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夜深，我拖著疲憊身軀來到準備打烊的麵店。237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1G1R36Ey9w
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「一碗淨麵。」237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuq18U91Evw
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老闆瞥了我一眼，不發一言，雙手來回忙著。237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXcwTHrnIWH
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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。237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqpDqBaBYNM
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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。237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTQLZxBRFwF
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火在燒，水在滾，麵在翻。心在跳，耳在聽，手在動。237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHS8dteY3lO
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各有前因，各有煩惱，毋須對號入座。237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdnm6vIfUAd
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麵來了。237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ5k8pHryWl
237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGn0WMzFart
名副其實的淨麵。沒有湯汁，沒有調味料，沒有配料。237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS61XnBaYtK
237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9F7lD1VK21
「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。237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfHFkt8Cnjg
237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSW1K3NSk6S
「我不需要它好吃。」我低頭吃麵，心裡希望老闆閉嘴。237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7jXFU24Ivm
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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。237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs1LdEiug7p
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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。」237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaOoTYTVr0M
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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。237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvYBbkfTT34
237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKjU3Q9WNMk
「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。237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0sPZHR1pis
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「何以見得？」我的手不自覺退回來，想聽他說下去。237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH1uxoneEQN
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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。237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkgnkCQCoxe
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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。237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMNjGpAvGGY
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「你已然下班。」老闆眼神放軟，現出疲態：「累了，累得沒能假裝。」237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYVR9RRHE1U
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「你想太多。」我假笑，再次將鈔票遞予老闆。237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbyiba9VRUn
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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。237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnD5mimtp1g
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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。237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfG9gMPWcAj
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心念電轉，靈光一閃，驀地抬頭。237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi1BkX0YM44
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算了吧。237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjlHQFYSUO8
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難得遇到一個敢於對客人板著臉的人。237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2exS1XTjvw
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我也想成為這樣的人。
淨麵食譜237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgdBGGroY2M
1）煲水237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhuBCsXAKhl
2）放入麵條237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQAnR65fSuS
3）取出熟透的麵條，放入碗內237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡry5MYjHzbz
4）最重要的步驟：趁熱食！237Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiBTV6CDKRV
註：本篇另收錄於短篇小說集《雜念集》。
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