain in his bones. He mewled a few miserable cries and stumbled a few times running back to his master.

After that, Ah Meow sat down quietly. This didn't last long, however, because he found another thing to do: catch fish with his paw.