Neither brother objected. They had both seen what there was and knew what to expect. Besides, they were family, not outsiders; they had that much trust in each other.
But while the brothers did not care whose house the things were moved into, their wives did not necessarily feel the same.
The two sisters-in-law divided things up themselves, each moving half into her own home. Both smilingly said they were afraid the other would not have enough room, so keeping half at each house was just right. Everything would be brought out to divide up tomorrow anyway.
Father Ye and Mother Ye could not be bothered to interfere, either, as long as the women could work it out themselves.
Ye Yaodong also moved the miscellaneous items into the yard first. Only after setting those down did he carry in the goods, local specialties, and clothes he had brought back.
After standing at the entrance chatting with them for a while, Father Ye and Mother Ye took their own luggage and belongings back to the Old House.
The children were all a little overexcited. Even when their parents called them inside, they were reluctant to go and kept running and jumping wildly outside the doors.
"Get inside and go to bed right now! You have school tomorrow. If you can't get up, I'll spank every last one of you raw!"
"Hehe, we'll definitely get up!"
"Wait, didn't the teacher say we get the Mid-Autumn Festival off?"
"Right, we get Mid-Autumn off. Does that mean there's no school tomorrow?"
"It's not even Mid-Autumn yet, and you're already thinking about a holiday? Or are you trying to feed us false information and start your holiday early?" Moving things in the yard, Ye Yaodong called over the wall, refusing to let their little scheme