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夜深，我拖著疲憊身軀來到準備打烊的麵店。208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtoHi9batwG
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「一碗淨麵。」208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOGlj9mV963
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老闆瞥了我一眼，不發一言，雙手來回忙著。208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2zavpyvaRr
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他的臉色不大好看，正如我剛才點菜時的語氣也不禮貌。208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb7dSXBPUFd
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我知道兩者沒有關連，他板著臉並非因為我的不禮貌，我的不禮貌並非因為他板著臉。208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeZF2hWULr1
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火在燒，水在滾，麵在翻。心在跳，耳在聽，手在動。208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnx6F6FxTKo
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各有前因，各有煩惱，毋須對號入座。208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWbhBnUpEoz
208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ5OnIwVxqr
麵來了。208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ83psOHbDH3
208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡagFj2l6KMS
名副其實的淨麵。沒有湯汁，沒有調味料，沒有配料。208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZz6ahE4TwE
208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡob3LXy1VIr
「有可能好吃嗎？」老闆的臉色依然玄青，聲調卻是淡然如水，不含惡意。208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxOk1uHaPft
208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSVQOBRQxe0
「我不需要它好吃。」我低頭吃麵，心裡希望老闆閉嘴。208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjjkosEJuE1
208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOfck1DDPBy
也許老闆不知道該如何接話，僅是站在原地，默默看我將淨麵吃清光。208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbKf7hjwHNj
208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHpVVkc9KGb
我掏出銀包取鈔票，老闆突然又開口：「你光顧這店不下百次，每次只點一碗淨麵。由於這種吃法太奇怪，我早在你光顧的第十次已然開始留意你。」208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwUQbYS6Kce
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「有沒有甚麼特別發現？」我拿著鈔票的手沒有收回，定在空中伸向老闆。208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVOxLuFIpFf
208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhxe9Vqvcgk
「你從事服務業。」老闆有意無意地交叉雙手架在胸前，沒有接過鈔票。208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUn4FmCuvtU
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「何以見得？」我的手不自覺退回來，想聽他說下去。208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSQ1GfLHWZ1
208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGBI59BAw8w
「每次你的臉色不大好看，語氣也不禮貌，就像一碗淨麵。」老闆毫不客氣。208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMYOnCCcG5G
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「還以為服務業從業員都是笑臉迎人的！」我笑老闆過於主觀。208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJXsiNeMeka
208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrWjHkuEVAP
「你已然下班。」老闆眼神放軟，現出疲態：「累了，累得沒能假裝。」208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ56Udz3ML7R
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「你想太多。」我假笑，再次將鈔票遞予老闆。208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡANpfDrLIpN
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老闆點點頭，終於伸手接下鈔票，但沒有感謝我的惠顧。208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7nFDV7t8GW
208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrl3foze5Hz
我走出麵店，猶豫要不要繼續光顧這麵店——被看穿心思的感覺令我很不安、很難受。208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUGyw8KRdre
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心念電轉，靈光一閃，驀地抬頭。208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJG9ER36Lid
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算了吧。208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWEMiofyaz7
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難得遇到一個敢於對客人板著臉的人。208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ODIVFVDXw
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我也想成為這樣的人。
淨麵食譜208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJVRF2ICXJM
1）煲水208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxGIiSFHgcb
2）放入麵條208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWhczpwbUXd
3）取出熟透的麵條，放入碗內208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIj9a2GuYRv
4）最重要的步驟：趁熱食！208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJXWQMThg8P
註：本篇另收錄於短篇小說集《雜念集》。
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