姚安，臨洮人，美丰標。同里宮姓，有女子字綠娥，豔而知書，擇偶不嫁。母語人曰：「門族風采，必如姚某始字之。」姚聞，紿妻窺井，擠墮之，遂娶綠娥。雅甚親愛。然以其美也，故疑之：閉戶相守，步輒綴焉；女欲歸寧，則以兩肘支袍，覆翼以出，入輿封誌，而後馳隨其後，越宿，促與俱歸。女心不能善，忿曰：「若有桑中約，豈瑣瑣所能止耶！」姚以故他往，則扃女室中，女益厭之；俟其去，故以他鑰置門外以疑之。姚見大怒，問所自來。女憤言：「不知！」姚愈疑，伺察彌嚴。一日，自外至，潛聽久之，乃開鎖啟扉，惟恐其響，悄然掩入。見一男子貂冠臥床上。忿怒，取刀奔入，力斬之。近視，則女晝眠畏寒，以貂覆面上。大駭，頓足自悔。宮翁忿質官。官收姚，褫衿苦械。姚破產，以巨金賂上下，得不死。由此精神迷惘，若有所失。適獨坐，見女與髯丈夫，狎褻榻上，惡之，操刃而往，則沒矣；反坐，又見之。怒甚，以刀擊榻，席褥斷裂。憤然執刃，近榻以伺之，見女立面前，視之而笑。遽砍之，立斷其首；既坐，女不移處，而笑如故。夜間滅燭，則聞淫溺之聲，褻不可言。日日如是，不復可忍，於是鬻其田宅，將卜居他所。至夜，偷兒穴壁入，劫金而去。自此貧無立錐，忿恚而死。里人藁葬之。
姚安是臨洮人，容貌俊美，風度出眾。同鄉有戶姓宮的人家，女兒名叫綠娥，長得美，又讀過書，因為挑選丈夫，一直沒有出嫁。她母親對人說：「論家世和風采，一定得像姚某那樣，我才肯把女兒許配給他。」姚安聽說後，騙妻子往井裡看，把她推了下去，隨後娶了綠娥。他很愛綠娥，可又因為她長得美，便疑心她不忠。他關起門來守著她，她走到哪裡，他就跟到哪裡。綠娥想回孃家，他便用兩隻胳膊肘撐開袍子，像張開翅膀一樣遮住她，把她護送出去。等她進了轎子，又貼上封條，做了記號，這才騎馬緊跟在後面。住過一夜，便催著她一同回家。綠娥心裡很不滿，氣憤地說：「我要是想和別人私會，難道你這些瑣碎手段就能攔得住嗎！」姚安因事出門，就把綠娥鎖在屋裡，她越發厭煩他。等他走後，她故意把另一把鑰匙放在門外，惹他疑心。姚安看見後大怒，問鑰匙從哪裡來的。綠娥憤憤地說：「不知道！」姚安更加懷疑，看守監視得越發嚴密。一天，他從外面回來，偷偷聽了很久，才開鎖推門，生怕弄出響聲，悄悄走了進去。他看見一個戴貂帽的男子躺在床上，頓時大怒，拿刀衝進去，用力砍下。走近一看，原來是綠娥白天睡覺，怕冷，用貂皮蓋住了臉。姚安大驚，跺著腳後悔不已。宮家老翁憤怒地到官府告狀。縣官把姚安抓來，革去他的秀才身份，嚴刑拷打。姚安傾盡家產，拿出大筆銀子賄賂上下官吏，才免於一死。從此，他精神恍惚，像丟了魂一樣。一次，他獨自坐著，看見綠娥和一個長鬍須的男子在床上親暱調笑。他十分厭惡，拿刀走過去，兩人卻不見了。他回去坐下，又看見了。他氣得用刀砍床，把席子和被褥都砍破了。他憤憤地拿著刀，站在床邊等著，又看見綠娥站在面前，望著他笑。他立即砍去，一刀砍斷了她的頭。可等他坐下，綠娥仍站在原處，像先前一樣笑著。夜裡熄了蠟燭，他就聽見放縱淫亂的聲音，猥褻得無法形容。天天如此，他再也受不了，便賣掉田地房屋，打算搬到別處居住。到了夜裡，有個賊鑿穿牆壁進來，搶走了銀子。從此，他窮得連立足的地方也沒有，最終在憤怒怨恨中死去。鄉里人用草蓆裹著他，埋葬了。
姚安，临洮人，美丰标。同里宫姓，有女子字绿娥，艳而知书，择偶不嫁。母语人曰：「门族风采，必如姚某始字之。」姚闻，绐妻窥井，挤堕之，遂娶绿娥。雅甚亲爱。然以其美也，故疑之：闭户相守，步辄缀焉；女欲归宁，则以两肘支袍，覆翼以出，入舆封志，而后驰随其后，越宿，促与俱归。女心不能善，忿曰：「若有桑中约，岂琐琐所能止耶！」姚以故他往，则扃女室中，女益厌之；俟其去，故以他钥置门外以疑之。姚见大怒，问所自来。女愤言：「不知！」姚愈疑，伺察弥严。一日，自外至，潜听久之，乃开锁启扉，惟恐其响，悄然掩入。见一男子貂冠卧床上。忿怒，取刀奔入，力斩之。近视，则女昼眠畏寒，以貂覆面上。大骇，顿足自悔。宫翁忿质官。官收姚，褫衿苦械。姚破产，以巨金赂上下，得不死。由此精神迷惘，若有所失。适独坐，见女与髯丈夫，狎亵榻上，恶之，操刃而往，则没矣；反坐，又见之。怒甚，以刀击榻，席褥断裂。愤然执刃，近榻以伺之，见女立面前，视之而笑。遽砍之，立断其首；既坐，女不移处，而笑如故。夜间灭烛，则闻淫溺之声，亵不可言。日日如是，不复可忍，于是鬻其田宅，将卜居他所。至夜，偷儿穴壁入，劫金而去。自此贫无立锥，忿恚而死。里人藁葬之。
姚安是临洮人，容貌俊美，风度出众。同乡有户姓宫的人家，女儿名叫绿娥，长得美，又读过书，因为挑选丈夫，一直没有出嫁。她母亲对人说：“论家世和风采，一定得像姚某那样，我才肯把女儿许配给他。”姚安听说后，骗妻子往井里看，把她推了下去，随后娶了绿娥。他很爱绿娥，可又因为她长得美，便疑心她不忠。他关起门来守着她，她走到哪里，他就跟到哪里。绿娥想回娘家，他便用两只胳膊肘撑开袍子，像张开翅膀一样遮住她，把她护送出去。等她进了轿子，又贴上封条，做了记号，这才骑马紧跟在后面。住过一夜，便催着她一同回家。绿娥心里很不满，气愤地说：“我要是想和别人私会，难道你这些琐碎手段就能拦得住吗！”姚安因事出门，就把绿娥锁在屋里，她越发厌烦他。等他走后，她故意把另一把钥匙放在门外，惹他疑心。姚安看见后大怒，问钥匙从哪里来的。绿娥愤愤地说：“不知道！”姚安更加怀疑，看守监视得越发严密。一天，他从外面回来，偷偷听了很久，才开锁推门，生怕弄出响声，悄悄走了进去。他看见一个戴貂帽的男子躺在床上，顿时大怒，拿刀冲进去，用力砍下。走近一看，原来是绿娥白天睡觉，怕冷，用貂皮盖住了脸。姚安大惊，跺着脚后悔不已。宫家老翁愤怒地到官府告状。县官把姚安抓来，革去他的秀才身份，严刑拷打。姚安倾尽家产，拿出大笔银子贿赂上下官吏，才免于一死。从此，他精神恍惚，像丢了魂一样。一次，他独自坐着，看见绿娥和一个长胡须的男子在床上亲昵调笑。他十分厌恶，拿刀走过去，两人却不见了。他回去坐下，又看见了。他气得用刀砍床，把席子和被褥都砍破了。他愤愤地拿着刀，站在床边等着，又看见绿娥站在面前，望着他笑。他立即砍去，一刀砍断了她的头。可等他坐下，绿娥仍站在原处，像先前一样笑着。夜里熄了蜡烛，他就听见放纵淫乱的声音，猥亵得无法形容。天天如此，他再也受不了，便卖掉田地房屋，打算搬到别处居住。到了夜里，有个贼凿穿墙壁进来，抢走了银子。从此，他穷得连立足的地方也没有，最终在愤怒怨恨中死去。乡里人用草席裹着他，埋葬了。
Yao An, a man of Lintao, was handsome and dashing. In the same village lived a family named Gong with a daughter called Lü’e, beautiful and well read, who was so particular about a match that she stayed unmarried. Her mother told people, “Family and looks — he must be like that Yao before I promise her to anyone.” Yao heard of it. He tricked his wife into looking down a well, pushed her in, and so married Lü’e. He loved her dearly. But because she was beautiful, he suspected her. He kept the doors shut and watched over her, and wherever she stepped he was at her heels. When she wanted to visit her parents, he would spread out his robe with both elbows and take her out under it like a bird sheltering under its wing. Once she was in the sedan chair he sealed it and marked the seal, then rode hard behind it. After a single night he would hurry her home with him. She could not take it kindly. “If I had a tryst among the mulberries,” she said angrily, “do you think these petty tricks would stop me?” When Yao had to go off on some business, he locked her in her room, and she loathed it all the more. Once he was gone, she deliberately left a different key outside the door to make him suspicious. Yao saw it and flew into a rage, demanding where it came from. “I don’t know!” she said furiously. Yao’s suspicion grew, and he watched her more closely than ever. One day he came home and listened in secret for a long time. Then he unlocked the door and eased it open, afraid it would creak, and slipped in without a sound. He saw a man in a sable cap lying on the bed. In a fury he seized a knife, rushed in, and hacked at him with all his strength. When he looked closer, it was his wife: she had been napping in the daytime and, feeling the cold, had laid a sable over her face. Horrified, he stamped his feet in remorse. Old Gong, in a rage, took him before the magistrate. The magistrate had Yao arrested, stripped him of his scholar’s gown, and put him to the torture. Yao ruined himself, bribing high and low with great sums, and escaped death. From then on his mind was clouded, as if he had lost something. Once, sitting alone, he saw his wife with a bearded man, fondling each other lewdly on the couch. Sickened, he took up a blade and went at them, but they vanished. When he sat back down, he saw them again. In a great rage he struck the couch with the knife, slashing through the mat and the bedding. Furious, he stood by the couch, knife in hand, waiting for them. Then he saw his wife standing in front of him, looking at him and laughing. He struck at once and cut off her head; but when he sat down, she had not moved from the spot, and was laughing as before. At night, when he put out the candle, he heard sounds of lust and abandon, too obscene to describe. It went on day after day until he could bear it no longer. So he sold his land and house, meaning to settle somewhere else. That night a thief dug through the wall and made off with the money. After that he had not enough ground left to stand an awl on, and he died of rage and bitterness. The villagers buried him wrapped in straw.