[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-first-iron-rice-bowl-of-great-jin":3,"chapter-the-first-iron-rice-bowl-of-great-jin-the-first-iron-rice-bowl-of-great-jin-chapter-138":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The First Iron Rice Bowl of Great Jin",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},151824,261,"Chapter 138: No One in My Heart","the-first-iron-rice-bowl-of-great-jin-chapter-138",138,"\u003Cp>「在醫藥司里找到自己的位置......」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>花長曦回院的路上，一直在思考這問題。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>誠如古興所說，醫藥司有著完整的組織架構，負責醫藥司運營的司長等官員都是朝廷安排的，九街藥鋪的藥師、醫師不是醫術淵博的老資歷，就是各種有背景的人。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>哪怕是弟子堂、學徒堂、雜役堂的負責人，也都是有靠山之輩。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>如此情況下，她能將自己安放在哪裡呢？\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>她肯定是不願意投靠人、給自己找個主子的，可若不按照醫藥司的規則來，她又該如何獲取地位？\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「揚名.....」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>別說，古興的這提醒還真是最適合她的。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>在醫藥司揚名，對她來說還真不算難。只要找回了佛珠手串，將木牌和岐黃館綁定，真正的岐黃館顯露出來，且只有她能在雜役堂的九個岐黃館只能她授課，揚名可以說是手到擒來的事。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>可佛珠手串丟在了牛頭山，還得下九幽找，這事不是一時半會兒就能辦成的。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>花長曦呼出一口氣，司長的兩個徒弟要在六號岐黃館授課，她是無法阻止了。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>很快，她回到了院子，稍微收拾了一下東西，就離開了醫藥司，直接去了豐安坊的神農藥鋪。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>青牛妖已經在須彌珠里幫花長曦種了一個多月的地了，看正好將它放出來和阿牛、蒲草一起過中秋節。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>別說，青牛妖還真是個種地好手，空間里閑置的荒地被它開墾種植起來，整個空間頓時變得欣欣向榮起來了。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>花長曦在藥鋪住了一晚，期間指點了一下蒲草修鍊和煉丹的事，也問了問阿牛的煉體進度。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>蒲草因為又要修鍊，又要煉丹，還要管著藥鋪，現在還是練氣後期修士。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>而阿牛的煉體進度就快得多了，已經開始修鍊《九轉玄功》第三篇——煉骨篇了。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>花長曦試了一下阿牛的戰力，發現他現在的實力完全可以對戰結丹境修士了。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「阿牛，過段時間我想要售賣靈丹了，原本我還擔心藥鋪安全的問題，如今你有這樣的實力我可放心了。」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>阿牛靦腆的笑了笑，為自己能幫到花長曦，能幫到藥鋪而感到高興。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>一夜過去，天色一亮，花長曦同蒲草、阿牛吃了早飯後，就回花家了。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「喲，九娘回來了。」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>花家院子里堆了好些禮品，比過年時收到的還要多，花長曦回來的時候，花老太太正帶著三個兒媳和幾個孫女整理著。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「祖母，阿娘，二嬸、四嬸。」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>看到花長曦回來，姚氏面上頓時露出了笑容，見女兒沒注意到小姑子，連忙提醒道：「你三姑姑一家來了，還不快叫人。」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>花長曦看向站在花老太太身側的婦人，笑著見禮：「三姑姑。」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>花三姑笑著打量了一下花長曦：「九娘及笄后，整個人都長開了，如今是越發的標緻了。」說著，拉著姚氏。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「大嫂，你真是好福氣呀，生了這麼個女兒，我看過不了多久，上門來提親的人怕是要將花家的門檻給踩爛了。」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>姚氏連忙謙虛笑道：「九娘這丫頭的性子沒少讓我和你大哥頭疼，日後只要能順利將她嫁出去，我就要燒高香了。」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>花三姑立馬一副不認同的樣子：「我就喜歡九娘的性子，沈家要是能娶到這樣的兒媳，我做夢都會笑醒。」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>這話一出，姚氏臉上的笑容一僵，就是整理禮物的花老太太，手上的動作也停了下來。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>花三姑看到兩人的反應，知道自己說得太直白了，連忙找補了一句：「九娘是有大福氣的，日後一定能嫁到有福之家的。」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>姚氏臉上的笑容才又重新活了過來，但只點頭回應了一下，就連忙岔開了給花長曦找婆家的話題。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>花長曦站在一旁，看著她娘的反應，有些想笑。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>姚氏見了，瞪了她一眼，被人當面提起親事，女兒居然毫無羞澀之態，還一副看熱鬧的模樣，她心裡就納悶了，她怎麼就生了這麼一個與眾不同的女兒呢。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>這時，花大郎從堂屋裡走了出來，身後還跟著花三郎、花六郎，花三姑家的兩個表哥，以及兩個她不認識的年輕男子。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「九娘回來了。」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>花長曦看到花大郎，面露詫異：「大哥，阿爹不是說你去外地辦差了嗎，你什麼時候回來的？」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>花大郎：「我七月就回京了。」說著，笑了笑，「家裡這麼多兄弟姊妹，就屬你最忙了，我回來這麼久，這還是第一次看到你回家呢。」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>聽到這話，花長曦笑了一聲：「大哥這是在責怪我呢？」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Liulang, seeing Hua Changxi's reaction, quickly walked over to her: \"Big Brother is thinking of you.\" Then, smiling, he told her, \"Jiuniang, Big Brother is going to get engaged.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Hua Changxi showed surprise, then happily asked with a smile, \"Really? Which family's daughter?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Liulang was about to elaborate when Hua Dalang interrupted: \"Jiuniang hasn't even entered the house yet to pay respects to Grandfather and Uncle Mingzhe and Third Uncle.\" He looked at the two young men beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By the way, these are Uncle Mingzhe's sons, Brother Chen and Brother Tao the Third.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi smiled and greeted the two, but in her mind she thought: On the Mid-Autumn Festival reunion day, Hua Tai actually sent his eldest son and two grandsons to celebrate the festival at their house. The intention to curry favor was too obvious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed that during this time, something must have happened at home that she didn't know about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi entered the main hall, and Hua Dalang and his group followed her in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Master Hua sat in the seat of honor, with Hua Mingzhe and Uncle Shen on his left, and Hua Minghe, Second Uncle Hua, and Fourth Uncle Hua on his right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi bowed and greeted each of them in turn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Master Hua: \"Why did you only come back today?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi glanced at the old master and replied with a smile, \"I was busy with something.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Mingzhe looked Hua Changxi over and asked with a smile, \"I heard from my Wan Yue that you no longer attend classes at the Chore Hall. So what do you usually busy yourself with?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi evaded, \"Just keeping busy at random.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Master Hua heard this and said, \"If you have nothing serious to do at the Medical Department, then come home. You like alchemy, and the family runs a pharmacy. Business is pretty good now, and we're about to hire people.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi looked surprised: \"Really? The family pharmacy is doing so well you're about to hire?\" As she spoke, she glanced at Hua Sanlang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Sanlang nodded: \"The elixirs our family sells are very popular.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi: \"That's great. But I won't come back and cause trouble. Besides, there are already so many people in the family.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Master Hua frowned: \"Don't you have nothing to do at the Chore Hall? If you come home, you can help the family and not waste your alchemy skills.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi felt a bit annoyed inside: \"Grandfather, who told you I have nothing to do at the Chore Hall?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Old Master Hua's gaze flick toward Hua Mingzhe, Hua Changxi immediately looked at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Mingzhe, seeing this, explained with a smile: \"Wan Yue said you haven't been attending classes lately and just wander around the Chore Hall every day. Could she have made a mistake?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi looked at him and said bluntly, \"Uncle, are you having me watched?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her reaction, Hua Mingzhe's expression stiffened, while Old Master Hua furrowed his brow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Dalang said displeasedly, \"Jiuniang, what kind of attitude is that? Apologize to Uncle immediately.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi looked at Hua Dalang expressionlessly and said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Minghe looked at Hua Dalang, his tone carrying dissatisfaction: \"DaLang, if you have something to say, say it properly to Jiuniang.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Mingzhe, who had long learned about Hua Changxi's temperament from his parents, took the initiative to smooth things over with a smile: \"I was too forward. But Jiuniang, let me explain: Wan Yue wasn't trying to have you watched. She just admires you greatly and couldn't help paying extra attention to you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After Wan Yue returned home, she kept telling the family about you—how skilled you are in medicine, how profound your knowledge is, and how every lesson she took from you benefited her greatly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi didn't want to spoil everyone's mood on a festive day, so she smiled in response to Hua Mingzhe, but didn't pick up his conversation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Hua Mingzhe said no more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Old Master Hua spoke up: \"You have the leisure to teach outsiders at the Chore Hall, so why can't you come home and help the family?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Hua Changxi was truly getting impatient: \"Grandfather, when I teach others at the Medical Department, I achieve something for myself; but if I come home to help, it achieves something for the Hua family. Of course I would choose to achieve something for myself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Dalang, hearing this, couldn't help speaking out again: \"Jiuniang, how can you think like that? The Hua family gave birth to you and raised you. Isn't it selfish of you to be so unwilling to repay them?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi laughed in anger: \"I haven't repaid the family?\" She turned to Old Master Hua and Hua Minghe. \"Grandfather, Father, haven't I repaid the family?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Old Master Hua was burning with rage, annoyed that Hua Changxi had openly argued in front of their son-in-law and outsiders: \"In a family, you can't haggle over everything.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Hua Changxi didn't want to say anything more. She turned and walked out of the main hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Old Master Hua was furious and said to Hua Minghe, \"This is the fine daughter you've raised.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Minghe said helplessly, \"Father, let Jiuniang do what she wants. She hasn't hindered the family in any way.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Master Hua: \"But she is a member of the Hua family. All of us should be working together.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Dalang followed her out of the room, caught up with Hua Changxi, and entered her room after her: \"Jiuniang, the family hasn't done anything to wrong you, has it? Even if Grandfather and Grandmother were a bit strict in disciplining you, it shouldn't make you hold a grudge against the family, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi frowned: \"What are you saying? When did I ever hold a grudge against the family?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Dalang: \"But you'd rather trust outsiders than your own family—that's the truth, isn't it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi: \"I don't distrust the family.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Dalang: \"Really? Then why didn't you tell the family about the medicine shop you opened outside? Why didn't you tell us about the Fire Spirit Mine you own outside? You'd rather find outsiders to cooperate with than let family members take over—does that sound like trusting your family to you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi looked at him: \"You investigated me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Dalang: \"I never expected my own little sister to be so formidable that you ended up on the Brocade Guard's surveillance list. If I hadn't gone to the Brocade Guard on business, we wouldn't have known how long you'd have kept us in the dark.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jiumiang, do you even consider us family? Are we really that unworthy of your trust?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi: \"I told you, it's not that I don't trust you. I just don't want to have too many entanglements of interest with you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Dalang laughed in anger: \"If there are no entanglements between family members, are they still family?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi looked at Hua Dalang: \"Big Brother, I never pry into your affairs outside. I ask you to respect me as well—that's how I do things.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Dalang snorted: \"You're afraid the family will take advantage of you, aren't you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi looked at the storage pouch hanging at Hua Dalang's waist—the one she had given her father on his birthday: \"...You really have taken advantage.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Dalang was choked with anger, staring deeply at Hua Changxi: \"Jiumiang, only today did I discover you are such a cold and unfeeling person. Setting aside gains and losses, do you have no feelings for your family at all?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The family lacks cultivation resources, and you clearly could help us, yet you turn a blind eye.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Our family has no foundation. In cultivation, one step behind means every step behind. You don't have us in your heart at all, so you can so calmly watch us fall behind.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What does falling behind mean?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It means our family clearly had a chance to prosper, but we let it slip away; it means in this ever-changing situation, we are likely to be controlled by others, or even lose our lives.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you had us in your heart at all, you wouldn't stand by and watch us fall into danger and passivity.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1430,"2026-05-29T04:10:26.746Z","2026-06-01T04:29:08.487Z",1,"deepseek-v4-flash","2eb5a3b22bb9c1ae40a106b1dc83d4109137b42bf234c97625d5bf0fb5e8ca3a","the-first-iron-rice-bowl-of-great-jin-chapter-139","the-first-iron-rice-bowl-of-great-jin-chapter-137",547,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-first-iron-rice-bowl-of-great-jin-cover.jpg"]