會稽有梅姑祠。神故馬姓，族居東莞，未嫁而夫早死，遂矢志不醮，三旬而卒。族人祠之，謂之梅姑。丙申，上虞金生，赴試經此，入廟徘徊，頗涉冥想。至夜，夢青衣來，傳梅姑命招之。從去。入祠，梅姑立候簷下，笑曰：「蒙君寵顧，實切依戀。不嫌陋拙，願以身為姬侍。」金唯唯。梅姑送之曰：「君且去。設座成，當相迓耳。」醒而惡之。是夜，居人夢梅姑曰：「上虞金生，今為吾婿，宜塑其像。」詰旦，村人語夢悉同。族長恐玷其貞，以故不從。未幾，一家俱病。大懼，為肖像於左。既成，金生告妻子曰：「梅姑迎我矣。」衣冠而死。妻痛恨，詣祠指女像穢罵；又升座批頰數四，乃去。今馬氏呼為金姑夫。
会稽有梅姑祠。神故马姓，族居东莞，未嫁而夫早死，遂矢志不醮，三旬而卒。族人祠之，谓之梅姑。丙申，上虞金生，赴试经此，入庙徘徊，颇涉冥想。至夜，梦青衣来，传梅姑命招之。从去。入祠，梅姑立候檐下，笑曰：「蒙君宠顾，实切依恋。不嫌陋拙，愿以身为姬侍。」金唯唯。梅姑送之曰：「君且去。设座成，当相迓耳。」醒而恶之。是夜，居人梦梅姑曰：「上虞金生，今为吾婿，宜塑其像。」诘旦，村人语梦悉同。族长恐玷其贞，以故不从。未几，一家俱病。大惧，为肖像于左。既成，金生告妻子曰：「梅姑迎我矣。」衣冠而死。妻痛恨，诣祠指女像秽骂；又升座批颊数四，乃去。今马氏呼为金姑夫。
In Kuaiji there is a shrine to Aunt Mei. The goddess was born a Ma, of a clan that lived at Dongguan. Before she could be married, her betrothed died young. She vowed never to marry another, and died at thirty. Her clan built her a shrine and called her Aunt Mei. In the bingshen year a scholar named Jin, of Shangyu, passed this way on his road to the examinations. He went into the temple and lingered there, his thoughts drifting into idle fancies. That night he dreamed that a maid in black came with a summons from Aunt Mei. He went with her. When he entered the shrine, Aunt Mei was standing under the eaves, waiting for him. She smiled. “You have honoured me with your regard, and truly I long for you. If you do not scorn my plainness, I would give myself to you as your concubine.” Jin murmured yes. Seeing him off, Aunt Mei said, “Go now. When your seat is ready, I will send for you.” He woke and was disgusted. That same night the people who lived there dreamed that Aunt Mei said to them, “Jin of Shangyu is now my husband. You must make his statue.” Next morning the villagers told their dreams, and all were the same. The head of the clan feared it would stain her chastity, and so he did not obey. Before long his whole family fell ill. In great fear he had a likeness made and set at her left. When it was finished, Jin said to his wife and children, “Aunt Mei has come for me.” He put on his robe and cap, and died. His wife, in bitter grief and rage, went to the shrine, pointed at the woman’s image and cursed it filthily; then she climbed onto the altar, slapped its face several times, and left. The Ma family now call him Uncle Jin.