Given Kyang's actions, Liu was fairly certain about her financial situation now; it was no wonder, then, that she had requested that information a moment earlier. As things were right now, she was likely about to start scraping the bottom of the barrel for money, if she hadn't already. But the giant bag of coins that Xin pulled out... Now THAT was an entirely different story.

"No problem. I know the shopkeep; he's quite friendly, and the stuff's great for the price he makes them for. Don't think you need piles of money to purchase most of what he's got."

With a smile, Liu came to a stop near a small, rustic-looking shop nestled in between a tailor's store and a blacksmith's forge. The exterior was worn, likely due to the effects that time usually had on things, but it remained as sturdy as ever. There was no door, but there were a few flaps of cloth covering the entryway from wind or rain. It was certainly no rich man's restaurant, but the old-timey charm that this place had was ingrained in his memory. Even as a child, Liu had found the shopkeeper to be as nice as ever, often offering to sell to the students at a reduced price or even on the house if they accomplished something beyond expectations.

Might have been because he was purportedly an acquaintance of the old headmaster, but rumors would always remain rumors.

"Come on; let's head inside. I haven't come by in a while, so I need to catch up with old man Zhang."

With that remark tossed out as unceremoniously as the rest, Liu casually stepped into the shop and called out.

"Mr. Zhang? You in here?"

"Always have been, always will be! What do you need, little Fengxian?"

The voice that resounded sounded like it came from a strong, robust man, and ESPECIALLY not one as old as he was. The wrinkles on his forehead and his white hair made clear his old age, but his body seemed to have been toned just as well as any one of the teachers back at the school.

"Table for four, please! And bring us the usual: thirty bao, fresh steamed!"

"Certainly! Just sit right over there-" the man responded, pointing to a table off to the side- "And I'll call you up when they're ready."

"Thanks!"

With that settled, Liu took a seat off to the side, his back against the wall as he waited for the others to slip inside.