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夜深，我拖著疲憊身軀來到準備打烊的麵店。214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI0egJjB7J3
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「一碗淨麵。」214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlFy6Nb0egg
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老闆瞥了我一眼，不發一言，雙手來回忙著。214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs056IrdpiA
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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。214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaF6AClZoqg
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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。214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5g5d7geBVv
214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡomUH9JVk9I
火在燒，水在滾，麵在翻。心在跳，耳在聽，手在動。214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL0vgKaSwrm
214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzZ0KL5YKum
各有前因，各有煩惱，毋須對號入座。214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgq0BsBf1LC
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麵來了。214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoXj21613M0
214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvu7OEspfwg
名副其實的淨麵。沒有湯汁，沒有調味料，沒有配料。214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVi7DqSPfYp
214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu8qLJ0NX3S
「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。214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk5aCGltFPm
214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZL8OtovYXe
「我不需要它好吃。」我低頭吃麵，心裡希望老闆閉嘴。214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAM8xsPZCdP
214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpseC22IbDq
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。214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡONzRcuG4QS
214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRbzz8igOtz
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。」214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOpXohYyABo
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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。214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHJDgcynORC
214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM0I2AJHwZx
「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。214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOhY3z5ToWd
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「何以見得？」我的手不自覺退回來，想聽他說下去。214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAPZI2cy9Be
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「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。214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9wblI422oa
214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9kcGMIHdZR
「還以為服務業從業員都是笑臉迎人的！」我笑老闆過於主觀。214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7pbh9npRw3
214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8b5VwJAdYo
「你已然下班。」老闆眼神放軟，現出疲態：「累了，累得沒能假裝。」214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpn7Tj1TfRe
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「你想太多。」我假笑，再次將鈔票遞予老闆。214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpFkJb0he64
214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi2GdiGqe7g
老闆點點頭，終於伸手接下鈔票，但沒有感謝我的惠顧。214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfV2jN36kfq
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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。214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSTCG4rUzDB
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心念電轉，靈光一閃，驀地抬頭。214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBNd8M0WfuR
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算了吧。214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOQIDA9r9vf
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難得遇到一個敢於對客人板著臉的人。214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKyw8OGSqfE
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我也想成為這樣的人。
淨麵食譜214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXXf9tTHPkM
1）煲水214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdVGIvsnJ0S
2）放入麵條214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8M6eHTZglX
3）取出熟透的麵條，放入碗內214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNnKhO8uH9k
4）最重要的步驟：趁熱食！214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeszyepMkwA
註：本篇另收錄於短篇小說集《雜念集》。
ns 15.158.61.4da2
