Diamonds buried in the garden 埋在花园里的钻石

An old man lived alone in Northern Ireland. His only son John was in prison.

一个老人独居在北爱尔兰，他的独生子约翰正在坐牢。

The old man wanted to plant some wheat in his field but he didn't know anyone who would help him weed and plow up the field.

老人想在花园里种些小麦，但不知道谁可以帮忙除草和翻松泥土。

He wrote to his son about it, and received this reply."For heaven's sake, don't dig up that field. That's where I buried a handful of diamonds".

他写信向儿子提及此事，儿子回信说道：“看上帝的面子上，千万不要翻松花园里的泥土，我把一些钻石埋在那儿了。”

At dusk, a dozen British soldiers showed up with spades and dug up the entire field totally to seek the diamonds. But didn't find any precious stones.

黄昏的时候，一队英国士兵拿着铁铲出现在老人的田里，把土地翻了个遍，但并没有找到任何宝石。

Confused, John senior wrote to his son telling him what occurred and asking him what to do next.

老约翰不知道怎么回事，他写信告诉儿子所发生的一切，并问他下一步应该怎样做。

His son's reply was: "God bless you, just plant your wheat."

儿子回信道：“上帝保佑你！你只管种麦子好了。”