Each of the four trays contained a bar of soap, neatly arranged in a square.
"Madam, please take a look. This peach blossom soap is made from peach blossoms and several expensive spices. The soap is pink and has a rich floral fragrance. After bathing in it, your body will retain a faint peach blossom scent."
This peach blossom soap uses over a thousand peach blossoms. Because it's expensive to make and only available during the peach blossom season, this is a limited-edition, limited-time soap in our store. Once it's sold out this year, we won't be restocking it.
Madam Lin looked at the small piece of peach blossom soap, which was pink and looked very special. The maidservant stepped forward and brought the peach blossom soap over. As soon as it was brought to her side, the fragrance of peach blossoms wafted into her nose.
"It is indeed very fragrant."
Madam Lin nodded repeatedly. The peach blossom soap was even carved with peach blossoms, and had a rich floral fragrance.
"I'll take this one."
The soap the Li family gave her had no fragrance whatsoever, yet its effect was already amazing.
It can actually leave a fragrance on your body, which is much better than aromatherapy. Thinking that she would smell of peach blossoms, Madam Lin's ears turned slightly red.
"Madam, this peach blossom soap is priced at three taels of silver."
Manager Zhang quickly quoted a price.
"The shopkeeper said that this small piece used over a thousand peach blossoms and a lot of spices, so the production process must be very complicated. This price is well worth it."
Madam Lin truly felt it was worth it. The aromatherapy products weren't cheap, and she wasn't short of money. She definitely wanted this peach blossom soap.
"Madam, the next one is a medicated soap. It contains peppermint and honeysuckle. Using this soap to wash your body can clear heat and detoxify, relieve prickly heat and itching. It is most effective for children and people with damp heat."
"That's quite novel."
"This is milk soap. Milk soap is softer than other soaps, has a sweet scent, and has skin-nourishing effects with long-term use."
"Next up is a special medicated soap made in our store. It has beauty and skin-nourishing effects and is called Jade Complexion Soap. It is mainly used after cleansing to remove blemishes and moisturize the skin. It contains a variety of Chinese medicinal herbs and is the most difficult soap to make in our store. At the current pace, we can only make five bars at a time."
Mrs. Lin was very tempted; she wanted all four bars of soap.
"Are the effects really as good as you say?"
"Madam, I dare not speak presumptuously."
"Then let's wrap them all up. Do you have any extra? I want to take more."
Shopkeeper Zhang's lips curled up slightly.
"Madam, the owner has long ago said he would give you this bar of medicated soap."
Madam Lin understood; they were going to use her to spread the word. No matter how expensive the soap was, it couldn't be more valuable than the favor she had done for him.
"Alright then, I won't stand on ceremony."
The fact that she only received five bars of medicated soap at a time made the trip worthwhile.
"The peach blossom soap is currently limited in quantity, with a limit of five per person. The mint and honeysuckle soap has more stock, while the milk soap is limited to two per person."
"Okay, buy the highest amount."
Madam Lin's maid went to pay the bill, while she continued to drink tea and eat white jade cake. Having come out for a while, she was not going to go back just like that. Her mood improved, and she also had the interest to look at the other cosmetics in the shop.
If this soap is so ingenious, then these cosmetics must also have some secrets.
Manager Zhang retired after achieving his goal, leaving behind a maid from Meige to introduce Madam Lin.
Many people were paying attention to the magistrate's wife's movements. Those shopkeepers who were secretly looking forward to seeing the magistrate's wife's carriage parked in front of their shops felt their hearts sink.
It's outrageous! We're all in business, yet they're pulling strings and using connections.
Sure enough, the magistrate's wife went in and didn't come out for quite a while, and some gentry wives and wealthy merchants came running after hearing the news.
Manager Zhang stopped the person at the door.
"Excuse me, ladies. Our Rouge Hall operates on a VIP system; only those with a membership card can enter and make purchases."
These words immediately stunned the ladies.
What? I have to pay money just to get in your store to buy something?
Some hot-tempered people turned around and left on the spot, thinking, "What a lousy shop! They're ripping people off like pigs!"
Pan Jinhua proposed the membership system. Since the goal was to be high-end, why not just implement a membership system or an invitation system? Wouldn't that be even more sophisticated?
At first, she only wanted to open a soap shop, but her second and third sons and Manager Zhang thought that the shop could be made more upscale.
Soap is something that ordinary people can have. We can open a shop for ordinary people and start by targeting the high-end market to build a reputation. Then, orders will surely come pouring in.
Upon hearing "high-end," Pan Jinhua's radar went off. After all, even modern supermarkets have membership systems.
He immediately launched into a long and detailed explanation of the membership system and tiered structure, which thrilled the three men, who were eager to roll up their sleeves and get to work.
Li's Rouge Hall has a membership system.
Initially, you receive a membership card, and your membership will be upgraded based on your future spending.
From bronze members to silver members, then to gold members and jade members.
Each level has a corresponding ID card. You can use the card to make purchases at the store; the store recognizes the person, not the card.
A silver member, in addition to their personal maid, has the right to bring one companion inside. Each subsequent rank increases the limit by one additional companion.
Madam Lin naturally didn't need to buy an identity token; she was invited by the Li family, and the identity token had already been delivered to her.
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Madam Lin couldn't understand the meaning of the sign either, but Manager Zhang told her that it meant the sign meant for the number one customer of Rouge Hall.
Members need to register their identity information. If it is a member's birthday, Yanzhitang will send a cake to the member's home, as well as a birthday gift from Yanzhitang.
Of course, Manager Zhang didn't say that these kinds of things are only interesting when they suddenly appear later.
Different levels also offer different services.
Bronze badge holders can only enter the store for purchases; to access a private room, they need to take a number on-site. Silver badge holders can reserve a private room, and the private room fee is discounted. They will also receive a complimentary white jade cake and fragrant tea; any additional items will require payment in silver.
Not only can reservations be made for the gold medals, but private rooms are also completely free, and all food and drinks are offered at no extra cost.
As for the highest-grade jade pendants, Rouge Hall offers door-to-door service, priority purchase rights for the store's newest items each month, monthly member gifts, and even on members' birthdays, a special decoration service will be provided. As for how the decoration will be done, we'll have to wait and see.
The membership system at the Rouge Shop is actually a screening process, targeting only the most VIP customers.
It was blatantly telling everyone: if you don't have money, don't come.
Those who had been secretly watching the Li family's rouge hall make a fool of themselves were all stunned.
They even laughed at the Li family for being too ambitious, never imagining that they had no intention of earning money from the poor.
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