The top courtesan of Yuchun Tower needed clothing, and although both finished garments and fabrics were acceptable, she specifically chose fabric due to being from the same trade association.
The leader of the Beggars' Sect asked for not cakes but flour-based food, which makes sense now, not because cakes weren't filling, but because the food he wanted wasn't cakes at all.
Once the four members understood, they immediately gave Tang Shu a thumbs-up.
"Brilliant, truly brilliant! Such keen observational skills!"
Who would have noticed that tattered flag, which had never been properly looked at before, let alone the trade association number marked in the top right corner?
Such a deeply hidden clue!
"If we distinguish the shops this way, we won't have to run around like headless flies anymore. Just find the matching number and we'll quickly untangle the related tasks," they concluded.