揉面機的嗡鳴里，陳默正把發酵好的面團搟成均勻的厚度。玻璃窗上凝著白霧，把外面的夜色暈染成一片朦朧。掛鐘指向凌晨三點，這條街只有面包房還亮著燈，暖黃的光線像塊融化的黃油，淌在青石板路上。

三年前她辭掉設計院的工作，用全部積蓄盤下這個小店。第一次烤法棍時，面沒發好，硬得能敲出聲響。她蹲在操作臺旁哭，面粉沾在睫毛上，像落了層雪。現在她能閉著眼分辨面團的發酵程度，指尖觸到的彈性里藏著時間的密碼。

凌晨五點總會來個穿藍布衫的老太太，買兩個剛出爐的豆沙包。她說孫子在隔壁醫院住院，就愛吃這口熱乎的。陳默每次都多送個奶黃包，用油紙包好塞進老太太的布袋。有次老太太帶來罐自己腌的酸豆角，說 "姑娘你總熬夜，吃點這個提提神"，玻璃罐上還貼著褪色的福字。
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七點是早高峰。穿西裝的白領要帶走三明治，送孩子上學的媽媽會買袋吐司，環衛工師傅捧著熱牛奶站在暖風口。陳默在收銀臺后忙碌，看陽光慢慢爬上對面的磚墻，把 "默記面包房" 的招牌照得發亮。她想起辭職那天，領導說 "放著好好的鐵飯碗不要，去做沒前途的小買賣"，可此刻面團在烤箱里膨脹的聲音，比任何升職加薪都讓她安心。