In the Mortal Realm, not working is almost equivalent to not wanting to live. Without work, there will be no harvest, and if there's no harvest, one will have nothing for food or living expenses, and won't be able to survive. It's not like being a child without parents or someone to look after them, who can rely on others for food. Even children who grow up while relying on others for food, once they are capable of labor, must support themselves.
"Suppose you are an ordinary mortal, and right now you need to eat breakfast. Without breakfast, you won't have the strength to work in the morning."
The first challenge Lin Suqing gave was about solving the problem of meals.
Qing Youmeng plucked a large leaf and drank the dew on it as her solution.
"No, no, no, mortals can't even last an hour on a big jar of water, let alone a couple drops of dew," Lin Suqing said as she dragged Qing Youmeng past houses, "Look at what they are all eating."
