“二拍”是我国第一部文人独立创作的短篇小说集 ,作者凌初细致描绘当时世俗社会的人情百态 ,特别是对商人的刻画。它广泛地反映了当时社会存在着多种商业因素以及人们对商业意识的认同 ,对商人在资本主义原始积累时期的艰辛表示深切的同情 ,触及到了资本主义经济萌芽时期商业活动的本质。 “Er Pai” is the first collection of short stories authored by the first literary man in our country. The author Ling Yongchu described in detail the familiarity of secular society at that time, especially the portrayal of merchants. It broadly reflects the existence of a variety of commercial factors in society at that time as well as people’s recognition of business sense. It expressed deep sympathy for the traders’ hardships in the primitive accumulation of capitalism and touched upon the essence of commercial activities in the budding period of capitalist economy.