"Um, excuse me?"
The old woman turns her head around to look at you, and says,
"Hello. Would you like to buy some good quality vegetables?"
"No thank you," you say. "But - I was wondering - is
there a job you can offer me?"
The old woman cackled, and shook her head. "I'm sorry dear, but
even if I do hire you, I don't have enough money for your wages!"
"But - but -"
(Say something intelligent!)
You walk over to a fairly large vegetable stall, where an old woman
stood.