Chapter 418: The Empress Dowager Supports the Field
This is a membership card specially designed by Lin Nguyen for the Sweet Cottage.
On each card, there is a card number coded with Arabic numerals, with real-name registration as an anti-counterfeiting.
Because it is used in Kyoto, a raised character "Kyo" was specially made in front of the card number. And the card to be used after Huaiyang Mansion is naturally the word "Huai".
The use of membership cards, Lin Ruan designed the same system as the membership card in the previous life, with points and card discounts. The membership cards of the two branches enjoy the same discounts, but because the points cannot be queried across places, Lin Ruan thought of a way to use the remote card to consume, and can only enjoy discounts, not accumulate points.
When the points accumulate to a certain amount, the cardholder will get a free gift at the Sweet Café, which is the same as the corresponding points.
These gifts are not for sale in the store, and can only be redeemed with points, and you also need to make an appointment to redeem them in advance.
Lin Ruan believes that with this membership system stimulating, the business of Kyoto Sweet Cottage will definitely be on fire.
The qualification for the membership card, the bronze card, is ten taels of silver. Silver card, twenty taels of silver. Gold card, only giveaway, not sold. And the person who can have a gold card is definitely not an ordinary person, so Lin Ruan only prepared ten.
This was originally a membership system that should have been implemented in the store in Huaiyang Mansion, but because he was in a hurry to enter Beijing, it was shelved, and he could only wait for Lin Ruan to return to Huaiyang Mansion before implementing it.
After listening to Lin Ruan's explanation of the membership card system, Yang San'er admired Lin Ruan again.
Lin Ruan faced Yang San'er's admiration, and was inexplicably a little weak-hearted. These things are just her borrowing from the experience of her previous life, not her own thoughts.
However, Yang San'er didn't know, and neither would anyone else in this world, so Lin Ruan's heart weakness only lasted for a short time before disappearing.
Early in the morning, Lin Ruan woke up.
I ate breakfast before dawn and rode out to the store.
At this time, the store has begun to get busy, the store has to do the final cleaning and tidying, and the warehouse must also keep stocking up in case the goods are not enough to make jokes.
Lin Ruan looked around and nodded with great satisfaction.
Because the Sweet Cottage only entertains female guests, it is inconvenient for Yang San'er to enter the inner hall when it is open, so Lin Ruan needs to sit in Kyoto for a while until Chunyu comes over to take over.
Chunyu and Xia He are people she specially cultivated, and now that Kyoto needs manpower, it is natural to transfer one of them over. Since Yang San'er is happy with the spring rain, she is naturally happy to sell a favor.
After checking everywhere and making sure that there was no problem, Lin Ruan waited for the auspicious time with peace of mind.
In July, it was still very hot, and by eight or nine o'clock, the sun had already risen high outside.
Lin Ruan had several ice basins placed in the passage leading to the inner hall, and the passage was facing the main road outside, so that as long as someone passed in front of the store, they could feel the refreshing coolness.
Don't underestimate this coolness, it's enough to make people remember the sweet hut at once.
The auspicious time is set at ten o'clock, which is taking into account the time when Xiao Jingchen will go to court.
He told her that when it opened, no matter how busy it was, he would come over.
At around nine o'clock, Lin Zhong's father and daughter came to the store under the leadership of Green Calyx.
Taking advantage of the fact that it had not yet opened, Lin Ruan led Lin Zhong and them around the store.
Seeing that the auspicious time was approaching and Xiao Jingchen was still nowhere to be seen, Yang San'er asked, "Big girl, are you ready now?" ”
Lin Ruan asked, "How long is it left?" ”
"About a quarter of an hour."
Lin Ruan nodded: "Wait a little longer, prepare everything first, and start as soon as Xiao Ye arrives." ”
Lin Han said sourly beside him: "Your store is open, why do you have to wait for him?" If he can't come, won't he open it? ”
Lin Ruan glanced at him lightly: "Do you know whose shop this shop belongs to?" Do you know how I got my title now? To be a man, you can't be too unkind. I don't like this person anymore, since I have inherited the benefits of others, I have to give this face to others, otherwise who will dare to communicate with you in the future. ”
Lin Han shrank his stomach a little weakly, but he always felt unwilling in his heart, and said in his belly: "Who knows what his idea is!" The weasel gave the chicken a New Year's greeting, but he didn't have a good heart! ”
Lin Ruan didn't want to discipline him at this time, so he didn't want to make any more trouble, so he ignored him.
A quarter of an hour passed very quickly, and by this time there were already many people gathered in front of the store with flyers. Because the leaflet said that as long as you are there, there will be a small gift to give, so many idle people came.
Yang San'er asked, "Big girl, are you still waiting?" ”
Lin Ruan looked up in the direction of the inner city and ordered: "You go to the inner city gate to have a look, if you still don't see anyone, come back, we won't wait." ”
It's not a matter of keeping guests waiting, and she believes Xiao Jingchen will understand.
Yang San'er took the order and left, but after just a few steps, he ran back again: "Big girl, here, Xiao Ye is here." ”
His voice was so loud that all the people who had come to join in the fun looked back.
I saw that at the other end of the street, Xiao Jingchen rode his horse towards this side, and behind him, there were many Jinyi guards, and under the heavy encirclement of Jinyi guards, it was a very luxurious sixteen-lift sedan chair. And behind that, there are palace maids and chamberlains carrying palace lamps that can't be seen at a glance.
When Lin Ruan saw the sedan chair, he was taken aback.
The Queen Mother is here!
When the people who watched the excitement saw so many brocade guards coming, they hurriedly dodged one after another.
Lin Zhong and the others had never seen such a battle, and they suddenly felt a little weak, and pulled Lin Ruan and asked, "Ah Ruan, what's going on?" ”
Lin Ruan didn't have time to explain more, and hurriedly said: "Dad, Akan, Xiuxiu, quickly tidy up your clothes and go with me to meet the Queen Mother." Yang San'er, hurry up and order all the people in the store to come out and pick up the driver. ”
Lin Zhong and the others were so frightened that their legs almost weakened.
God, the Queen Mother! That's a character that only the literati have heard of!
But at this time, they couldn't think about it anymore, so they hurriedly shook their legs and followed Lin Ruan to meet them.
Soon, Xiao Jingchen led the team to the front, and the brocade guards stepped forward to separate the idlers and others, leaving enough space on the street.
When the queen mother's sedan chair was about to walk to the sweet hut, a white-faced and beardless attendant shouted: "The queen mother has arrived." ”
Lin Ruan hurriedly knelt down, and Lin Zhong and all the maids in the sweet hut all knelt down. And those who watched the excitement also knelt on the ground with a hula la.
Everyone shouted: "The Queen Mother is a thousand years old." ”
The palace maid stepped forward to open the sedan curtain, and Mama Hong stepped forward to help the queen mother off the sedan chair.
The Queen Mother looked at the kneeling people and smiled kindly: "Everyone, hurry up." Ah Ruan, come here. ”
Lin Ruan hurriedly got up and walked to the Queen Mother, and asked respectfully, "Queen Mother, why didn't you send someone to notify you in advance?" I really didn't expect you to come at all, I wasn't prepared at all. If there is any rudeness, please don't blame the Queen Mother. ”