Traveling through ancient times, the empress insisted on having a child with me

Ling Chuan's trick was indeed effective. Free tasting was a novelty in itself. Aunt Rong's cloud cake was a recipe from the palace and tasted first-rate. Coupled with the sweetness of brown sugar, everyone who tasted it was amazed.

Soon Xia Miao and Tong Qing were surrounded by passers-by. Without them introducing themselves, they all asked where to buy the pastries.

When they heard that the new product was free on the market, they immediately flocked to Yun Fu Ji.

Old Cao, who had been standing at the door and looking out, saw customers coming in one after another. His face suddenly lit up with smiles, and he hurriedly called out when he returned to the shop, "He Chun and Du Feng, be quick, don't keep the customers waiting."

As soon as he finished speaking, customers poured into the shop. Seeing this, Ling Chuan frowned and said to himself that he had miscalculated. Then he came to the counter and said, "Lao Cao, come here."

Cao Huanchun was busy explaining to the customers that only two taels of sweet cloud cakes would be given for every five hundred coins spent. When he saw Lingchuan calling him, he quickly apologized to the customer and came to Lingchuan.

Ling Chuan ordered: "Pick someone to maintain order and have the guests line up one by one. Try to get them to line up outside the door."

Lao Cao was puzzled: "I'm already too busy to handle this, and you still want to spare someone to come out?"

"Why are you in such a hurry?" Ling Chuan said, "Tell them to slow down a bit. The people who maintain order can also explain to the customers what buy and get free means. I tell you, the longer the line is, the better. It would be best if they could line up on the street."

After saying that, Ling Chuan gave him a look that asked, "Do you understand?"

Cao Huanchun was stunned for a moment, then he reacted: "Ah... So that's how it is, I understand."

As he said that, he turned around and shouted to the counter, "He Chun, come out and maintain order. Let the customers line up properly. Don't neglect them."

It looked like there were a lot of people, but there were only about ten people in the line, just barely reaching the door. However, with Xia Miao and the others offering free tastings, the line at the door gradually grew larger.

Seeing that the door was already lined with people, Ling Chuan was feeling proud of himself, but there was a commotion in front of the counter.

"What do you mean? I've been waiting in line for a long time, and when it's my turn, they say they're sold out? You're kidding me."

Ling Chuan hurried over: "What's the matter?"

Cao Huanchun said with a bitter face: "We are not well prepared. All the snacks are sold out."

Ling Chuan was stunned: "Sold out, which snack is sold out?"

Cao Huanchun spread his hands and said, "They are all sold out. There are only a few scattered ones left, which can't even make up two kilograms of snacks. And the cloud cakes are all gone."

At this moment, not only the customers at the front, but also those in the queue behind them started to make noises: "What are you saying? There are so many of us, and we have been queuing for half a day, and in the end you say it's sold out?"

Ling Chuan saw that something was going to happen, so he stepped forward quickly, raised his hands high and said, "Everyone, please be patient and listen to me. First of all, I am very grateful for your patronage. Secondly, since this is the first day of launching this sweet cloud cake, the preparation is not sufficient. Please forgive me. However, I will not let you queue in vain. You will all receive a receipt in order later. It doesn't matter if it's this afternoon or tomorrow. As long as you bring the receipt within three days, you don't have to queue and can come and take it whenever you want."

"Lao Cao, you come and write receipts for everyone."

Cao Huanchun was already panicking just now. He had worked so hard to put together this scene, but if he handled it carelessly his reputation would be ruined. He didn't expect that Ling Chuan would solve the problem with just a few words, so neat and simple.

Next, Cao Huanchun wrote a note, and Ling Chuan hurried to call Xia Miao and Tong Qing back.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief after all the guests had left.

Cao Huanchun's hands were sore from writing the receipts. He drank his tea and said, "It's all thanks to you. I almost messed it up."

"I also have some shortcomings." Ling Chuan waved his hand and said, "Lao Cao, how much did you sell it for just now?"

Cao Huanchun opened the money box and began to count. Aunt Rong beside him said, "Today we used a total of one and a half catties of brown sugar. If we calculate based on one catty of cloud cake using one ounce of brown sugar, the total is fifteen catties of cloud cake."

Ling Chuan continued to calculate: "Based on the price of two liang of Yunpian cake per serving, we sold seventy-five servings, which is thirty-seven liang and five cents?"

Cao Huanchun had almost finished counting. He raised his head when he heard this and said, "More than that. I have already counted thirty taels, and there are still so many left. I estimate that there are at least forty taels of silver."

The four guys also had expressions of disbelief on their faces.

You know, on normal days the daily revenue is only two or three taels of silver, but just now in less than two hours, they sold forty taels?

This half day's work is equivalent to half a month's work.

Although Ling Chuan was very confident in his marketing methods, he was still shocked that the sales volume reached 40,000 yuan in the morning. After all, this was only the first day, and it was interrupted due to insufficient preparation.

If this continues, it won’t take three months for Yunfu Ji to become the dominant restaurant in Beijing.

Although he was excited inside, Ling Chuan didn't show it on his face. He just said calmly: "Everyone has worked hard today, but it will be even harder in the future. Let's eat first. We will be busy in the afternoon and evening."

While everyone was eating, Ling Chuan pulled Cao Huanchun aside and said, "Old Cao, it looks like we need to add more people. The people working here have to be reliable."

Cao Huanchun nodded: "Don't worry, I'll tell the lady later."

Ling Chuan patted him on the shoulder and said, "Lao Cao, I told you that we can become the only one in the market. You should believe me this time, right?"

Cao Huanchun nodded frequently and gave Ling Chuan a thumbs up: "Xin, Mr. Ling, I admire you. When it comes to business, you are this."

Ling Chuan laughed dryly and put his arm around Cao Huanchun's shoulders: "Tell me, with my business skills, where would I rank in your young lady's family?"

Cao Huanchun was stunned at first, then he smiled meaningfully: "Sometimes, things in this world are not just about ability, but also about background."

Now it was Ling Chuan's turn to be stunned, but he only paused for less than a second before recovering. He patted Cao Huanchun on the shoulder and said, "Let's go eat."

After lunch, everyone worked together to make dim sum, even Xiao Taohong came to help.

Ling Chuan didn't know how to make snacks, so he simply took the silver and went straight to Guangfeng to buy the raw materials.

At Guangfenghao, Lingchuan placed a cloth bag on the counter with a clang.

"Manager Liu, this is the purchase order. Please help me get the goods according to the order, plus 200 kilograms of brown sugar."

"Two hundred kilograms of brown sugar?" Liu Quan said this, but his eyes were fixed on the cloth bag. From the sound he heard, he knew that it was filled with silver and copper coins.

"That's right. I said I could get 500 kilograms of brown sugar within a month. I can't fool you out of thin air."

Liu Quan glanced at the list and thought that Old Cao was usually very stingy. In the past month, he only took about 30 or 40 taels of silver for the goods. However, his boss was very generous and gave him 50 or 60 taels at a time.

He remembered that the prince had asked him to find out the man's background, so he greeted him warmly: "Sir, please take a seat. Xiao Qingzi, pour some tea."

Ling Chuan waved his hand and said, "Let's have tea some other time. Shopkeeper Liu, help me calculate the total amount of silver first, and then help me deliver the goods to Yunfuji in San Tiaoxiang."