"Young Madam, why not let us do it? You're pricking your hands so much that the two swans almost look like ducks."
Under the lamp, Qu Fulan was struggling to make a gift for the Dragon Boat Festival, but even the two maids couldn't bear to watch anymore.
In this day and age, even girls in villages who do rough work have to learn needlework. Although the quality varies, it usually isn't too bad, and occasionally they can sell some embroidery for money.
Girls from well-off families naturally don't need to rely on needlework to make a living, but they still need to embroider their dowries early. Marriage is a big event, and they need to participate at least a little, so needlework is a presentable skill.
But look at their family's Young Madam, with the most delicate skin and tender hands, clearly not accustomed to living a life needing these skills. How is her needlework not even as good as a village girl's?
