Not to mention the cost of materials and labor required to make so many mangoes into dried fruit.

Zhu Xiudan had also calculated it, and it was precisely because she had calculated it that she was worried.

The military already had very little money, and every penny was stretched thin. The division commander certainly couldn't spare any more funds to support the uncertain future of the side business.

"By the way, the side business group made a batch of dried mangoes before, but they didn't sell and are all piled up in the warehouse. There are probably several thousand kilograms of them. If we can sell these mangoes, we can also recover some funds."

As the conversation progressed, Zhu Xiudan felt embarrassed. If they could be sold, why would they be piling up in the warehouse?

Although Yu Yao had heard about this before, she did not know the specific reasons behind it.

"That's how it is," Zhu Xiudan began by recounting how her side business started by making dried mangoes and enthusiastically seeking out sales. "As soon as the dried mangoes were made, we contacted department stores in Guangdong Province, but they all refused as soon as they heard they were dried mangoes."

Qin Lamei was overconfident and bought a lot of mangoes, making several thousand kilograms of dried mangoes. However, problems arose when it came time to sell them.

Department stores in Guangdong Province have signed contracts with state-owned farms and state-owned food factories. They can't even sell all their dried mangoes, so why would they accept dried mangoes that have just been made by the side business group and haven't been tested by the market?

Of course, they rejected me.

After being rejected, Qin Lamei and her group turned to the supply and marketing cooperative, but they were even less likely to accept their products. The supply and marketing cooperative handled all purchases and sales in a centralized manner and did not accept mangoes from the sideline production group.

Neither of the two places that wanted to sell their products wanted them, so the side business team was dumbfounded. They couldn't find any other way out, so they could only pile up the dried mangoes in the warehouse.