Sure, here is the text translated into English:
This is the first meal in the new home, commonly known as "heating the pot bottom."
Qiao Xinyu is quite resourceful; she managed to trade for half a bag of salt, half a bottle of soy sauce, and two fish, each about five to six taels. In this era, there are no farm-fed fish; basically, all are wild fish.
A piece of tofu.
Two eggplants, three tomatoes, and a handful of chili peppers.
Without a cutting board or knife, Xu Qinghuan took a dagger to scale the crucian carp, gut it, remove the gills, clean it thoroughly, and then marinate it with salt for flavor.
She was the only one at home, so she took oil from the space. If anyone asked, she'd say it was the oil extracted from frying bacon, as the few people around were all oblivious to the practicalities of daily life.
